Hal M. Hornburg | |
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Born | Corsicana, Texas | December 7, 1945
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1968–2005 |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Air Combat Command Air Education and Training Command 9th Air Force Joint Warfighting Center |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War Gulf War |
Awards | Legion of Merit (3) Distinguished Flying Cross (2) Air Medal (10) |
Other work | Board of Advisors, Karta Technologies, Inc. Strategic Message Solutions |
General Hal M. Hornburg (born December 7, 1945) [1] was a four star U.S. Air Force general and commander, Air Combat Command, with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, and Air Component Commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command.
General Hornburg entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of Texas A&M University's ROTC program. He has commanded at all levels—flight, squadron, wing, numbered air force and major command. He also commanded a composite fighter wing during Operation Desert Storm and the first Air Force composite wing during the services reorganization in 1991–1992. General Hornburg directed air operations over Bosnia, commanded the Joint Warfighting Center, served on the Joint Staff, and directed operations at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He also has served as Tactical Air Command's F-15 demonstration pilot for the East Coast, as Air Force Liaison Officer to the U.S. Senate, and as Chief of the Air Force Colonels' Group. Prior to assuming command of Air Combat Command, Hornburg commanded Air Education and Training Command. The general is a command pilot with more than 4,400 flight hours. He retired from the Air Force on January 1, 2005.
Hornburg currently serves on the Segs4Vets Advisory Board.
US Air Force Command Pilot Badge | |
Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge |
Insignia | Rank | Date |
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General | August 1, 2000 | |
Lieutenant General | July 1, 1998 | |
Major General | September 20, 1994 | |
Brigadier General | August 1, 1992 | |
Colonel | December 1, 1985 | |
Lieutenant Colonel | December 1, 1982 | |
Major | September 1, 1979 | |
Captain | July 1, 1971 | |
First Lieutenant | January 1, 1970 | |
Second Lieutenant | May 24, 1968 |
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