Douglas Malcolm Fraser (born April 16, 1950), is a United States Air Force (USAF) general who served as the Commander, United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM). He was the first USAF officer to become USSOUTHCOM's combatant commander. He previously served as Deputy Commander, United States Pacific Command from April 2008 to June 24, 2009. He assumed his final assignment on June 25, 2009.

Military career

General Fraser earned his commission upon graduation from the United States Air Force Academy in 1975. A qualified Command Pilot in fighter aircraft, his operational assignments include Europe, the Pacific, Air Combat Command and Air Force Space Command. He has previously served as Commander, Space Warfare Center, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado; as well as Commander, Alaskan Command, United States Pacific Command; Commander, 11th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; and Commander, Alaskan North American Defense Region, with headquarters at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.

Education

1975 Bachelor of Science in Political Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1979 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 1987 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 1987 Master of Science in Political Science, Auburn University 1992 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2004 Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard Kennedy School 2005 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 2006 Pinnacle, Norfolk, Virginia

Assignments

Flight information

Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,100 Aircraft flown: F-15A/B/C/D, F-15E, F-16 and C-37

Awards and decorations

Other foreign awards

Chilean Joint Staff Badge

Effective dates of promotion

Succession