| C. Robert Kehler | |
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| born April 7, 1952 | |
 General C. Robert "Bob" Kehler |
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| Place of birth | Danville, Pennsylvania |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Service/branch |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1975-present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Air Force Space Command |
| Awards | Legion of Merit |
General Claude Robert "Bob" Kehler is Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the County seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Air Force Space Command ( AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding Air Force Space Command ( AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. Peterson Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, He is responsible for the development, acquisition and operation of the Air Force's space and missile systems. The general oversees a global network of satellite command and control, communications, missile warning and launch facilities, and ensures the combat readiness of America's intercontinental ballistic missile force. He leads more than 39,700 space professionals who provide combat forces and capabilities to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Strategic Command. United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM is one of the ten Unified Combatant Commands of the U
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Biography
Early life
C. Robert Kehler was born April 7, 1952 in Danville, Pennsylvania. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Danville is a borough in Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA, of which it is the County seat, on the North Branch of the Susquehanna He spent his formative years in Pennsylvania and early on, decided he wanted to be a Penn State Lion. He was accepted at Pennsylvania State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education in 1974. The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency
Air Force career
Kehler began his Air Force training while in college with the United States Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment at Penn State. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. ROTC links here For other uses see ROTC (disambiguation A Reserve Officers' Training Corps ( ROTC) ROTC produces officers in all branches Detachment is a state in which a person overcomes his or her attachment to desire for things people or concepts of the world and thus attains a heightened perspective While Bob was in college, the Vietnam Conflict caused controversy on campus and his ROTC unit was omitted from the Penn State Yearbook for the years 1971-1973. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially A yearbook, also known as an annual is a book to record highlight and commemorate the past year of a School or a book published annually His unit continued to excel though, winning the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the academic years 1971-2 and 1974-5. Bob was a distinguished ROTC graduate himself, and officially entered into active duty service in April 1975.
Shortly after, he attended Missile Combat Crew Operational Readiness Training at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States military installation with a Spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Once again, Bob graduated as a distinguished graduate in June. He moved on to serve as a Missile Combat Crew Member, Instructor and an Emergency War Order Instructor at the 341st Strategic Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and Census-designated place (CDP in Cascade County, Montana, United States Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern As a strategic missile wing in the height of the Cold War, Malmstrom's missile field was the largest in the United States covering 23,500 square miles and maintaining 200 Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missiles in four missile squadrons. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The LGM-30 Minuteman is a United States nuclear Missile, a land-based Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM In their individual silos missile crew members rotated to ensure coverage 24 hours a day.
While at the 341st Wing, Captain Kehler completed Squadron Officer School, and, as was his tradition, was one of a few named distinguished graduate. He completed his tour with the 341st in January 1981 and was selected for an Air Staff Training Program internship. He then served as a personnel staff officer at the Headquarters of the US Air Force in Washington, DC. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D His first son, Matt was born in February 1982. Shortly after the birth of his son, he was assigned as a missile operations staff officer at Strategic Air Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and
From the plains of Nebraska, Captain Kehler, soon to be promoted to major, moved his family to Washington, DC, in January 1985. Major is a Military rank the use of which varies according to country In Washington, he served in the Air Force Office of Legislative Liaison as the Chief of the Strategic Missile Branch. There he was the point man on Capitol Hill for matters regarding the President Ronald Reagan's ICBM Modernization Program. Capitol Hill, aside from being a Metonym for the United States Congress, is the largest historic residential Neighborhood in Washington D While in this assignment, Major Kehler and his wife welcomed a second son, Jared, to their family in 1986. Major Kehler also completed a Master of Science degree in public administration through the University of Oklahoma at Norman, Oklahoma in 1987. A Master of Science ( Latin: Magister Scientiæ; abbreviated MSc, M Public administration can be broadly described as the development implementation and study of branches of government Policy. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Norman is the largest city in and the County seat of Cleveland County in the U
Following his tour working on Capitol Hill, Major Kehler attended and graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia from January to June 1988. The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC located in Norfolk Virginia, was established as the Armed Forces Staff College in 1946 and incorporated into the National Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States
Bob's next assignment was in the Nuclear and Chemical Division of the Joint Staff in Washington, DC, serving as a nuclear employment and policy planner. The Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS) is a group comprising the Chiefs of service of each major branch of the Armed services in the United States armed forces There he helped formulate revolutionary changes to nuclear war plan structure and targeting. Recognized as one of the Air Force's future leaders, he was also promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in 1989. Lieutenant Colonel ( Lieutenant-Colonel in English from the French grade 's spelling is a rank of Commissioned officer in the armies
In July 1991 Lieutenant Colonel Kehler took command of the 508th Missile Squadron at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. Whiteman Air Force Base ( Whiteman AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force in Johnson County, Missouri, United States Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee As commander, he was in charge of maintaining and manning 50 Minuteman II ICBMs keeping them always at the ready. After a year in command he moved up to be Deputy Commander of the 351st Operations Group also at Whiteman AFB, expanding his responsibilities to three missile squadrons. Whiteman Air Force Base ( Whiteman AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force in Johnson County, Missouri, United States While in this position, he also completed Air War College curriculum through correspondence. The United States Air Force Air War College is a part of Air University, and is a component of the United States Air Force's Air Education and Training Command In formal education a curriculum (plural curricula) is the set of courses and their content offered at a School or University.
