Major General Gregory S. Champagne
Major General Gregory S. Champagne is the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The command organizes, trains, equips and maintains all U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile and bomber forces. The Command's mission is to provide strategic deterrence, global strike and combat support. The command's nine wings control the nation's entire inventory of Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, B-1, B-2 and B-52 bomber aircraft.
General Champagne received his commission through the Academy of Military Science in 1981. He then continued through formal F-4 Phantom navigator and pilot training courses. In 1991, he transitioned to the F-15 Eagle. He has served in numerous flying positions as both an instructor pilot and commander. General Champagne experiences include assignments in flying operations, logistics, aircraft maintenance, a National Guard Bureau staff assignment, and wing staff positions. He flew combat missions in Operations Provide Comfort and Southern Watch and commanded the 407th Air Expeditionary Group, Tallil Air Base, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. General Champagne achieved combat mission ready status in the B-2 Spirit in 2008. General Champagne's previous assignment was Commander, 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, where he commanded the National Guard's only B-2 unit that provides nearly 1,100 combat-ready Airmen for both state and federal missions.
EDUCATION
1993 SOS, by correspondence
1996 ACSC, by correspondence
1998 Air War College (AirWC), by correspondence
2009 AJPME, by in residence
2014 CAPSTONE, by in residence
2014 Enterprise Perspective Seminar (EPS), by in residence
2014 SLOC, by in residence
2015 AFSO21, by in residence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1981 - February 1982, Student, undergraduate navigator training, 323rd Flying Training Wing, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. February 1982 - February 1983, Student, F-4 operational training course, 184th Tactical Fighter Group, McConnell AFB, Kan.
3. February 1983 - September 1984, Weapons System Officer, 110th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
4. September 1984 - August 1985, Student, undergraduate pilot training, 82nd Student Squadron, Williams AFB, Ariz.
5. August 1985 - January 1986, Student, basic lead-in training, 479th Tactical Training Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M.
6. January 1986 - September 1986, Student, Air National Guard operational training course, 184th Tactical Fighter Group, McConnell AFB, Kan.
7. September 1986 - October 1991, Aircraft Commander F-4E, 110th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
8. October 1991 - July 1993, F-15 Pilot, 110th Fighter Squadron, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
9. July 1993 - August 1994, Fighter Pilot, Air National Guard readiness center, Andrews AFB, Md.
10. August 1994 - August 1995, Commander, 131st Maintenance Squadron, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
11. August 1995 - August 1996, Commander, 131st Aircraft Generation Squadron, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
12. August 1996 - March 1997, Plans Officer, 131st Fighter Wing, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
13. March 1997 - March 1998, F-15 Pilot, 110th Fighter Squadron, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
14. March 1998 - December 2000, Chief of Plans, 131st Fighter Wing, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
15. December 2000 - December 2003, Commander, 131st Logistics Group, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
16. December 2003 - August 2005, Commander, 131st Maintenance Group, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
17. August 2005 - August 2009, Vice Commander, 131st Fighter Wing, Lambert International Airport, Mo.
18. August 2009 - April 2013, Commander, 131st Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
19. April 2013 - April 2016, Assistant Adjutant General; dual-hatted, April 2014 - January 2015, (A-3), Assistant to the Director, Air National Guard
20. January 2015 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to Commander, Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 3,600
Aircraft Flown: B-2A, F-15 A/B/C/D, F-4 C/D/E, C-12, T-38, T-37
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with 2 silver clusters and 2 bronze clusters National Defense Service Medal
with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jun. 25, 1981
First Lieutenant Jun. 25, 1984
Captain Jun. 25, 1987
Major Jun. 12, 1993
Lieutenant Colonel Jun. 22, 1997
Colonel Mar. 21, 2002
Brigadier General Apr. 24, 2013
Major General Apr. 28, 2016
(Current as of February 2017)
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