{{short description|Lieutenant general}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use American English|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox military person | name = Sam C. Barrett | image = Lt Gen Sam C. Barrett (2).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | nickname = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | burial_place = | allegiance = United States | branch = United States Air Force | service_years = 1988–2022 | rank = Lieutenant general | service_number = | unit = | commands = Eighteenth Air Force<br/>{{no wrap|Joint Enabling Capabilities Command}}<br/>15th Wing | battles = Gulf War | awards = Air Force Distinguished Service Medal<br/>Defense Superior Service Medal (3)<br/>Legion of Merit (2) | relations = | other_work = }} '''Sam C. Barrett''' is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the director of logistics of the Joint Staff. He previously served as commander of the Eighteenth Air Force.<ref name="officialbio">{{cite web |url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/467441/sam-c-barrett/ |title=Lieutenant General Sam C. Barrett (USAF) |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=July 11, 2021 |publisher=U.S. Air Force |access-date=August 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711191755/https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/467441/lieutenant-general-sam-c-barrett |archive-date=July 11, 2021 |url-status=live}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcchord.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1589923/barrett-takes-command-of-18th-af/|title=Barrett takes command of 18th AF|website=Team McChord|date=July 31, 2018 }}</ref> Prior to his current position, he was the director of operations, strategic deterrence and nuclear integration of the Air Force Materiel Command.<ref name="officialbio" />
The United States Senate confirmed his promotion to lieutenant general and nomination to become the director for logistics of the Joint Staff, replacing Lieutenant General Giovanni K. Tuck whom he also succeeded as eighteenth Air Force commander.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/space-force-bosss-office-staffs-up/|title=Space Force Boss's Office Staffs Up|date=July 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airforcemag.com/senate-confirms-air-force-space-force-leaders/|title=Senate Confirms Air Force, Space Force Leaders|date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>
==Effective dates of promotions== {| class="wikitable" |+ ! Rank<ref name="officialbio" /> !! Date |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO1|115}} Second lieutenant||June 1, 1988 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO2|115}} First lieutenant||June 1, 1990 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO3|115}} Captain||June 1, 1992 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO4|115}} Major||October 1, 1999 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO5|115}} Lieutenant colonel||March 1, 2003 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO6|115}} Colonel||September 1, 2007 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO7|115}} Brigadier general||November 2, 2013 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO8|115}} Major general||September 2, 2017 |- ||{{Dodseal|USAFO9|115}} Lieutenant general||September 4, 2020 |}<br />
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{{s-start}} {{s-military}} {{s-bef|before=Bret C. Batchelder}} {{s-ttl|title=Commander of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command|years=2015–2017}} {{s-aft|after=Lenny J. Richoux}} {{s-bef|before=Brian S. Robinson}} {{s-ttl|title=Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence, and Nuclear Integration of the Air Mobility Command|years=2017–2018}} {{s-aft|after=Darren V. James}} {{s-bef|rows=2|before=Giovanni K. Tuck}} {{s-ttl|title=Commander of the Eighteenth Air Force|years=2018–2020}} {{s-aft|after=Kenneth Bibb}} {{s-ttl|title=Director for Logistics of the Joint Staff|years=2020–2022}} {{s-aft|after=Leonard Kosinski}} {{s-end}}
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