George Lee Butler Commander,
US Strategic Command

Olmsted Class of '67

  • Rank: General
  • Branch: Air Force
  • Status: Retired
  • University: Paris Institute of Political Studies
  • Language School: Foreign Service Institute
  • Language: French
  • Assignments:
  • 1961 - 1962 : Pilot Trainee, Williams AFB, AZ; Basic Instructor School, Randolph AFB, TX
  • 1963 - 1964 : Academic and Flight Instructor; Squadron Officer School, Craig and Maxwell AFB, AL
  • 1965 - 1967 : Olmsted Scholar Program - Paris, France
  • 1967 - 1968 : 479th Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, CA
  • 1968 - 1969 : 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron and Aide-de-Camp to Commander, 7th Air Force
  • 1969 - 1972 : Instructor, Department of Political Science, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
  • 1972 - 1973 : 53rd Military Airlift Squadron, 63rd Military Airlift Wing, Norton AFB, CA
  • 1973 - 1974 : Student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
  • 1974 : Global Plans Branch, DCS/Plans and Operations, HQ, US Air Force, Pentagon
  • 1975 - 1976 : Office, Special Assistant for Strategic Initiatives; Office, Assistant Director for Strategy Development and Analysis, DCS/Plans and Operations, HQ, US Air Force, Pentagon
  • 1976 - 1977 : Offices, Special Assistants, Budget Issues and AWACS Task Force, US Air Force, Pentagon
  • 1977 - 1978 : Assistant Deputy Commander, Operations, 416th Bomb Wing (SAC), Griffiss AFB, NY
  • 1978 - 1979 : Deputy Commander, Operations, 416th Bomb Wing (SAC), Griffiss AFB, NY
  • 1979 - 1981 : Chief, Staff Group, Office of Chief of Staff, HQ, US Air Force, Pentagon
  • 1981 - 1983 : Vice Commander and Commander, 320th Bomb Wing (SAC), Mather AFB, CA
  • 1983 - 1984 : Commander, 96th Bomb Wing (SAC), Dyess AFB, TX
  • 1984 - 1986 : Inspector General, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, NE
  • 1986 - 1987 : Deputy Director and Director of Operations, DCS/Plans and Operations, HQ US Air Force, Pentagon
  • 1987 - 1991 : Vice-Director and Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, J-5, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon
  • 1991 - 1992 : Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, NE
  • 1992 - 1994 : Commander-in-Chief, United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE
  • 1994 : Retired
  • 1994 - 1998 : President, Kiewit Energy Group
  • 1998 - Present : President, Second Chance Foundation
  • Education:
  • 1965 : Diploma - Paris Institute of Political Studies
  • 1961 : BS - US Air Force Academy