Lt Gen Charles L. Moore, USAF (ret.)

Lt Gen Charles L. Moore Jr. was the Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. USCYBERCOM directs, synchronizes and coordinates cyberspace planning and operations to defend and advance national interests in collaboration with domestic and international partners.

Lt Gen Moore was commissioned in 1989 after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has served as an F-16 fighter pilot, instructor pilot, weapons officer, forward air controller and instructor at the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. His command experience includes the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy; 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group, Balad Air Base, Iraq; 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw AFB, South Carolina and the 57th Wing at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Prior to this position, Lt Gen Moore served as the Director of Operations, U.S. Cyber Command.

Lt Gen Moore is a command pilot with more than 3,000 hours in the F-16 and more than 640 hours of combat time.

EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1996 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1999 Masters of Human Resource Management, Troy State University, Ala.
2002 Masters of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2006 Air Force National Defense Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2011 Executive Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
2012 Joint Forces Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Executive Space Operations Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2016 Cyberspace Operations Executive Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2016 Advanced Senior Leader Development Program, Warrenton, Va.
2017 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Executive Education, Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology, Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2021 Pinnacle Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1989–March 1991, Student, Undergraduate Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2. April 1991–October 1991, Student, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, 314th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
3. October 1991–August 1992, F-16 Pilot, Assistant Weapons Officer, 314th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. September 1992–January 1994, F-16 Pilot, 78th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
5. January 1994–January 1997, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Wing Electronic Combat Pilot, 20th Operations Group, Shaw AFB, S.C.
6. January 1997–February 1998, F-16 Pilot and Weapons Officer, 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
7. February 1998–August 2001, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Assistant Operations Officer, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. August 2001–June 2002, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. June 2002–June 2004, F-35/JSF Program Capabilities and Requirements Manager, Headquarters Air Force/XORC, Washington, D.C.
10. June 2004–July 2006, F-16 Pilot, Operations Officer, and Commander, 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy
11. June 2006–June 2007, National Defense Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
12. June 2007–June 2008, Commander, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group, Balad AB, Iraq
13. July 2008–June 2010, Headquarters NORAD Vice Director of Operations, Peterson AFB, Colo.
14. June 2010–March 2012, Commander, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.
15. April 2012–March 2014, Commander, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.
16. March 2014–July 2014, Chief of Security Assistance, Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq, Baghdad
17. July 2014–March 2015, Deputy Chief, Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq, Baghdad
18. March 2015–June 2017, Deputy Director, Global Operations (J39), J-3, the Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
19. June 2017–August 2020, Director, Operations (J3), U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
20. September 2020–present, Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2008–June 2010, Headquarters NORAD Vice Director of Operations, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., as a colonel
2. March 2014–present, Chief of Security Assistance and Deputy Chief, Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, as a brigadier general
3. March 2015–June 2017, Deputy Director, Global Operations (J39), J-3, the Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a major general
4. June 2017–August 2020, Director, Operations (J3), U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a major general
5. September 2020–present, Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a lieutenant general

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,000
Aircraft flown: T-6, T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-16 Blocks 30/40/50, F-15C, F-15E, F-18, B-1, B-52, HH-60, MQ-1, MQ-9

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with gold border
Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1990 Distinguished graduate, Undergraduate Pilot Training
1991 Distinguished graduate, F-16 RTU
1995 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School
1996 Distinguished graduate/outstanding graduate, U.S. Air Force Weapons School
2005 Commander, USAFE Fighter Squadron of the Year
2007 Clarence H. Mackay Trophy

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989
First Lieutenant May 31, 1991
Captain May 31, 1993
Major April 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2003
Colonel Jan. 1, 2007
Brigadier General Nov. 2, 2012
Major General Aug. 5, 2016
Lieutenant General Sept. 3, 2020

(Current as of July 2021)