Paul W. Tibbets IV, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paul W. Tibbets IV

United States general

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1966

Place of Birth: Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Profession: military leader

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Paul Warfield Tibbets IV (born November 21, 1966) is a former United States Air Force brigadier general.
He is the grandson of Paul W.
Tibbets Jr., the pilot of the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.
He was the Deputy Director for Nuclear Operations in the Global Operations Directorate of the United States Strategic Command, where he was responsible for the nuclear mission of the nation's ballistic missile submarines, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers.
During his career he participated in Operation Allied Force in the Balkans, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and is one of the few pilots qualified to fly all three of the USAF's strategic bombers: the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit and the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
In June 2015, he assumed command of the 509th Bomb Wing.
In July 2017, he became Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.