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史帕丁的简历:
BRIGADIER GENERAL SELECT ROBERT S. SPALDINGIII
Brig Gen (Sel) Rob Spalding is the Chief, China, Mongolia, Taiwan Division, DeputyDirectorate for
Politico-Military Affairs – Asia, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, JointStaff, the Pentagon,
Washington, D.C. As Division Chief, he directs activities and operations to developplanning guidance for
Unified Commanders, prepares JointStaff/DoD positions on National Security Council matters, and
develops informal and formal briefingsdealing with major national and international policy matters for use
by the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Brig Gen (Sel) Spalding received hiscommission through Fresno State University'sReserve Officer
Training Corps program in 1991. He is anAir Force Command Pilot with more than 2,300 hours flight time
in two major weapons systems; B-2 Spiritand B-52 Stratofortress. His prior tours include Command of the
509th Operations Group where he launchedB-2s in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, and Military
Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretaryof Defense for Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Affairs at
the Pentagon. During the Iraq surge in2007, he deployed and directed the Personal Security
Coordination Center, and wasresponsible for security of the top five leaders in Iraq.
Prior to his current assignment, he was theAir Force Military Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations,
New York, NY.
Brig Gen (Sel) Spalding speaksChinese-Mandarin and Spanish.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Science degree inagricultural business, Fresno State University, CA.
1993 Master of Science degree inagricultural business, Fresno State University, CA.
1998 Marine Corps University AmphibiousWarfare Course (Correspondence).
1999 Squadron Officer School(Distinguished Graduate), Maxwell AFB, AL.
2001 Defense Language InstituteChinese-Mandarin Course (Distinguished Graduate), Monterey, CA.
2003 Air Command and Staff College(Correspondence).
2006 Air War College (Correspondence).
2007 JointForces StaffCollege, Norfolk, Va.
2007 PhD economics and mathematics, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO.
2008 AirWar College,Maxwell AFB, AL.
2008 Masters of Science degree in strategicstudies, Air University,Maxwell AFB, AL.
2013 Graduate Certificate, Nuclear WeaponsEffects, Policy & Proliferation, Air Force Institute of
Technology (AFIT), Wright-Patterson AFB,OH.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Mar 1992 - Aug 1993, Officer in Charge,Strategic Plans, 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, CO.
2. Aug 1993 - Sep 1994, Student Pilot, 87thFlying Training Squadron, Laughlin AFB, TX.
3. Nov 1994 - May 1995, B-52 UpgradeTraining, 11th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA
4. Jun 1995 - May 1998, B-52 Pilot andAircraft Commander, 23rd Bomb Squadron, Minot AFB, ND.
5. May 1998 - May 2001, T-38 and B-2 Pilot,Wing Life Support Officer, Conventional Strike Officer, and
Chief of Training, 325th Bomb Squadron,Whiteman AFB, MO.
6. Jun 2001 - Jun 2002, Chinese-MandarinStudent, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, CA.
7. Jul 2002 - Apr 2004, Olmsted Scholar, Tongji University,Shanghai, PRC.
8. Apr 2004 - Jun 2006, B-2Instructor/Evaluator Pilot and Assistant Director of Operations, 393rd
Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, MO.
9. Jun 2006 - Jul 2007, Military Assistantto the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Defense Prisoner
of War/Missing Personnel Affairs Office,Pentagon, Washington, DC.
10. Aug 2007 - Jan 2008, Director, Personal SecurityCoordination Center,MNF-I, Baghdad, Iraq.
11. Jan 2008 - Jun 2008, Deputy DirectorStrategic Plans and Initiatives Directorate, Defense Prisoner
of War/Missing Personnel Affairs Office,Pentagon, Washington, DC.
12. Jul 2008 - Jun 2009, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL.
13. Jun 2009 - Jun 2010, Chief of Safety,509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO.
14. Jun 2010 - Mar 2011, Deputy Commander,509th Operations Group, Whiteman AFB, MO.
15. Mar 2011 - Apr 2012, Commander, 509thOperations Group, Whiteman AFB, MO.
16. Apr 2012 - Jun 2013, Vice Commander509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, MO.
17. Jul 2013 - Jun 2014, Military Fellow,Council on Foreign Relations, New York, NY.
18. Jul 2014 - Present, Chief,China, Mongolia, Taiwan Division, Joint Staff, J-5Pentagon,
Washington, D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,300
Aircraft flown: B-2, B-52, T-38 and T-37
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal withone oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oakleaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oakleaf cluster
PUBLICATIONS:
“AMicromovement Model with Bayes Estimation via Filtering: Application toMeasuring Trading Noises
and Trading Cost (co-author),” NonlinearAnalysis: Theory, Methods and Applications,
2006“Businessmen’s Risk Perception in China followingthe 1999 Chinese Embassy bombing and the
2001 EP-3 Incident,” doctoral dissertation,Proquest Dissertations, 2007
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant Oct 16, 1991
First Lieutenant Oct 16, 1993
Captain Oct 16, 1995
Major Aug 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel Mar 1, 2006
Colonel Aug 1, 2011
Current as of Dec 2015
作者的根据是第五条:
5. May 1998 - May 2001, T-38 and B-2 Pilot,Wing Life Support Officer, Conventional Strike Officer, and Chief of Training,325th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, MO.
史帕丁在1998年5月至2001年5月担任T-38和B-2飞行员。
另外,如此沉重的打击,中方猝不及防,伤亡肯定比中共宣传的三个文职人员还多,正如文中所指出的,使馆中的军事人员伤亡了十余人,但中方刻意回避了军事人员的伤亡数字。