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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
BRIGADIER GENERAL MITCHEL H BUTIKOFER
Brig. Gen. Mitchel H Butikofer is the Director,
Command, Control, Communications and Cyber
(C4) Systems, U.S. Transportation Command,
Scott Air Force Base, Illnois. He is responsible for
the planning, integration, operations, and
maintenance of USTRANSCOM’s C4 systems. He
also serves as the command's chief information
officer, responsible for the investment strategy for
all information technology resources.
General Butikofer received his commission in 1989
through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training
Corps at Utah State University. His career
highlights include two squadron commands; two
group commands; wing command; various
headquarters staffs; and the Air Staff and the
Office of Secretary of Defense Staff.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science, Utah
State University, Logan
1993 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force
Base, Ala.
1996 Master of Science, Management of
Technology, University of Texas–San Antonio
2000 Legislative Fellow, Intermediate Service School, Washington, D.C.
2000 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2004 Air War College, by correspondence
2005 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2005 Master of Science, National Resource Strategies, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1989 – May 1993, Communications Officer, Headquarters Air Force Office of Special
Investigations, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
2. May 1993 – July 1996, Section Chief, Assignment Systems Development, Air Force Personnel Center,
Randolph AFB, Texas
3. July 1996 – July 1997, Mission Systems Flight Commander, 8th Communications Squadron, Kunsan Air
Base, South Korea
4. July 1997 – October 1999, Commander, 71st Communications Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Okla.
5. October 1999 – November 2000, Legislative Fellow, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
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6. November 2000 – April 2002, Senior Communications and Information Resource Programmer, Deputy
Chief of Staff for Communications and Information, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
7. April 2002 – July 2004, Commander, 1st Communications Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. (March – May
2003, Commander/Deputy Commander, 485th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Southwest Asia)
8. July 2004 – July 2005, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, D.C.
9. July 2005 – January 2007, Military Assistant, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and
Information Integration, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
10. January 2007 – June 2008, Commander, United States Military Group – Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
11. July 2008 – May 2010, Commander, 50th Network Operations Group, Schriever AFB, Colo.
12. May 2010 – June 2011, Director of Communications, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
13. July 2011 – June 2013, Commander, 78th Air Base Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.
14. June 2013 – July 2014, Director, Policy and Resources, Office of Information Dominance and Chief
Information Officer, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. July 2014 – present, Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber (C4) Systems,
USTRANSCOM, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2005 – January 2007, Military Assistant, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and
Information Integration, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel
2. January 2007 – June 2008, Commander, United States Military Group – Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil, as a
colonel
3. July 2014 – present, director, Command, Control, Communications and Cyber (C4) Systems,
USTRANSCOM, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., as a brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Medalha Mérito Santos-Dumont (Santos-Dumont Medal of Merit, Brazil)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 2, 1989
First Lieutenant July 24, 1991
Captain July 24, 1993
Major July 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2002
Colonel Aug. 1, 2007
Brigadier General May 5, 2014
(Current as of October 2014)
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