BRIGADIER GENERAL HAROLD E. REED

Chief of Staff, Wyoming Air National Guard

Brigadier General Harold E. Reed is the Chief of Staff for the Wyoming Air National Guard. He is also Dual-Hatted as Assistant to the Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. General Reed is responsible for oversight of all Air Guard personnel at the Joint Force Headquarters - Wyoming, and supporting the programs and agendas of the Adjutant General and the Assistant Adjutant General for Air. He also is responsible for the coordination of support functions between the Joint Force Headquarters, Wyoming and the 153rd Airlift Wing and the 153rd Command and Control Squadron, located at Frances E. Warren Air Force Base. Other duties include advising the Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Wyoming National Guard on mentorship and leadership programs, assisting in the development of expanded military operating area airspace in Wyoming, negotiating for additional land at the Cheyenne Regional Airport for future Air National Guard operations, and assisting in the development of possible new missions appropriate for the Wyoming National Guard.

General Reed began his military career with six years of active duty service before joining the 153rd Airlift Wing. Special qualifications included high altitude low opening drop, low altitude platform extraction system, functional check flight and special operations low level. He served as Operations Group Commander for the first coalition wing at Ganci Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. February 2009 through August 2009, he served as the Senior Air Force Representative at the United States Embassy in Pakistan.

General Reed was the Air Expeditionary Group commander during the 2005 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System season and Hurricane Katrina support efforts, working through 1st Air Force. He also served as chairman of the Air Directorate Field Advisory Council from 2007-2009.

EDUCATION:

1974 United States Air Force Academy, Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2006 Joint Force Reserve Officers Course, Norfolk, Virginia
2010 Joint Task Force Commander's Course, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2011 George C. Marshall Senior Executive Seminar, International Studies, Garmish, Germany

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1974 - May 1975, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Sacramento, Mather
2. May 1975 - May 1979, Navigator, 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina
3. May 1979 - March 1980, Command Post Duty Officer, 41st Tactical Airlift Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina
4. March 1980 - April 1980, Obligated Reserve Section, Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado
5. April 1980 - May 1986, Line Navigator, 187th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Cheyenne, Wyoming
6. May 1986 - April 1990, Chief Navigator, Standards and Evaluation, 153rd Tactical Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming
7. April 1990 - May 1992, Commander, 187th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Cheyenne, Wyoming
8. May 1992 - December 1993, Deputy Commander, 153rd Operations Group, Cheyenne, Wyoming
9. December 1993 - October 1998, Commander, 153rd Operations Group, Cheyenne, Wyoming
10. October 1998 - July 2003, Vice Commander, 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming
11. July 2003 - December 2008, Commander, 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming
12. December 2008 - June 2009, Vice Commander, 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming
13. June 2009 - Present, Chief of Staff, Wyoming Air National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Dual-Hatted, December 2009 - Present, Assistant to the Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Master Navigator
Flight Hours: More than 9,000 and 200 hours combat flying
Aircraft flown: C-130B, C-130E, C-130H, E003C, T-43

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Aerial Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with Valor and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Service Star)
Air Force Overseas Short Tour Ribbon
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass and M Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Star)
Air Force Training Ribbon
Wyoming National Guard Meritorious Achievement Medal
Wyoming Service Medal (with 3 Gold Devices)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

Chairman, Air Directorate Field Advisory Council
Vice Chairman, Air Directorate Field Advisory Council
Chairman, C-130 Weapons System Council
Chairman, C-130 Operations Group Council
Wyoming National Guard Association
National Guard Association of the United States
Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce, Military Affairs Committee
Military Officers Association of America

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Seven Seals Award
Order of Saint Barbara

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant, 5 June 1974
First Lieutenant, 5 June 1976
Captain, 20 March 1980
Major, 20 March 1987
Lieutenant Colonel, 20 March 1991
Colonel, 16 June 1994
Brigadier General, 21 September 2009

(Current as of February 2011)