General Douglas M Fraser

I'm Gen. Douglas M. Fraser is Commander, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla. USSOUTHCOM is responsible for all Department of Defense security cooperation in the 45 nations and territories of Central and South America and the Caribbean Sea, an area of 16 million square miles.General Fraser earned his commission upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1975. His operational assignments include Europe, the Pacific, Air Combat Command and Air Force Space Command. He has previously served as Commander, Space Warfare Center, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.; as well as Commander, Alaskan Command, U.S. Pacific Command; Commander, 11th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; and Commander, Alaskan North American Defense Region, with headquarters at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Prior to this current assignment, he was Deputy Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.The general is a command pilot with more than 3,100 flying hours, primarily in the F-15A/B/C/D, F-15E, the F-16 and the C-37.EDUCATION1975 Bachelor of Science degree in political science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.1979 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.1987 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.1987 Master's degree in political science, Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala.1992 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.2004 Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard2005 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.2006 PINNACLE, Norfolk, Va.ASSIGNMENTS1. August 1975 - July 1976, student, undergraduate pilot training, Vance AFB, Okla.2. September 1976 - March 1977, F-15 student, 405th Tactical Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz.3. June 1977 - May 1980, F-15 pilot, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany4. June 1980 - June 1983, F-15 squadron weapons officer, 405th Tactical Training Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.5. July 1983 - June 1985, flight commander, 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M.6. July 1985 - July 1986, aide to the Commander, 12th Air Force, Bergstrom AFB, Texas7. August 1986 - June 1987, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.8. July 1987 - July 1989, fighter programmer, Directorate of Programs and Resources, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.9. July 1989 - May 1991, member, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Staff Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.10. July 1991 - June 1992, Commander, Weapons and Tactics Flight, 18th Operations