Timothy D. Haugh

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Timothy Haugh
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Birth nameTimothy Dean Haugh
Born (1969-01-11) 11 January 1969 (age 56)
AllegianceUnited States
Branch United States Air Force
Service years1991–2025
Rank General
Commands
Conflicts Iraq War
Awards
Alma mater
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Haugh's opening statement at his confirmation hearing to be director of the National Security Agency
Recorded 12 July 2023

Timothy Dean Haugh [1] (born 11 January 1969) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the commander of the United States Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency, and chief of the Central Security Service from 2024 to 2025. He previously served as the deputy commander of the United States Cyber Command. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Biography

Born in 1969, [6] Haugh is from Hughesville, Pennsylvania, and graduated from high school there in 1987. He was commissioned through AFROTC at Lehigh University. His father was an enlisted navigator in the United States Marine Corps. [7] [8] In May 2023, Haugh was nominated for promotion to general and appointment as commander of the United States Cyber Command, director of the National Security Agency, and chief of the Central Security Service. [9] [10] [11] [12] On 30 November, Sen. Ron Wyden pledged to block the vote confirming Haugh as director of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command until the NSA releases information on the alleged purchase and use of data collected on American citizens. [13] The U.S. Senate approved the nomination and his promotion to the rank of general on 19 December. [14]

On 3 April 2025, Haugh was relieved of his positions. [15] Julian Barnes in The New York Times reported the Department of Defense did not respond to requests for commentary and also wrote, based on an alleged anonymous source within the Trump administration, that Laura Loomer met with president Donald Trump the day prior and called for Haugh to be fired due to perceived "disloyalty" to Trump. Trump subsequently directed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to dismiss Haugh. [16]

Effective dates of promotions

RankDate [2]
US Air Force O1 shoulderboard rotated.svg Second Lieutenant 9 December 1991
US Air Force O2 shoulderboard rotated.svg First Lieutenant 9 December 1993
US Air Force O3 shoulderboard rotated.svg Captain 9 December 1995
US Air Force O4 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major 1 September 2002
US Air Force O5 shoulderboard rotated.svg Lieutenant Colonel 1 March 2006
US Air Force O6 shoulderboard rotated.svg Colonel 1 August 2011
US Air Force O7 shoulderboard rotated.svg Brigadier General 2 November 2016
US Air Force O8 shoulderboard rotated (1949-1994).svg Major General 30 August 2019
US Air Force O9 shoulderboard rotated.svg Lieutenant General 11 October 2019
US Air Force O10 shoulderboard rotated.svg General 2 February 2024

References

  1. ↑ "SMU December Graduation Ceremony – 1999" (PDF). p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Lieutenant General Timothy D. Haugh (USAF)". United States Air Force. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ "Fifteenth Air Force activates, consolidates ACC's conventional forces". 21 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "16th Air Force Is Fully Up and Running". 16 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Global Hawk Learns New Tricks While Congress Mulls Retirement". 13 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Questionarre for Completion by Presidential Nominees: Timothy D. Haugh" (PDF). www.intelligence.senate.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2025. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Robert R. 'Bob' Haugh". The Luminary. Hughesville, Pennsylvania. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Hughesville native to take command of 25th Air Force". Williamsport Sun-Gazette . 29 August 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Britzky, Sean Lyngaas, Haley (23 May 2023). "Biden picks Air Force general to lead NSA and Cyber Command | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 24 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ Seligman, Lara; Miller, Maggie (23 May 2023). "Biden nominates Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh to lead NSA, Cyber Command". Politico. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "PN678 — Lt. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh — Air Force, 118th Congress (2023-2024)". U.S. Congress. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "General Officer Announcements". U.S. Department of Defense. 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Wyden to block Senate vote on new NSA, Cyber Command lead - POLITICO". Politico. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Senate votes to confirm Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh to lead CYBERCOM and NSA/CSS". National Security Agency/Central Security Service. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Nakashima, Ellen (3 April 2025). "National Security Agency and Cyber Command chief Gen. Timothy Haugh ousted". The Washington Post . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  16. ↑ Barnes, Julian (3 April 2025). "Head of National Security Agency and Cyber Command Is Ousted". The New York Times . Retrieved 3 April 2025.

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