Brig. Gen. H.E. “Destry” Rogers, Jr. is the Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The directorate is responsible for ensuring PACAF provides ready air, space and cyber power to promote the United States’ interests in the Indo-Pacific region during peacetime, through crisis and in war. In this capacity, the Director oversees operations for three numbered air forces and 10 wings in support of more than 46,000 Airmen serving in Japan, Korea, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam.

Brig. Gen. Rogers received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management. He has served on both active duty and in the Air Force Reserve and has worked in numerous special operations billets. He has participated in operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Deny Flight, Provide Comfort, Desert Thunder, Deliberate Force, Joint Endeavor, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Noble Eagle.

Prior to his current assignment, Brig. Gen. Rogers served as the Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Operational Capability Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. The directorate supports major commands in developing and evaluating requirements for Air Force-wide modernization programs, including fighters, bombers, mobility aircraft, space systems, command and control, munitions, missile defense and cyber requirements. The directorate is also responsible for shaping and finalizing capabilities-based requirements documents for approval by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. 

In his civilian career, Brig. Gen. Rogers is a first officer for a major airline.