Albert Elton

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Albert Elton
Albert M. Elton II (3).jpg
Nickname(s)Buck
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1989–2020
RankUS Air Force O8 shoulderboard rotated.svg Major general
Commands heldSpecial Operations Joint Task Force–Afghanistan
NATO Special Operations Component Command–Afghanistan
27th Special Operations Wing
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)
Bronze Star Medal (2)

Albert M. "Buck" Elton II is a retired United States Air Force major general who last served as the commander of the Special Operations Joint Task Force–Afghanistan and NATO Special Operations Component Command–Afghanistan. Previously, he was the deputy director for special operations and counterterrorism of the Joint Staff.[1][2][3][4][5] Raised in Lone Pine, California, Elton earned a B.S. degree in management from the United States Air Force Academy in 1989. He later received a Master of Aviation Science degree from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in 1996.[1][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "MAJOR GENERAL ALBERT M. "BUCK" ELTON II". www.af.mil.
  2. ^ "27 SOW welcomes new commander". Air Force Special Operations Command.
  3. ^ "Avantus Federal announces the hiring of Ret. Air Force Maj. Gen. Buck Elton | Avantus Federal - Empowering Eminence". avantusfederal.com. June 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "CANCELLED: Major General Albert M. "Buck" Elton II, Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counterterrorism, Joint Staff, Pentagon". Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
  5. ^ "DA Distinguished Alumni – Department of Defense Analysis – Naval Postgraduate School". nps.edu.
  6. ^ Polaris (PDF). XXXI. Colorado Springs, Colorado: United States Air Force Academy. 1989. p. 218. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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Military offices
Preceded by
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 Commander of the
2009–2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing
2011–2013
Preceded by Director of Strategic Plans, Programs, and Requirements of the Air Force Special Operations Command
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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 Deputy Commanding General of the Joint Special Operations Command
2014–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counterterrorism of the Joint Staff
2016–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Commander of the Special Operations Joint Task Force–Afghanistan and NATO Special Operations Component Command–Afghanistan
2018–2019


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