Air Force Academy in 1968, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering. He was a Command Pilot with over 5,000 flying hours which included over 100 combat missions in multiple C-130 and SOF aircraft to include a combat tour in the AC-130 Gunship at Ubon RTAFB, Thailand during the war in Southeast Asia. Prior to commanding USSOCOM, he commanded the Air Force Special Operations Command and was the Vice Commander of U.S. Air Force, he commanded a squadron in the Philippines, two Air Force Wings, served as Deputy Commanding General of the Joint Special Operations Command, and was Commander of the Special Operations Command, Pacific. During his active military career in the U.S. Charles Holland has served on the SAG since November 2008. Prior to joining AeroVironment’s SAG, Carlisle was the president and chief executive officer of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) from June 2017 to April 2022. He also has studied national security management at Syracuse University, international relations at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and national and international security at George Washington University. He completed studies at the Squadron Officer School, the F-15 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Air Command and Staff College, Armed Forces Staff College, and Army War College. He received a master’s degree in business administration in 1988 from Golden Gate University of San Francisco. Air Force Academy in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics. Air Force and commanded a fighter squadron, an operations group, two wings and a numbered air force.Ĭarlisle graduated from the U.S. He served in various operational and staff assignments throughout the U.S. Pacific Command and executive director of Pacific Air Combat Operations staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. His last assignment was as commander, Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.īefore that, Carlisle was the commander of Pacific Air Forces the air component commander for U.S. Air Force, from which he retired as a four-star general in March 2017.

He had a distinguished 39-year career in the U.S.

“Hawk” Carlisle has served on the SAG since June 2022.

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