. ▁Central ▁Command ; ▁and ▁Commander , ▁ 3 2 1 st ▁Air ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Wing , ▁Bag hd ad , ▁Ira q ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Special ▁Ass istant ▁to ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁A 3 / 5 ▁Deput y ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff , ▁Oper ations , ▁Pl ans ▁and ▁Re quire ments ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Vice ▁Director ▁for ▁Str ateg ic ▁Pl ans ▁and ▁Policy , ▁J oint ▁Staff , ▁the ▁Pent agon , ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Chief , ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Represent ative , ▁Pakistan , ▁U . S . ▁Emb ass y , ▁Pakistan ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁- ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Ins pect or ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force , ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force , ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁General ▁Rock ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁L eland ▁B . H . ▁Boh annon ▁controvers y . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁this ▁controvers y ▁gar ner ed ▁national ▁attention ▁after ▁bronze ▁star ▁recip ient ▁Col ▁Boh annon ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁command ▁by ▁General ▁Rock ▁after ▁Col ▁Boh annon ▁did ▁not ▁send ▁a ▁certificate ▁of ▁appreci ation ▁to ▁the ▁same - sex ▁sp ouse ▁of ▁a ▁sub