Robin Rand | |
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Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 68–69) |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Air Force |
Years of service | 1979–2018 |
Rank | General |
Commands | Air 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 / wars | Iraq War |
Awards | Air 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]