BRIGADIER GENERAL PAUL D. GRUVER

Director, Joint Staff, Washington Joint Force Headquarters

Brigadier General Paul D. Gruver is Director, Joint Staff, Washington Joint Force Headquarters, Washington National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington. He is responsible to the Adjutant General for oversight on all Joint Staff matters and is responsible for preparing, implementing and administering plans, policies and programs to ensure successful operational missions and effective utilization of Washington National Guard forces.

General Gruver was commissioned in 1979 through the Reserve Officer Training Corp program at the University of Washington. His operational experience includes positions held as Weapons and Tactics Officer, Operations Flight Commander, Operations Group Commander, Vice Wing Commander and Western Air Defense Sector Commander. His deployed command experience includes Operation Coronet Nighthawk, Panama and Operation Southern Watch, Saudi Arabia. General Gruver assumed his current position in March 2011. He is a Command Pilot with more than 3,800 hours of flying time in the T-37, T-38, and F-16A/B/ADF/C/D aircraft.

EDUCATION:

1979 University of Washington, Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, Seattle, Washington
1984 Sul Ross State University, Masters of Business Administration, Alpine, Texas
1984 Squadron Officer School
1995 Air Command and Staff College
2001 Air War College

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. April 1980 - April 1981, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
2. April 1981 - August 1981, Student, T-38 Pilot Instructor Training, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
3. August 1981 - May 1983, Unit Instructor Pilot, 86th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
4. June 1983 - September 1983, Check Pilot, 86th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
5. September 1983 - August 1984, Special Assistant to the Base Commander, 86th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
6. August 1984 - October 1984, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
7. October 1984 - January 1985, Lead-In Fighter Training Course, 479th Tactical Training Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
8. January 1985 - August 1985, Operational Training Course, F-16, 310th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
9. August 1985 - August 1987, Pilot, Tactical Fighter F-16, 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, Germany
10. August 1987 - July 1988, Instructor Pilot, F-16, 10th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, Germany
11. August 1988 - September 1989, Inactive Status, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver, Colorado
12. September 1989 - March 1992, Pilot Fighter Interceptor, F-16, 194th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
13. April 1992 - December 1994, Weapons and Tactics Officer, 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
14. January 1995 - September 1995, Commander, D Flight, 194th Fighter Squadron, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
15. October 1995 - September 2000, Commander, 144th Operations Support Flight, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
16. October 2000 - January 2001, Commander, 144th Operations Group, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
17. October 2001 - September 2003, Vice Commander, 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
18. October 2003 - August 2005, Commander, 144th Maintenance Group, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California
19. September 2005 - June 2006, Vice Commander, Western Air Defense Sector, McChord Air Force Base, Washington
20. June 2006 - March 2011, Commander, Western Air Defense Sector, McChord Air Force Base, Washington
21. March 2011 - Present, Director, Joint Staff, Washington Joint Force Headquarters, Washington National Guard, Camp Murray, Washington

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: Over 3,800 hours
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, and F-16A/B/ADF/C/D
Pilot Wings Earned: Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with Valor and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 Service Star)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Long Tour Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Award (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass, M Device and Numeral 2 Device)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

Pilot, Delta Airlines

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 9 June 1979
First Lieutenant 9 December 1981
Captain 9 December 1983
Major 15 September 1992
Lieutenant Colonel: 11 October 1996
Colonel 21 March 2002
Brigadier General 23 November 2011

(Current as of October 2012)