MAJOR GENERAL PAUL L. AYERS

Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Education Training Command

Major General Paul L. Ayers serves as Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Education Training command. He is responsible for advising and assisting the Commander and staff on formulating, developing and coordinating policies and programs impacting more than 106,000 Air National Guard members. General Ayers ensures mission requirements of the 88 Flying Wings and 88 Support Units are considered in the planning and execution phases of the Air Education Training Command.

After receiving his commission as a distinguished graduate through the Reserve Officer Training Corps, General Ayers attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Upon receiving his wings, he was assigned to the 25th Flying Training Squadron as a T-38 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot. He was then assigned to the 94th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia where he served as an F-15 Aircraft Commander/Instructor, Flight Commander and 1st Tactical Fighter Wing Safety Officer. General Ayers was subsequently assigned to the United States Air Force/Canadian Forces Exchange Program where he served as an F-18 Aircraft Commander/Instructor with the 425th Squadron, Bagotville Air Base, Quebec. He transferred to the Rhode Island Air National Guard in 1993. He has served at the 143rd Airlift Wing as a C-130 Aircraft Commander, Command Post Controller, 143rd Airlift Squadron Commander and 143rd Operations Group Commander and Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Rhode Island Air National Guard. General Ayers served in a dual hat capacity as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 24th Air Force.

EDUCATION:

1981 University of New Hampshire, Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics, Durham, New Hampshire
2005 United States Air War College, by correspondence
2009 Western Governors University, Master of Business Administration, Strategic Leadership, Salt Lake City, Utah
2010 Dual Status Title 10/32 Joint Task Force Commander's Course, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. January 1982 - November 1982, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 71st Student Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
2. November 1982 - June 1983, Student, Pilot Instructor Training Course, T-38, 12th Student Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
3. June 1983 - July 1984, Instructor Pilot, T-38, 25th Flying Training Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
4. July 1984 - March 1985, Instructor Pilot/Runway Supervisory Unit Controller, T-38, 25th Flying Training Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
5. March 1985 - May 1985, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
6. May 1985 - November 1985, Squadron Check Pilot Runway Supervisory Unit Upgrade Controller, T-38, 25th Flying Training Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
7. November 1985 - November 1986, Flight Examiner Runway Supervisory Unit Upgrade Controller, T-38, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
8. November 1986 - February 1987, Student, Lead-in Fighter Training Course, AT-38, 479th Tactical Training Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
9. February 1987 - July 1987, Student, Operational Training Course, F-15, 405th Tactical Training Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
10. July 1987 - May 1988, Aircraft Commander, F-15, 94th Tactical Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
11. May 1988 - May 1989, Chief, Flight Safety, 94th Tactical Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
12. May 1989 - April 1990, Flight Commander, 94th Tactical Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
13. April 1990 - November 1990, Student, Defense Language Institute, 3484th Student Squadron Presido of Monterey, California
14. November 1990 - June 1991, Operational Training Course, CF-18, 410th Squadron, Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada
15. June 1991 - December 1992, United States Air Force/Canadian Forces Weapons and Tactics Instructor, CF-18, 425th Squadron, Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, Quebec, Canada
16. December 1982 - August 1997, Air Operations Officer, Pilot, C-130, 143rd Airlift Squadron, Quonset Air National Guard Base, Rhode Island
17. August 1997 - August 2002, Aircraft Commander, C-130, 143rd Airlift Squadron, Quonset Air National Guard Base, Rhode Island
18. August 2002 - August 2004, Commander, 143rd Airlift Squadron, Quonset Air National Guard Base, Rhode Island
19. August 2004 - July 2008, Commander, 143rd Operations Group, Quonset Air National Guard Base, Rhode Island
20. July 2008 - January 2012, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Rhode Island National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Rhode Island, Cranston, Rhode Island; dual-hatted, December 2010 - February 2012, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 24th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
21. February 2012 - April 2012, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland
22. April 2012 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Education Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 4,500
Aircraft flown: C-130J, C-130E, CF-18A, F-15, T-38A, T-37A
Pilot wings from: Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster) Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with Valor and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal
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
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long Tour
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon (with Gold Border 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass, 'M' Devices, and Numeral 3)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Pilot, United Airlines, Boeing 777, Dulles International Airport, Virginia

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

1981 University of New Hampshire, Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Mathematics

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 12 September 1981
First Lieutenant 12 September 1983
Captain 12 September 1985
Major 9 July 1994
Lieutenant Colonel 10 June 1999
Colonel 27 April 2006
Brigadier General 19 June 2009
Major General 1 January 2013

(Current as of February 2013)