Guest Speaker - Brig Gen Michelle Hayworth

Brig. Gen. Michelle Hayworth is the Director of Command, Control, Communications and Cyber (C4) Systems, for U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Additionally, she is the USTRANSCOM Deputy Director for Cyberspace Operations. She is responsible for the planning, integration, operations, and maintenance of USTRANSCOM’s C4 systems, cyberspace operations and effects. She also serves as the command’s chief information officer, responsible for the investment strategy for all information technology resources.

Brig. Gen. Hayworth was commissioned through Officer Training School. She has held assignments on the Joint Staff, wing, major command and field operating agency level in Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Air Combat Command and Air Force Space Command.

EDUCATION

1992 Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, University of Nebraska, Omaha 

1996 Master of Arts, Computer Resources and Information Management, Webster University, St. Louis 

1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, by correspondence 

1999 Squadron Officer School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 

2001 Master of Arts, Organizational Management, the George Washington University, Washington D.C. 

2003 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, by correspondence 

2005 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 

2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama, by correspondence 

2011 Master of Strategic Studies, Graduate with Academic Distinction, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 

2014 Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

2016 Air Force Leadership Enhancement and Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina

2018 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

2019 Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

ASSIGNMENTS

1.January 1994–December 1996, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Concepts Development Officer and Executive Officer, Headquarters Air Force Communications Agency, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

2. January 1997–July 1999, Operations Officer and Commander, Mission Systems Flight, 1st Communications Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia 

3. August 1999–May 2001, Air Force Intern, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia

4. June 2001–May 2002, Commander, Base Systems Flight, 1st Combat Communications Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 

5. June 2002–May 2003, Commander, Combat Support Flight, 1st Combat Communications Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany

6. June 2003–June 2004, Special Action Officer to Commander, United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany 

7. July 2004–May 2005, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 

8. June 2005–June 2007, Commander, 354th Communications Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska 

9. June 2007–June 2008, Unified Combatant Command Liaison Officer, the Joint Staff, C4 Systems Directorate, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia 

10. June 2008–June 2009, Deputy Division Chief, COCOM Support Division, the Joint Staff, C4 Systems Directorate, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. 

11. July 2009–May 2010, Commander, 15th Communications Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 

12. May 2010–July 2010, Commander, 747th Communications Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 

13. July 2010–July 2011, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. 

14. July 2011–July 2013, Commander, 690th Network Support Group, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas 

15. August 2013–July 2015, Director, Communications, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany 

16. July 2015–July 2017, Commander, 688th Cyberspace Wing, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas 

17. July 2017–June 2018, Deputy Director of Integrated Air, Space, Cyberspace and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado 

18. June 2018–October 2019, Vice Commander, 24th Air Force; and Vice Commander, Air Force Cyber, JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas 

19. October 2019–July 2020, Vice Commander, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas

20. July 2020 – present, Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Cyber (C4) Systems and Deputy Director for Cyberspace Operations, USTRANSCOM (TCJ6), Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal National Defense Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant July 28, 1993 

First Lieutenant July 28, 1995 

Captain July 28, 1997 Major Dec. 1, 2003 

Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 2007 

Colonel Sept. 1, 2011 

Brigadier General July 3, 2018

(Current as of Dec 2020)