Richard M. Scofield

Richard M. Scofield is a former American Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force[1] and later served as the vice president for acquisition management with Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings (GenCorp Aerojet).[2]

Richard M. Scofield
BornHartford, Connecticut
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Air Force
Years of service1967–1999
RankLieutenant General
Commands heldAeronautical Systems Center[1]
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base[1]

He served as special assistant to assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.[1] He has also served as program director for F-117 and later for the B-2.

Early life and education

Scofield earned an undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1961.[1] He later earned a master's degree in business administration from University of Oklahoma in 1970.[1] He later earned a Master of Science degree in systems management from University of Southern California in 1973.[1]

Career

He spent eight years as the Air Force's B-2 program manager.[1] He started in the job as a colonel in 1983 and rose to become a two-star general in the same position.[3]

Pentagon

From 1991 to 1994, he served as program executive director for strategic systems program, program executive officer for bomber, missiles and trainers at the Pentagon. He later served as special assistant to assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.[1]

References
  1. "Biography - Lieutenant General Richard M. Scofield". United States Air Force. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  2. "Air and Space Conference - featured Speakers 2005". Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  3. "Black Bom - The B-2's tortured acquisition program" (PDF). airandspaceforces.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

Further reading
  • Home Field Advantage - A Century of Partnership Between Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Dayton, Ohio, in the Pursuit of Aeronautical Excellence. (History Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command; ISBN 9780160680656)
  • David C. Aronstein, Albert C. Piccirillo. Have Blue and the F-117A - Evolution of the "Stealth Fighter". (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; ISBN 9781563472459)
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