Charles L. Moore Jr. (born October 3, 1966) is a retired
United States Air Force
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lieutenant general
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who last served as
deputy commander of the United States Cyber Command.
[ ] He previously was the Deputy Director for Global Operations of the
Joint Staff
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. In July 2020, the
United States Senate
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confirmed his promotion to lieutenant general and nomination to become the deputy commander of the Cyber Command, replacing
United States Navy
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Vice Admiral
Ross A. Myers.
During his career Moore was an
F-16 Fighting Falcon
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pilot and also served as an instructor pilot at the
USAF Weapons School
The USAF Weapons School is a unit of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force, assigned to the 57th Wing and Space Delta 1. It is located at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
Mission
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. He has over 3,000 hours of flight time, including 640 combat hours. His commands included the
555th Fighter Squadron
The 555th Fighter Squadron is part of the 31st Operations Group at Aviano Air Base, Italy. It operates General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting multirole air and ground missions.
The squadron was first activated during World ...
,
332nd Expeditionary Operations Group,
20th Fighter Wing, and
57th Wing
The 57th Wing (57 WG) is an operational unit of the United States Air Force (USAF) United States Air Force Warfare Center, Warfare Center, stationed at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
The 57 WG's mission is to provide well trained and wel ...
.
Awards and decorations
Effective dates of promotions
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Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
United States Air Force generals
Major generals
Recipients of the Defense Superior Service Medal
Recipients of the Legion of Merit
1966 births
United States Air Force Academy alumni
Squadron Officer School alumni
Air War College alumni
Air Command and Staff College alumni
Troy University alumni
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