Richard G. Moore

Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore, Jr. is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. As the Air Force’s senior Planner/Programmer, he directs and coordinates activities ensuring the Air Force plans for, builds, and employs effective air and cyber forces to achieve national defense objectives. To accomplish these tasks, he leads the development, integration, evaluation, and analysis of the Air Force’s program objective memorandum and resource allocation plan.

Lt. Gen. Moore graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, and subsequently earned a Master of Engineering Management from Washington State University in 1997. During his Air Force career, Lt. Gen. Moore has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing levels. He is a command pilot with more than 4,000 hours in the KC-135R/T Stratotanker, C-12F Huron, C- 5A/B/M Galaxy, C-17A Globemaster III and C-130J Super Hercules.

Prior to his current position, Lt. Gen. Moore was the Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.