Eric E. Fiel

Eric E. Fiel
General Eric E. Fiel in 2011
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1981–2014
RankLieutenant General
CommandsAir Force Special Operations Command
58th Special Operations Wing
Battles / warsOperation Deliberate Force
Operation Noble Anvil
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal (3)
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal (4)

Lieutenant General Eric E. Fiel is a retired United States Air Force officer who served as commander of Air Force Special Operations Command from 2011 to 2014. The command is the Air Force component of United States Special Operations Command. AFSOC provides Air Force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to unified combatant commanders. The command has approximately 16,000 active-duty, Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian professionals.