Brigadier General Todd A. Fogle is the Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command. He oversees a corps-level headquarters staff across multiple locations in the CENTCOM area of responsibility to achieve commanders’ objectives in the fight against the Islamic State group of Iraq and Syria.
Brig. Gen. Fogle entered the Air Force through the Cedarville University Reserve Officer Training Corps. He has spent the majority of his career in special operations assignments and has led contingency operations in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and South America. He has commanded at the Squadron, Group, Joint Special Operations Air Component, Expeditionary Wing, and Wing levels. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, the Joint Forces Staff College, and the National Defense University.
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelors in Mathematics and Physics, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH
1994 Masters in Aviation Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
1997 Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
1999 Advanced Studies in Air Mobility, Fort Dix, NJ 2003 Flight Safety Officer Course, USAF Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, NM
2003 Air Command and Staff College by correspondence, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
2005 US Army Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, KS
2007 Air War College by correspondence, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
2008 Joint Forces Staff College, NAS Norfolk, VA
2010 Maintenance Course for Operational Commanders, Sheppard AFB, TX 2012 Masters in National Security Strategy Resourcing, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2012 Air Advisor Academy, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
2012 Defense Language Institute – Dari, Rosslyn, VA
2014 USAF Mission Support Group Commanders Course and Incident Management Course, Washington, D.C.
2015 Safety and Accident Investigation Board President Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2016 Africa Seminar, Senior Leader Development Program, Washington, D.C.
2017 USAF Wing Commander Course, Senior Officer Legal Orientation, Wing Executive Level Response Course, Senior Leader Mission Generation Course, Washington, D.C.
2020 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, Institute for Defense and Business, Chapel Hill, NC 2020 Eurasia Seminar, Senior Leader Development Program, Washington, D.C.
2021 National and International Security Seminar, Senior Leader Development Program, Washington, D.C.
2021 Combined Forces Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2022 Leading Strategically, Senior Leader Development Program, Colorado Springs, CO
2022 Senior Leader’s Security Seminar, Senior Leader Development Program, Dahlgren, VA
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1993-June 1994, Personnel Analyst, USAF Military Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, TX
2. June 1994-June 1995, Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training Student, Randolph AFB, TX
3. September 1995-September 1998, C-130E/H Instructor Navigator, Tactics Officer, and Executive Officer, 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan
4. September 1998-September 2000, Air Mobility Command PHOENIX HAWK Internship—TACC Watch Officer and Doctrine Officer, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL
5. September 2000-August 2004, MC-130H Evaluator Navigator and Wing Safety Officer, Hurlburt Field, FL
6. August 2004-June 2005, Student, US Army Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, KS
7. June 2005-June 2006, Chief of Wing Plans and MC-130H Instructor Navigator, Hurlburt Field, FL
8. June 2006-June 2008, Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff, then Deputy Director Air Requirements Branch United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, FL
9. June 2008-July 2011, Director of Operations then Commander, 352d Special Operations Support Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, UK
10. August 2011-June 2012, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
11. June 2012-March 2013, CHECKMATE, CENTCOM Branch Chief, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
12. March 2013-March 2014, Afghanistan-Pakistan Hand; Senior Advisor to the Afghan Office of the National Security Council and Director of the Presidential Information Coordination Center, Presidential Palace, Kabul, Afghanistan
13. July 2014-August 2016, Commander, 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida
14. August 2016-Februrary 2018, Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component-Africa and 27th Expeditionary Special Operations Wing-Africa, Kelley Barracks, Germany
15. February 2018-May 2019, Commander, 492d Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida
16. May 2019-August 2020, Special Assistant then Executive Officer to the Commanding General, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida
17. August 2020-August 2022, Deputy Director Operations and Integration Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir Virginia
18. August 2022-May 2023, Senior Military Advisor, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
19. May 2023-May 2024, Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2006-June 2008, Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff then Deputy Director Air Requirements Branch, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, FL, as a major and lieutenant colonel 2. March 2013-March 2014, International Security Assistance Force Senior Advisor to the Presidential Palace and Director Presidential Information Command Center, Kabul, Afghanistan, as a colonel
3. August 2016-Februrary 2018, Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component-Africa and 27th Expeditionary Special Operations Wing-Africa, Kelley Barracks, Germany, as a colonel
4. May 2019-August 2020, Director, Commander’s Action Group then Executive Officer to the Commanding General, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida, as a colonel
5. August 2020-August 2022, Deputy Director, Operations and Integration Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, as a brigadier general
6. August 2022-May 2023, Senior Military Advisor, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., as a brigadier general
7. May 2023-May 2024, Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command, as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Navigator
Flying hours: Over 2,700 including 533 combat hours
Aircraft Flown: MC-130H/P, C-130 E/H, AC-130J, U-28A, AC-208
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with two leaf clusters Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Device Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Combat Action Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant September 25, 1992
First Lieutenant September 25, 1994
Captain September 25, 1996
Major April 1, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2008
Colonel October 1, 2013
Brigadier General August 2, 2020