Major General ROBERT J. HUTT Maj. Gen. Robert “Bobby” Hutt is the Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of War, Office of the Secretary of War, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He serves as the principal military advisor and primary assistant to the Deputy Secretary of War. Maj. Gen. Hutt ensures the Deputy Secretary's priorities are aligned across the immediate staff and the wider department, supporting all senior governance forums. He functions as the office's primary point of contact with the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Secretary of War's Senior Military Assistant, the Director of the Joint Staff, Service Chiefs and other senior military leaders. Maj. Gen. Hutt received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1999 and initially served as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile crew member at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana. He transferred to Space Operations and served in Electronic Warfare and Missile Warning operational positions, including commanding the 21st Operations Support Squadron, the 460th Operations Group and as Director of Space Forces under Air Forces Central Command. In addition to his operational assignments, he served in the Office of Air Force Legislative Liaison, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and Headquarters Staff for the Chief of Space Operations. Prior to his current position, Maj. Gen. Hutt was the Legislative Liaison, Headquarters, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. EDUCATION 1999 Bachelor of Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 1999 Undergraduate Space and Missile Training, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 1999 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2000 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Initial Qualification Training, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 2004 U.S. Air Force Space Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. 2005 Principles of Space Control, Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2008 Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Denver 2011 Master of Policy Management, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 2013 Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2016 Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 1999–June 2000, Student, Undergraduate Space and Missile Training and Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Initial Qualification Training, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. 2. June 2000–June 2002, Deputy Crew Commander, Crew Commander, and Line Instructor, 12th Missile Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. 3. June 2002–July 2004, Evaluator and Senior Crew Evaluator, 341st Operations Group, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. 4. July 2004–December 2004, Student, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 5. January 2005–November 2007, Weapons and Tactics Flight Commander, 76th Space Control Squadron, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. 6. November 2007–June 2009, Assistant Operations Officer and Vault Chief, 21st Operations Support Squadron, Peterson SFB, Colo. 7. June 2009–July 2010, Branch Chief, Counterspace Current Operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson SFB, Colo. 8. July 2010–July 2011, Student, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. 9. July 2011–June 2013, Chief of Space and Cyber Programs, Office of Air Force Legislative Liaison, Weapon Systems Division, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 10. June 2013–July 2015, Commander, 21st Operations Support Squadron, Peterson SFB, Colo. 11. July 2015–June 2016, Student, National War College, Washington, D.C. 12. June 2016–June 2018, Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 13. June 2018–July 2020, Commander, 460th Operations Group, Buckley SFB, Colo. (January 2020–June 2020, Director of Space Forces, Air Forces Central Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar) 14. July 2020–September 2021, Senior Executive Officer to the Chief of Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 15. September 2021–November 2022, Chief, Programming Division, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 16. November 2022–July 2024, Director, Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 17. July 2024–March 2025, Legislative Liaison, U.S. Space Force, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 18. March 2025–August 2025, Operations Officer, Deputy Secretary of War, Office of the Secretary of War, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 19. August 2025–present, Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of War, Office of the Secretary of War, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 2016–June 2018, Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel 2. March 2025–August 2025, Operations Officer, Deputy Secretary of War, Office of the Secretary of War, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a brigadier general. 3. August 2025–present, Senior Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of War, Office of the Secretary of War, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a major general. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with “N” device OCCUPATIONAL BADGES Command Space Operations Badge Parachutist Badge Missile Operations Badge (Current as of January 2026)