George Lee Butler
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| Birth name | George Lee Butler |
| Born |
June 17, 1939 Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S. |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1961–1994 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Unit | 416th Bombardment Wing |
| Commands held |
Strategic Air Command 320th Bombardment Wing |
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| Awards |
Defense Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star Air Medal (3) |
George Lee Butler (born June 17, 1939), sometimes known as Lee Butler, was commander in chief, United States Strategic Command, and the last commander of Strategic Air Command. Following his retirement from the military he became active in the nuclear disarmament movement, calling for the outright abolition of nuclear weapons.
Butler was born in 1939 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and graduated in 1957 from Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia. He earned a bachelor of science degree from the United States Air Force Academy in 1961 and a master's degree in international affairs from the University of Paris in 1967. He completed Squadron Officer School in 1964, Air Command and Staff College in 1970, and Armed Forces Staff College in 1974.
He was commissioned in June 1961 and received undergraduate pilot training at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, followed by basic instructor school at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He then flew as an instructor pilot in T-33s and also served as an academic instructor at Craig Air Force Base, Alabama, from March 1963 to December 1964.
Butler was selected for study in France as an Olmsted scholar. He received French language training at the State Department's Foreign Services Institute, Arlington, Virginia, prior to attending the University of Paris. After graduation, he attended F-4 combat crew training school and was assigned in March 1968 to the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing, Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, South Vietnam.
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