Lieutenant General Sam C. Barrett

Lieutenant General Sam C. Barrett is the Director for Logistics, Joint Staff at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. As the Director for Logistics, he integrates logistics planning and execution in support of global operations and assists the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in fulfilling his responsibilities as the principal military advisor to the President and Secretary of Defense. General Barrett received his commission after graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in General Studies. A command pilot with more than 4,400 hours in the C-141B, T-1A, KC-135R/T, C-40B, C-21, and C-17A, he has commanded at the squadron, wing and numbered air force levels. He also served as the Director of the U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center (CDDOC), Commander of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, and Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration at Headquarters Air Mobility Command. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott AFB, Illinois