Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 1st Air Force
Major General Trulan A. Eyre is Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. In this capacity General Eyre also serves as the North American Aerospace Defense Command Region Deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commander and, in the absence of the commander, serves as the United States Air Force Title 10 Responsible Officer, encompassing four direct reporting units, ten aligned Air National guard units and more than 14 active air defense alert sites, including aircraft, air defense artillery and up to 15,000 Active Duty, National Guard, Air Force Reserve and civilian personnel. General Eyre regularly instructs the 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) portion of the Dual Status Commander's Course to Army and Air Force general officers.
General Eyre received his regular commission in 1979 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He has served in numerous assignments in flying and operations, as well as command positions at squadron, group, and wing levels. His assignments include serving as United States Air Force F-16 European Demonstration Pilot as well as the Deputy Director, Air Coordination and Control Element, United States Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq. General Eyre joined the Colorado Air National Guard in 1988 as a traditional member. He is a command pilot with over 4,300 hours in the F-16, A-7, T-37, T-38 and C-21 including more than 100 combat hours.
1979 United States Air Force Academy, Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineer,
United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1985 North Atlantic Treaty Organization Tactical Leadership Programme, Jever Air
Base, Germany
2002 Air War College, by correspondence
2008 National Guard Joint Task Force Commander Course, United States Northern
Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
2011 Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, Knoxville, Tennessee
2012 George C. Marshall Center Senior Executive Seminar 12-8, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
2013 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1. May 1979 - July 1980, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 82nd Student
Squadron, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
2. July 1980 - January 1981, Student, T-38, Pilot Instructor Training, 82nd
Student Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
3. January 1981 - January 1982, Instructor Pilot, T-38, 97th Flying Training
Squadron, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
4. January 1982 - April 1983, Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner,
T-38, 82nd Flying Training Wing, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
5. April 1983 - July 1983, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force
Base, Alabama
6. July 1983 - December 1983, Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner,
T-38, 82nd Flying Training Wing, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
7. December 1983 - March 1984, Student, Lead-In Fighter Training Course, 479th
Tactical Training Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
8. March 1984 - September 1984, Student, Operational Training Course, 56th
Tactical Training Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
9. September 1984 - September 1985, Operations Coordinator/Pilot, F-16, 496th
Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, Germany
10. September 1985 - September 1986, Standardization Evaluation Liaison Officer/
Instructor Pilot, F-16, 496th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, Germany
11. September 1986 - September 1987, Flight Commander/Instructor Pilot, F-16,
496th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, Germany
12. September 1987 - September 1988, Training Officer/Instructor Pilot, F-16,
496th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, Germany
13. September 1988 - June 1989, Inactive Reserve, Air Reserve Personnel Center,
Denver, Colorado
14. June 1989 - June 1991, Pilot, A-7D, 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Buckley
Air National Guard Base, Colorado
15. June 1991 - June 1993, Pilot, B-Flight, F-16C, 120th Fighter Squadron,
Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado
16. June 1993 - June 1994, Assistant Commander, B-Flight, 120th Fighter
Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado
17. June 1994 - June 1995, Pilot, 120th Fighter Squadron, Buckley Air National
Guard Base, Colorado
18. June 1995 - June 1996, Assistant Commander, C-Flight, 120th Fighter
Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado
19. June 1996 - October 2000, Commander, D-Flight, 120th Fighter Squadron,
Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado
20. October 2000 - October 2003, Commander, 140th Operations Support Flight,
Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado
21. October 2003 - October 2006, Commander, 140th Operations Group, Buckley Air
Force Base, Colorado
22. October 2006 - May 2007, Vice Commander, 140th Wing, Buckley Air Force Base,
Colorado
23. May 2007 - April 2013, Commander, 140th Wing, Buckley Air Force Base,
Colorado
24. April 2013 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Command Region - 1st Air Force (Air Force Northern), Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 4,300
Aircraft Flown: A-7, C-21, F-16, T-37, T-38
Pilot wings from: Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with "V" Device and 4 Bronze Oak Leaf
Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and "M" Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Captain, Delta Air Lines
United States Air Force Academy Association of Graduates
Air Force Association
National Guard Association of Colorado
National Guard Association of the United States
Air Line Pilots Association, International
Education Foundation of the Colorado National Guard, Board Member
Chamber of Commerce, Aurora, Colorado, Chamber Board Member
Defense Council Board Member, Aurora, Colorado
1983 Squadron Officer School, Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base,
Alabama
1984 Lead-In Fighter Training Top Gun and Distinguished Graduate
1984 F-16 Replacement Training Unit Top Gun and Outstanding Graduate
1986 496th Tactical Fighter Squadron Top Gun
2000 140th Wing Top Gun
Second Lieutenant 30 May 1979
First Lieutenant 30 May 1981
Captain 30 May 1983
Major 8 August 1992
Lieutenant Colonel 20 July 1997
Colonel 27 February 2004
Brigadier General 28 June 2007
Major General 7 April 2013
(Current as of June 2014)