Herbert Jay "Hawk" Carlisle[2] (born February 7, 1956)[1] is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who last served as the commander of Air Combat Command, at Langley Field, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia.

He also previously served as the commander of Pacific Air Forces while concurrently serving as air component commander for United States Pacific Command and executive director of Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii.

The general is a joint service officer and served as the chief of air operations, United States Central Command Forward in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He also served as the deputy director, and later director, of legislative liaison at the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, and commander of 13th Air Force, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii.

Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,600 Aircraft flown: AT-38, YF-110, YF-113, T-38, F-15A/B/C/D, and C-17A This article incorporates public domain material from GENERAL HERBERT J.