Robin Rand

Robin Rand
Rand in 2013
Born1955 or 1956 (age 68–69)
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1979–2018
RankGeneral
CommandsAir Force Global Strike Command
Air Education and Training Command
12th Air Force
332nd Air Expeditionary Wing
56th Fighter Wing
8th Fighter Wing
USAF Weapons School
Battles / warsIraq War
AwardsAir Force Distinguished Service Medal (3)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)
Bronze Star Medal

Robin Rand (born 1956) is a retired United States Air Force general and former commander of Air Force Global Strike Command.[1] He also concurrently served as the commander of Air Forces Strategic, United States Strategic Command, a command that provides combat-ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operations in support of combatant commanders.[2] Rand's post made him responsible for the United States' three intercontinental ballistic missile wings, the two B-52 wings, and the only B-2 wing with two B-1 wings and a weapon's storage complex to be added in FY16, approximately one-third of the nation's nuclear deterrent.[3]

  1. ^ Dave Martinez (19 November 2013). "Local Air Force man named four-star general". Herald and News.
  2. ^ AFGSC units page. Afgsc.af.mil. Retrieved on 2018-06-05.
  3. ^ AIR FORCE GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND Archived 2013-02-17 at the Wayback Machine