MAJOR GENERAL ERIC G. WELLER
Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, United States Special Operations Command
Major General Eric G. Weller serves as Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. He is responsible for participation in the formulation of policies, plans, programs, regulations and other initiatives to ensure the Reserve Component Special Operations Forces are considered and integrated when required to support Major Regional Conflicts and other Special Operations. General Weller assists the Commander In Chief, United States Special Operations Command, in ensuring the preparedness of Reserve Component Special Operations Forces units from all services for wartime mobilization and peacetime deployments to support theatre Commander In Chiefs. General Weller also represents the Commander in Chief, United States Special Operations Command while interacting with the Chief of Army Reserve, Director of the National Guard Bureau, Chief Air Force Reserve, Chief of Naval Reserve Command and the Joint Staff.
General Weller enlisted in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard in 1981 and was commissioned the same year at the Academy of Military Science, McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Knoxville, Tennessee.
General Weller's career includes participation in numerous classified missions during Operations Urgent Fury, Just Cause, Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Uphold Democracy, Joint Endeavor/Joint Guard, Desert Thunder, Allied Force, and Enduring Freedom. He has also commanded units at the squadron, group and wing level.
EDUCATION:
1979 Shippensburg University, Bachelor of Science, Law Enforcement, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
2001 Air War College, By Correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. April 1982 - May 1983, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, California
2. May 1983 - May 1998, Mission Control Chief, EC-130E, 193rd Special Operations Squadron, Harrisburg International Airport, Middletown, Pennsylvania
3. May 1998 - January 2001, Deputy Commander, 193rd Special Operations Squadron, Harrisburg International Airport, Middletown, Pennsylvania
4. January 2001 - October 2002, Commander, 193rd Special Operations Squadron, Harrisburg International Airport, Middletown, Pennsylvania
5. October 2002 - January 2004, Commander, 193rd Operations Group, Harrisburg International Airport, Middletown, Pennsylvania
6. January 2004 - September 2006, Commander, 193rd Maintenance Group, Harrisburg International Airport, Middletown, Pennsylvania
7. September 2006 - January 2012, Commander, 193rd Special Operations Wing, Harrisburg International Airport, Middletown, Pennsylvania
8. February 2011 - Present, Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs, United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Master Navigator
Flight hours: Over 3,000, 150 combat hours
Aircraft flown: EC-130E, EC-130J
Navigator wings from: Mather Air Force Base, Rancho Cordova, California
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with V Device and 2 Silver Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Reserve Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Silver and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 4 Bronze Service Stars)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Kosovo Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short Tour (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (with Gold Border)
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hour Glass, M Device, and Numeral 8)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) (with Gold Palm Tree with Swords)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Emirate of Kuwait)
Pennsylvania Governor's Unit Citation
Pennsylvania 20-Year Medal (with 1 Silver Star)
Major General T.R. White Medal
General T.J. Stewart Medal
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:
Pennsylvania National Guard Association
National Guard Association of the United States
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 27 August 1981
First Lieutenant 27 August 1984
Captain 27 August 1986
Major 27 August 1990
Lieutenant Colonel 9 November 1998
Colonel 23 October 2002
Brigadier General 28 June 2007
Major General 1 January 2013
(Current as of March 2013)