Ready to take command of an operations group, Lt. Col. Kehler moved back to Malmstrom AFB in Montana to assume command of the 341st Operations Group, where he had served his first operational tour. During this tour, he was promoted to full-bird colonel. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country In August 1994, Col. Kehler attended the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic studies in July 1995. Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km south of Providence A paper he wrote while at the Naval War College entitled, "Nuclear Armed Adversaries and the Joint Commander," was later published in the Naval War College Review. The Naval War College (NWC is an education and research institution of the United States Navy that specializes in developing ideas for Naval warfare and passing them
Following War College, Col. Kehler moved into a number of leadership positions in the Air Force space arena. He and his family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where he served as both Inspector General and Deputy Director of Operations at the Headquarters of Air Force Space Command. The Headquarters is responsible for all aspects of US Air Force space issues. In June 1996, he moved on to take command of the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The 30th Space Wing launches vehicles into earth orbit using the Titan II, Titan IV and Delta II rockets among others. The launch range is also used to test new rockets.
In June 1998, the Kehler family again returned to Washington, DC as Col. Kehler became Chief of the Space Superiority Division and Chairman of the Space Superiority and Nuclear Deterrence Panel in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs at the US Air Force Headquarters at The Pentagon. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As chair of the panel, Col. Kehler managed the $45 billion Air Force space program through the corporate resource allocation process. He also made a brief stop back in his home state of Pennsylvania to attend the Program for Executives sponsored by Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU) is a private Research University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United Then from September 1999 to August 2000, Col. Kehler served as the special assistant to the Director of Programs in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs.
Promotion to general officer
In July 2000, the Air Force promoted Kehler with his first star and joined the ranks of US Air Force general officers. His first assignment as a general officer was as the Commander of the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado which supports space surveillance and control. The 21st Space Wing is a unit of the Air Force Space Command based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Peterson Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located at Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America.
From his command tour, he returned to Washington, DC, as Director of National Security Space Integration in the Office of the Undersecretary of the Air Force. As Director he integrated the activities of a number of space organizations on behalf of the Under Secretary of the Air Force and the Director of the National Reconnaissance Office. The National Reconnaissance Office ( NRO) located in Chantilly He also picked up a second star while in this position and accepted his promotion to Major General on August 1, 2003. Major General or Major-General is a Military rank used in many countries Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
In May 2005, he returned to Nebraska to assumed the duties of Deputy Commander for the United States Strategic Command. United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM is one of the ten Unified Combatant Commands of the U He earned a third star as well and was promoted to Lieutenant General on June 1, 2005. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In his role as Deputy Commander, he assists the Commander of USSTRATCOM in managing the missions of global strike, missile defense, space operations, intelligence coordination, network warfare and combating weapons of mass destruction.
In October 2007, he was promoted to General and assume the command of Air Force Space Command. Air Force Space Command ( AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force. He replaced outgoing General Kevin P. Chilton, who became commander of United States Strategic Command. General Kevin Patrick "Chilli" Chilton, USAF, (b November 3, 1954) is the current Commander U United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM is one of the ten Unified Combatant Commands of the U
Awards and decorations
His major awards and decorations include:
This article contains information from the United States Federal Government and is in the public domain. The Distinguished Service Medal is the highest non-valorous military and civilian decoration of the United States of America military which is issued for exceptionally meritorious The Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding An oak leaf cluster or oakleaves is a common device which is placed on U The Defense Meritorious Service Medal (DMSM is the third-highest award bestowed upon members of the United States military by the United States Department of Defense The Meritorious Service Medal is a military award presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by outstanding non-combat meritorious The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military award which is presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military award which is presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service The Combat Readiness Medal is a military decoration of the United States Air Force which was first created in 1964. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
Sources
- [1] Official Biography
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