Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robert C. Oaks (born February 14, 1936) is a retired U.S. Air Force general who served as commander of Air Training Command and United States Air Forces in Europe. Oaks was also a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2000 to 2009. He is a first cousin to LDS Church apostle Dallin H. Oaks. Oaks was born on February 14, 1936 in Los Angeles, California to Charles and Ann Oaks. He grew up in Provo, Utah, where he graduated from Brigham Young High School in 1954. In 1959 Oaks was in the first class to graduate from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, receiving a Bachelor''s Degree in Military Science. He earned a master''s degree in business administration from Ohio State University in 1967 and graduated from the Naval War College in 1974.