Lt Gen Scott Howell is a Senior Fellow with the Flatter Executive Cadre.
Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force.
Summary: Lt. Gen. Scott A. Howell is the 15th Commander of Joint Special Operations Command, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Prior to assuming command at JSOC, Lt. Gen. Howell served as the U.S. Special Operations Command Vice Commander in Washington, D.C., where he planned, coordinated and executed USSOCOM initiatives with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff, military services, and other government agencies. General Howell was commissioned through the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1987, and earned his wings at Fort Rucker Alabama. He is a career helicopter pilot with assignments in rescue and special operations, and participated in operations in Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia, Haiti, Kosovo, Mozambique, Djibouti and Afghanistan. He is a command pilot with 2,600 hours of flight time across six unique air platforms. General Howell has commanded a squadron, group, joint special operations air component, special operations wing and special operations task force. In his most recent command tour, he led all NATO special operations forces in Afghanistan as the Commanding General of NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan and Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan. His senior staff positions include service in the Air Staff, Air Force Special Operations Command, U.S. Special Operations Command and as the Deputy Director of Special Operations at the Joint Staff.
