Scott A. Howell

Scott Alan Howell (born 1965) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, who most recently served as the 15th commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He previously served as the vice commander United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in Washington, D.C., where he planned, coordinated, and executed USSOCOM initiatives with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, military services, and other government agencies.

Howell was commissioned through the United States Air Force Academy in 1987 and earned his wings at Fort Rucker, Alabama. He is a career helicopter pilot with assignments in rescue and special operations, and participated in operations in Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo, Mozambique, Djibouti and Afghanistan. He is a command pilot with 2,600 hours of flight time across six unique air platforms.

Education 1987 Bachelor of Science in management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1991 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1995 Master of Science in management, Troy State University, Troy, Ala. 2000 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2002 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2004 Air War College, by correspondence 2008 Master of Science, national security strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)

Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Effective dates of promotions + Rank Date Second LieutenantMay 27, 1987 First LieutenantMay 27, 1989 CaptainMay 27, 1991 MajorNovember 1, 1998 Lieutenant ColonelAugust 1, 2003 ColonelSeptember 1, 2007 Brigadier GeneralJuly 3, 2013 Major GeneralFebruary 1, 2016 Lieutenant GeneralAugust 2, 2017