Assistant
Adjutant General - Air, Nebraska Air National Guard
Brigadier General Jon F. Fago is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Nebraska National Guard. In this capacity he serves as the principal advisor to the Adjutant General on complex and sensitive issues in the areas of logistics, command and control, communications, manpower and personnel, strength management, and other support functions related to mission operations. He assists the Adjutant General in ensuring Nebraska National Guard units are provided with adequate guidance, manpower, resources and facilities to support both federal and state missions.
General Fago began his career with an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. General Fago graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1979 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. General Fago attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Reese Air Force Base, Texas, and completed initial KC-135A training at Castle Air Force Base, California. General Fago was assigned to the 28th Air Refueling Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. In 1985, General Fago was board selected as one of the first crewmembers for the KC-10 program. He was assigned as a KC-10 aircraft commander to the 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. In 1988, General Fago separated from active duty and joined Air Force Reserves in the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 142nd Air Refueling Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. In 1994, General Fago joined the Nebraska Air National Guard as a KC-135R pilot. In July of 1996, he assumed duties as the Chief of Training in the 155th Operations Support Flight. As the Operations Officer and acting Squadron Commander, he was instrumental in the Pacer Compass Radar And Global Positioning conversion and directing increased operations following 9/11. In May 2001, General Fago assumed command of the 173rd Air Refueling Squadron. During his command the unit continued operations in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Noble Eagle, and participated in flying operations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. In January 2004, General Fago assumed command of the 155th Operations Group and deployed to both the Pacific Theater and the European Theater in support of the Global War on Terrorism. In 2005, General Fago served as Vice Wing Commander of the 155th Air Refueling Wing contributing to the Air Force Global Reach mission by supporting United States and allied military forces world-wide with aerial refueling and transportation of passengers and cargo. In June 2008, General Fago deployed to the Combined Air Operations Center in the Central Command Area of Responsibility as the Deputy Director of Mobility Forces in direct support of operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa.
1979 United States Air Force Academy, Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical
Engineering, Colorado Springs, Colorado
1984 Marine Corps Command & Staff College Correspondence
1987 University of Southern California, Masters of Science, Safety & Systems
Management, Los Angeles, California
2002 Air War College, Correspondence
2006 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Norfolk, Virginia
2009 Joint Task Force Commander Course, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2012 Department of Homeland Security, CAPSTONE, Washington, District of Columbia
1. July 1979 - August 1980, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Course, 64th Student
Squadron, Reese Air Force Base, Texas
2. August 1980 - December 1980, Student, Initial Pilot Qualification, KC-135,
93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Castle Air Force Base, California
3. December 1980 - August 1982, Co-pilot, KC-135, 28th Air Refueling Squadron,
Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
4. August 1982 - May 1983, Instructor Co-pilot, KC-135, 28th Air Refueling
Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
5. May 1983 - April 1984, Pilot, KC-135, 28th Air Refueling Squadron, Ellsworth
Air Force Base, South Dakota
6. April 1984 - December 1984, Aircraft Commander, KC-135, 28th Air Refueling
Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
7. December 1984 - July 1985, Instructor Pilot, KC-135, 28th Air Refueling
Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota
8. July 1985 - October 1985, Pilot, KC-10, 32nd Air Refueling Squadron,
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
9. October 1985 - December 1986, Aircraft Commander, KC-10, 32nd Air Refueling
Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
10. December 1986 - April 1987, Instructor Pilot, KC-10, 32nd Air Refueling
Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
11. April 1987 - June 1987, Instructor Aircraft Commander, KC10, 32nd Air
Refueling Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
12. June 1987 - September 1987, Training Flight Instructor/Aircraft Commander,
KC-10, 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
13. September 1987 - August 1988, Standard Evaluation/Instructor Aircraft
Commander, KC-10, 32nd Air Refueling Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base,
Louisiana
14. August 1988 - December 1988, Aircraft Commander, KC-10, 32nd Air Refueling
Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
15. December 1988 - August 1994, Instructor Pilot Flight Examiner, KC-10, 78th
Air Refueling Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
16. August 1994 - February 1997, Combat Ready Aircraft Commander, 173rd Air
Refueling Squadron Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
17. February 1997 - September 1998, Chief of Training, 155th Operations Support
Flight, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
18. September 1998 - September 2000, Flight Commander, KC135, 173rd Air
Refueling Squadron, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
19. September 2000 - September 2001, Operations Officer, 173rd Air Refueling
Squadron, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
20. September 2001 - September 2003, Commander, 173rd Air Refueling Squadron,
Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
21. September 2003 - September 2005, Commander, 155th Operations Group, Nebraska
Air National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
22. September 2005 - October 2008, Vice Commander, 155th Air Refueling Wing,
Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska
23. October 2008 - December 2013, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters -
Air, Nebraska Air National Guard, Lincoln, Nebraska; Dual-hatted, December 2010
- December 2013, Assistant to the Director of Operations, Air Mobility Command,
Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
24. December 2013 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Nebraska National
Guard, Nebraska Joint Force Headquarters, Lincoln, Nebraska
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: more than 5,000
Military Aircraft Flown: T-41C, T-33A, T-37A, T-38A, T-1A, KC-135A/Q/R, KC-10A
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze
Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Southwest Asia Campaign (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster and Gold
Frame)
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with "M" Device and Gold Hourglass)
Air Force Training Ribbon
Second Lieutenant 30 May 1979
First Lieutenant 30 May 1981
Captain 30 May 1983
Major 30 May 1993
Lieutenant Colonel 14 March 1999
Colonel 13 December 2003
Brigadier General 4 February 2009
(Current as of June 2014)