Brigadier General Michael D. Rothstein is the Commanding General, Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air and Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan.

The mission of the 438th Air Expeditionary Wing is to set the conditions for a professional, fully independent, operationally capable air force ready to meet the security requirements of Afghanistan today ... and tomorrow. NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan has three air advisory groups throughout the country -- at the Kabul International Airport, Kandahar Airfield and Shindand Air Base.

General Rothstein was commissioned in 1988 as a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. An F-16 pilot with more than 2,500 hours, he has previously commanded the 57th Operations Support Squadron at Nellis AFB, Nev., and the 609th Air Operations Group at Shaw AFB, S.C. He also served as the Director of Operations and Plans, U.S. Air Forces Central at Shaw AFB, and Chief, Activities Synchronization, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Kabul, Afghanistan. General Rothstein has commanded the 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan, a combat-ready F-16CJ fighter wing with nearly 3,100 personnel and forces and facilities worth over $2 billion. Prior to his current assignment, General Rothstein commanded the 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., training the world's greatest F-16 pilots while deploying mission-ready warfighters.

EDUCATION
1988 Distinguished graduate, bachelor's degree in political science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1995 USAF Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1999 Master of Military Arts and Sciences degree, Command and General Staff
College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2006 Master of Strategic Studies degree, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Capstone General and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University,
Washington, D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1988 - January 1990, student, Euro-NATO joint jet pilot training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. January 1990 - August 1990, student, F-16 replacement training, 72nd Fighter
Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
3. September 1990 - February 1992, F-16 pilot, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
4. March 1992 - June 1995, F-16 instructor pilot, 13th Fighter Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
5. July 1995 - December 1995, student, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. January 1996 - May 1998, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 69th Fighter Squadron, and Chief, F-16 Weapons and Tactics, 347th Wing, Moody AFB, Ga.
7. June 1998 - June 1999, student, Command and General Staff College, Fort
Leavenworth, Kan.
8. June 1999 - January 2002, Chief, Advanced Programs Branch, then Assistant Chief, Operations and Training Division, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
9. April 2002 - April 2004, assistant operations officer, 421st Fighter Squadron, and operations officer, 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
10. April 2004 - November 2005, Commander, 57th Operations Support Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
11. December 2005 - May 2007, student, then special assistant to the Commandant, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. May 2007 - March 2008, Commander, 609th Air Operations Group, and Director of Operations, U.S. Central Command Air Forces, Shaw AFB, S.C.
13. March 2008 - May 2009, Director, Operations and Plans, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central, Shaw AFB, S.C.
14. June 2009 - June 2010, Chief, Activities Synchronization, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul, Afghanistan
15. August 2010 - September 2012, Commander, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa AB,
Japan
16. September 2012 - July 2014, Commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
17. August 2014 - present, Commanding General, NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan; NATO Training Mission/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan; and Commander, 438th Air Expeditionary Wing, Kabul, Afghanistan.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,500
Aircraft flown: F-16C Block 30/40/50, T-38 and T-37

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1988
First Lieutenant June 1, 1990
Captain June 1, 1992
Major Aug. 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2001
Colonel Dec. 1, 2006
Brigadier General Aug. 2, 2012

(Current as of August 2014)