Maj. Gen. Parker H. Wright is the Commander, Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, and Deputy Commander, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The Center advances warfighting through doctrine, education and training, while Air University serves as the intellectual and leadership-development center of the Air Force.
Maj. Gen. Wright commissioned in 1996 as a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is a career intelligence officer with a variety of operational assignments, including squadron, group, wing, and joint commands. Maj. Gen. Wright has deployed in support of air operations over Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans. The general’s staff assignments include Headquarters U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Forces Europe, and the Joint Staff. Maj. Gen. Wright holds advanced degrees from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and was a National Defense Fellow at the Center for a New American Security.
Prior to his current assignment, Maj. Gen. Wright served as the Director of Intelligence and Information for North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, both headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
EDUCATION
1996 Distinguished Graduate, Bachelor of Science, Political Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
1998 Master of Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2001 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2008 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Top Graduate, Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Top Graduate, Master of Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Senior Service School, National Defense Fellow, Center for a New American Security, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1996–June 1998, Student, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2. July 1998–March 1999, Student, Intelligence Officer Basic Course, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
3. March 1999–May 2001, Intelligence Officer, 319th Operations Support Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
4. May 2001–March 2002, Senior Eurasian Analyst, Air Force Intelligence Analysis Agency, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
5. March 2002–September 2002, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Intelligence Briefer, Air Force Intelligence Analysis Agency, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
6. September 2002–August 2003, Speechwriter and Assistant Executive Officer to the Vice Chief of Staff, Headquarters Air Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
7. August 2003–February 2004, Assistant Executive Officer to the Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
8. February 2004–July 2004, Assistant Director of Operations, 426th Information Operations Squadron, Vogelweh, Germany
9. July 2004–July 2006, Director of Operations, 426th Information Operations Squadron, Vogelweh, Germany
10. July 2006–June 2008, Joint Staff Intelligence Planner, Joint Staff Directorate for Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. July 2008–June 2009, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. July 2009–June 2010, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. July 2010–June 2012, Commander, Signals Analysis Squadron, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
14. June 2012–June 2013, Chief, Strategy Plans, 609th Air and Space Operations Center, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
15. July 2013–May 2014, National Defense Fellow, Center for a New American Security, Washington, D.C.
16. June 2014–June 2016, Commander, 659th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
17. July 2016–June 2018, Commander, Joint Intelligence Operations Center Europe Analytic Center, Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom
18. June 2018–May 2020, Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
19. June 2020–June 2021, Director, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
20. June 2021–July 2023, Director of Intelligence and Information, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson SFB, Colo.
21. July 2023-present, Commander, Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, and Deputy Commander, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2006–June 2008, Joint Staff Intelligence Planner, Joint Staff Directorate for Intelligence, Defense Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a major
2. July 2016–June 2018, Commander, Joint Intelligence Operations Center Europe Analytic Center, Royal Air Force Molesworth, United Kingdom, as a colonel
3. June 2021–July 2023, Director of Intelligence and Information, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson SFB, Colo., as a brigadier general and major general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 29, 1996
First Lieutenant May 29, 1998
Captain May 29, 2000
Major April 1, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2010
Colonel Oct. 1, 2014
Brigadier General Oct. 2, 2020
Major General Feb. 4, 2023
(Current as of July 2023)