Robert Hutt
Robert Hutt | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Born | c. 1977 (age 46–47) Sanford, Florida,U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
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| Years of service | 1999–2021 (Air Force)
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| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands | 460th Operations Group 21st Operations Support Squadron |
| Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit |
| Alma mater | United States Air Force Academy(BS) University of Colorado Denver(MS) Georgetown University |
Robert John Hutt(bornc. 1977) is aUnited States Space Forcebrigadier generalwho commanded the460th Operations Groupfrom 2018 to 2020. He now serves as the director of plans and programs of the Space Force.
Hutt entered theUnited States Air Forcein 1999 after graduating from theUnited States Air Force Academy.He initially served as a career missile officer before transitioning to becoming a career space operations officer. He has experience in theelectronic warfareandmissile warningmission areas, serving as commander of the21st Operations Support Squadron.While commanding the 460th Operations Group, he deployed toQatarin 2020 to serve as director of space forces of theAir Forces Central Command.
Hutt transferred to the Space Force in 2021, serving assenior executive officerto GeneralJohn W. Raymond.In 2023, he was promoted to brigadier general.
Early life and education
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Hutt was born inSanford, Floridato Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hutt.[1]In 1995, he graduated fromSeminole High School.He received an appointment to theUnited States Air Force Academyas the nominee ofJohn Mica,where he planned to become anavigatoror acomputer scientist.[2][3]
In 1999, he graduated from the Air Force Academy with a B.A. degree inlegal studies (philosophy).[1]He received an M.S. degree incivil engineeringfrom theUniversity of Colorado Denverin 2008 and Master of Policy Management fromGeorgetown Universityin 2011. In 2016, he also received an M.S. in National Security Strategy from theNational War College.[4]
As part of his military training, Hutt attended Undergraduate Space and Missile Training atVandenberg Air Force Base,California, and Air and Space Basic Course atMaxwell Air Force Base,Alabama, in 1999. The following year, he finished his ICBM Initial Qualification Training from Vandenberg. In 2004, he attendedUSAF Weapons School's Space Weapons Instructor Course. In 2005, he completed Principles of Space Control from Vandenberg and attendedSquadron Officer Schoolat Maxwell. In 2015, he attendedAir War College.[4]
Military career
[edit]Hutt commissioned into theUnited States Air Forceon June 2, 1999, as a second lieutenant after graduating from theUnited States Air Force Academy.After completing Undergraduate Space and Missile Training and ICBM Initial Qualification Training, he was assigned in 2000 to the12th Missile SquadronatMalmstrom Air Force Base,Montana,as a deputy crew commander, crew commander, and line instructor. From 2002 to 2004, he served with the341st Operations Groupas evaluator and senior crew evaluator.[4]
In 2005, after graduating from theUSAF Weapons School,Hutt was assigned at the76th Space Control SquadronatPeterson Air Force Base,Colorado,as a weapons and tactics flight commander. He stayed there until 2007 when he was reassigned to21st Operations Support Squadronas an assistant operations officer and vault chief. From 2009 to 2010, he worked as the branch chief for counterspace current operations at theAir Force Space Command.[4]
Hutt served as a military assistant to theunder secretary of defense for research and engineeringfrom 2016 to 2018. On June 15, 2018, Hutt took command of the460th Operations Group,where he was responsible for overseeing the unit'smissile warningmissions.[5]While in the job, he was deployed toAl Udeid Air Base,Qatar,as director of space forces forAir Forces Central Commandfrom January to June 2020.[4]
After his command tour, Hutt served as senior executive to thechief of space operations,GeneralJohn W. Raymond,during which time he transferred to theUnited States Space Force.From 2021 to 2022, he was chief of the programming division at the Space Staff. In May 2022, he was nominated for promotion to brigadier general.[6][7]In 2022, he was assigned as director of plans and programs and on July 8, 2023, he was promoted to brigadier general.[4]
Awards and decorations
[edit]Hutt is the recipient of the following awards:
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Command Space Operations Badge |
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Basic Parachutist Badge |
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Basic Missile Operations Badge |
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Office of the Secretary of DefenseBadge |
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Space StaffBadge |
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Defense Superior Service Medal |
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Legion of Merit |
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Meritorious Service Medalwith three bronzeoak leaf clusters |
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Air Force Commendation Medalwith one bronze oak leaf cluster |
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Air Force Meritorious Unit Award |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Awardwith one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters |
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Combat Readiness Medalwith one bronze oak leaf cluster |
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National Defense Service Medalwith one bronzeservice star |
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Iraq Campaign Medalwith one bronze service star |
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Global War on Terrorism Service Medal |
 
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Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medalwith"N" device |
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Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbonwithgold frame |
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Air Force Longevity Service Awardwith one silver oak leaf cluster |
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Air Force Training Ribbon |
Dates of promotion
[edit]| Rank | Branch | Date[4] |
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 Second Lieutenant |
Air Force | June 2, 1999 |
 First Lieutenant |
June 2, 2001 | |
 Captain |
June 2, 2003 | |
 Major |
December 1, 2008 | |
 Lieutenant Colonel |
November 1, 2012 | |
 Colonel |
May 1, 2017 | |
| Colonel |
Space Force | ~September 30, 2020 |
 Brigadier General |
July 8, 2023 |
References
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- ^"4 Jun 1995, Page 68 - The Orlando Sentinel at Newspapers".Newspapers.RetrievedMay 5,2022.
- ^"9 Jul 1995, Page 127 - The Orlando Sentinel at Newspapers".Newspapers.RetrievedMay 5,2022.
- ^abcdefg"Brigadier General Robert J. Hutt".United States Space Force.October 2023.RetrievedFebruary 25,2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^"Col. Robert Hutt, 460th Operations Group commander,".Defense Visual Information Distribution Service.June 15, 2018.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
- ^"General Officer Announcements".U.S. Department of Defense.RetrievedMay 5,2022.
- ^"PN2050 - 5 nominees for Space Force, 117th Congress (2021-2022)".congress.gov.May 3, 2022.RetrievedMay 5,2022.This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.
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