Pentagon, Washington, D.C. July 1986 - July 1989, Chief of Safety, later, Assistant Deputy Commander for Operations, 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Myrtle Beach AFB, South Carolina July 1989 - June 1990, student, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania June 1990 - August 1992, Commandant, NATO School, SHAPE, Oberammergau, Germany August 1992 - September 1993, Vice Commander, later, Commander, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, New Mexico September 1993 - June 1995, Assistant Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia June 1995 - July 1997, Commander, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina July 1997 - August 1998, Vice Commander, 7th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Korea, and Chief of Staff, Combined Republic of Korea and U.S. Air Component Command, Osan Air Base, South Korea September 1998 - December 1999, Commandant, Air War College, and Vice Commander, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama December 1999 - November 2001, Commander, Air Force Doctrine Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama November 2001 - October 2003, Deputy Commander, United Nations Command; Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Commander, Air Component Command, Republic of Korea and U.S. Combined Forces Command; and Commander, 7th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces, Osan AB, South Korea October 2003 - November 2005, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Florida November 2005 - November 2007, Commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command, and NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, Norfolk, Virginia Flight information Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,000 Aircraft flown: T-33, T-37, T-38, A-1, A-7, A-10, F-111F, F-15E and F-16 Major awards and decorations Effective dates of promotion Second Lieutenant May 18, 1970 First Lieutenant November 11, 1971 Captain October 18, 1973 Major December 4, 1978 Lieutenant Colonel February 1, 1982 Colonel July 1, 1989 Brigadier General July 1, 1995 Major General April 1, 1998 Lieutenant General January 1, 2002 General November 7, 2005 References External links General Lance L. Smith's Official DoD Bio U.S. Joint Forces Command Biography 1946 births Living people People from Akron, Ohio United States Air Force generals United States Air Force personnel of the Vietnam War Recipients of the Silver Star Recipients of the Legion of Merit Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Recipients of the Meritorious Service Decoration Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal Recipients of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Air Medal Order of National Security Merit members