Brig. Gen. William "Clay" Freeman Published Sept. 12, 2025 [220624-F-EX201-2006] Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Official portrait of Brig. Gen. William Freeman, incoming Air War College commandant taken Jun.24, 2022. (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox/Released) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res Brig. Gen. William “Clay” Freeman is the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force, Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida. In this role, he prepares and supervises operations for the command’s 20,000 special operations warfighters and nine wings, executing missions around the world. He entered the Air Force in 1996 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and earned his navigator wings at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. He has held a variety of special operations flying and Joint Staff positions and commanded at the squadron, group, and wing levels. Brig. Gen. Freeman previously served as the Commandant of the Air War College and Director of Operations, Special Operations Command Europe. Brig. Gen. Freeman is a Master Navigator and Electronic Warfare Officer with more than 3,200 flight hours, including 510 combat hours in the MC-130. Before his current assignment, he served as the Chief of Staff, Security Assistance Group – Ukraine, Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany. Register for the LREC10 Virtual Symposium to see Brig. Gen. Freeman and many other speakers on 5-7 Nov.
