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Matthew Wolfe Davidson

For other people named Matthew Davidson, see Matthew Davidson (disambiguation).

Matthew Wolfe Davidson
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1994–present
RankMajor general
Commands held24th Special Operations Wing
724th Special Tactics Group
24th Special Tactics Squadron
320th Special Tactics Squadron
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal (2)
Legion of Merit (2)

Matthew Wolfe Davidson is a United States Air Force major general who serves as the deputy director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency since July 13, 2023.[1] He most recently served as the deputy commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command.[2] He also served as the director for operations of the Air Force Special Operations Command, as deputy commander of the Special Operations Joint Task Force – Afghanistan, and once served as deputy commander of the Combined Force Space Component Command of the United States Space Command and vice commander of the Space Operations Command, United States Space Force. He was also previously assigned as executive officer to the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from June 2016 to April 2018.[3] He was replaced by Michael E. Conley in June 2015.[4][3][5]

Davidson is a 1993 graduate from Oklahoma State University's Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He is a career Special Tactics Officer and has led special operations forces during operations Provide Comfort II, Assured Response, Joint Endeavor, Enduring Freedom – Philippines, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels and led joint operations as the Chief of Staff for Special Operations Command Central. Prior to assuming his current assignment, Davidson served as the Executive Officer to the Air Force Chief of Staff.[6][3]

  1. ^ "Air Force Special Operations General begins new role as Deputy Director of DTRA". DVIDS. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Senior leader announcement: Week of March 31". Air Force. March 31, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Brigadier General Matthew Wolfe Davidson". United States Air Force. October 2019. Retrieved July 18, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Wall, Mike (November 13, 2019). "US Must Adapt to Fight Growing Space-Based Threats, Air Force Officials Say". Space.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Erwin, Sandra (January 31, 2020). "Air Force Special Operations Command officer named to senior post in U.S. Space Force". SpaceNews. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Swartzell, Griffin (July 1, 2019). "Constant integration, constant delivery". Colorado Springs Military Newspaper Group. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

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