Brigadier General Loda R. Moore is the assistant adjutant general for Air, Headquarters, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, West Virginia. The West Virginia Air National Guard has over 2,200 members and consists of two flying units, the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston, WV and the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, WV. As Assistant Adjutant General for Air he is the principal advisor to The Adjutant General for all matters relating to the Air National Guard.
The General began his military career in 1972 as an electrician with the US Navy. He served aboard the USS Wacamaw and spent time in the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. He progressed to the grade of E-4 prior to discharge. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1980 upon completion of the Academy of Military Science. He completed United States Air Force Undergraduate Pilot Training at Williams AFB Arizona in 1981. When activated for the Persian Gulf War, he served as an Aircraft Commander for the 1630th Tactical Airlift Wing (Provisional in Southwest Asia). Other deployments include Operation Desert Shield/Storm (UAE), Phoenix/Coronet Oak Rotations (Panama), and a deployment to New Zealand. Colonel Moore is a Command Pilot, Functional Check Flight Pilot, Flight Examiner, and Instructor in the C-130 aircraft with over 4,500 military flying hours. He holds the civilian Airline Transport, Pilot, Commercial, Private Pilot ratings and is a Federal Aviation Administration instructor.
1979 Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Eng., WV Institute of Tech, Montgomery, WV
1980 Academy of Military Science, McGee-Tyson ANGB, Tennessee
1994 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
2000 Air War College, by correspondence
1. Oct 80 - Oct 81, student, undergraduate pilot trainee, Williams AFB, AZ
2 Jan 82 - Aug 90, pilot, 130th Airlift Squadron, Yeager Airport, Charleston, WV
3. Aug 90 - Apr 91, aircraft commander, Operation Desert Storm/Shield, Southwest Asia
4. Apr 91 - Jul 92, aircraft commander, 130th Airlift Squadron, Yeager Airport, Charleston, WV
5. Jul 92 - Jul 93, instructor pilot, 130th Airlift Squadron, Yeager Airport, Charleston, WV
6. Jul 93 - Jun 01, squadron operations officer, 130th Airlift Squadron, Charleston, WV
7. Jun 01 - Sep 05, operations group commander, 130th Airlift Wing, Charleston, WV
8. Sep 05 - Present, assistant adjutant general for Air, Headquarters, WVANG Charleston, WV
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: 4400
Aircraft flown: C-130, T-37, T-38
Pilot wings from: Williams Air Force Base, Arizona
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with 1 device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor and 3 devices
Combat Readiness Medal with 2 devices
National Defense Service Medal with 1 device
Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 devices
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon - Short
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with 5 devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 1 device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
Captain, Southwest Airlines
Professional affiliations include membership in the National Guard Association of West Virginia (NGAWV), and the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS).
Second Lieutenant 18 Sep 1980
First Lieutenant 18 Sep 1983
Captain 18 Sep 1987
Major 24 May 1993
Lieutenant Colonel 09 Jan 1998
Colonel 18 Sep 2002
Brigadier General 01 Sep 2005
(Current as of June 2006)
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