Lt. Gen. Glen W. Moorhead to Speak at Embry-Riddle's European Commencement

Moorhead is vice commander of the headquarters of U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) at Ramstein Air Base. He acts for and in the absence of the USAFE commander in conducting and coordinating offensive and defensive aerospace operations for U.S. European Command. He is responsible for providing administrative and logistical support to all Air Force units and activities in USAFE's geographical area of responsibility, which includes Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The general is also responsible for Air Force negotiations with foreign and U.S. officials.

Moorhead graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1969. After completing undergraduate pilot training and initial mission qualification, he was assigned to Southeast Asia, where he flew more than 350 close air support and air interdiction missions in the A-37 Dragonfly and A-7 Corsair II. He has commanded the Air Warfare Center, 50th Space Wing, Space Warfare Center, 48th Operations Group, two tactical fighter squadrons, and the Warrior Preparation Center in Europe. He has flown more than 5,000 hours in attack and fighter aircraft.

The general also served as a special assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, as chief of staff for Joint Task Force Provide Promise, in staff assignments at Headquarters Tactical Air Command, and as assistant deputy chief of staff for air and space operations at Air Force headquarters.

Moorhead received a master's degree in aeronautical science in 1994 from Embry-Riddle.

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