Ralph Jodice
{{short description|United States Air Force general}}
{{BLP one source|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox military person
|name=Ralph J. Jodice II
|birth_date={{birth year and age|1955}}
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|image=Lt. Gen. Ralph Jodice II 091112-F-ZZ000-001.JPG
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|allegiance={{flag|United States of America}}
|branch= {{Air force|United States}}
|serviceyears= 1976–2013
|rank=35px Lieutenant general
|commands=NATO Allied Air Command İzmir
16th Air Expeditionary Task Force
Air Force District of Washington
80th Flying Training Wing
4th Operations Group
335th Fighter Squadron
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|battles=Gulf War
Operation Unified Protector
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|laterwork=Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force (International Affairs)
Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Beijing
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Lieutenant-General Ralph J. Jodice II (born 1955) is a retired United States Air Force general and a former Commander of NATO's Allied Air Command at İzmir, Turkey. He was also the Air Component Commander for Operation Unified Protector, NATO's operation to enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 during the 2011 Libyan civil war.{{cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/nato_static/assets/pdf/pdf_2011_03/20110325_110325-unified-protector-command-control.pdf|format=PDF|title=NATO : Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR|website=Nato.int|access-date=November 26, 2021}}
Awards
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| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Air Force Distinguished Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=US Defense Superior Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=3|type=oak|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Air Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Aerial Achievement Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=Air Force Commendation ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Joint Meritorious Unit Award ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=4|type=oak|ribbon=Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=oak|ribbon=Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=2|type=oak|ribbon=Combat Readiness Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=service-star|ribbon=Southwest Asia Service Medal ribbon (1991-2016).svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|other_device=|ribbon=Korea Defense Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=1|type=oak|ribbon=U.S. Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=3|type=oak|ribbon=Air Force Longevity Service ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Air Force Training Ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|ribbon=NATO Meritorious Service Medal bar.svg|width=106}} |
| {{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=NATO Medal ISAF ribbon bar.svg|width=106}}
|{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) ribbon.svg|width=106}} |{{ribbon devices|number=0|type=service-star|ribbon=Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.svg|width=106}} |
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|colspan="3"|US Air Force Command Pilot Badge |
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|Air Force Distinguished Service Medal |
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| colspan="3"|Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge |
Notes
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External links
- {{webarchive |date=2012-12-12 |url=https://archive.today/20121212040233/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=7815 |title=USAF - LIEUTENANT GENERAL RALPH J. JODICE II}}
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{{s-bef|before=Maurice L. McFann, Jr.}}
{{s-ttl|title=Commander of NATO Allied Air Command İzmir|years=2009–2013}}
{{s-non|reason=Command disestablished}}
{{s-bef|before=Frank Gorenc}}
{{s-ttl|title=Commander of Air Force District of Washington|years=2008–2009}}
{{s-after|after=Darrell D. Jones}}
{{s-bef|before=Richard J. Mauldin}}
{{s-ttl|title=Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Beijing|years=2004–2007}}
{{s-after|after=Charles W. Hooper}}
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Category:United States Air Force generals
Category:People of the Libyan civil war (2011)
Category:United States air attachés
Category:NATO military personnel
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