Major General Robert M. Stonestreet, Confirmed
Title/Position:
Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander Air Force Space Command
Organization/Company:
Air Force Space Command
Date:
2012-02-08
Time:
13:40 - 14:10
Major General Robert M. Stonestreet is the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Space Command. He is the principal assistant on matters affecting Air National Guard forces and assigned personnel supporting operations in the space and cyberspace domains. This includes over 6,000 ANG personnel in over 50 AFSPC-gained units conducting Space Operations, Command and Control, Engineering and Installation, Combat Communications, and Cyberspace Warfare/Information Operations. General Stonestreet keeps the Director, Air National Guard abreast of critical Air Force Space Command issues.
General Stonestreet began his military career by enlisting in the North Carolina Air National Guard's 263rd Combat Communications Squadron, Badin, North Carolina, in 1970. He was commissioned in 1979 upon completion of the Air National Guard Academy of Military Science. He has held a variety of positions in communications and support areas. He has commanded at the squadron, group and vice wing commander levels. He is a deployed veteran of Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and Operation Enduring Freedom in 2003. He has served as the dual hatted ANG Assistant to the Chief, Warfighter Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon. Prior to assuming his current position, General Stonestreet was the Chief of Staff of the North Carolina Air National Guard.