Brigadier General Blaine Holt

General Holt graduated from the University of Georgia in 1988. There he was commissioned and designated a distinguished graduate of the University of Georgia's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. The general's command experience includes the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyz Republic and the 16th Airlift and 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadrons. General Holt’s combat leadership in Kyrgyzstan during multiple crises, including a coup d’état and ethnic violence were deemed “essential” by the Commander, U.S. Central Command. Key assignments include a previous posting as the Director of Logistics, United States European Command, a Military Fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations, and Director of the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff's Executive Action Group. General Holt is a command pilot with more than 3,900 flying hours in a variety of aircraft. His dissertation, written and defended in Dutch, was awarded a "with distinction" honor at the Royal Superior College of Defense in Brussels. He has published a variety of papers across a range of national security issues and is a life member of the Wings Club and the Council on Foreign Relations.