Brigadier General Billy M. Nabors
Brig. Gen. Billy M. Nabors is the Assistant Adjutant General and Commander, Mississippi Air National Guard. He is responsible to the Adjutant General for directing Air National Guard operations and establishing policy to ensure the combat readiness and mission capability of the 186th Air Refueling Wing, 172nd Airlift Wing and Combat Readiness Training Center. General Nabors also serves as the state Assistant Adjutant General, providing oversite of the Mississippi National Guard Human Resources and State Resources Offices and advises the Adjutant General on fulltime issues affecting the National Guard.
General Nabors was commissioned through Officer Training School, graduated Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base in 1985 and served eight years active duty as a T-37 instructor, Air Training Command, and KC-135A/R aircraft commander, Strategic Air Command. He currently has 25 years in the MSANG, has held command at all levels of the 186 ARW, served two tours as Pacific Tanker Task Force Commander, managed Project Liberty for the National Guard and led three unit aircraft conversions. A Command pilot in the KC-135A/R, C-27J and C-12, he is a combat veteran of Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Kosovo and Enduring/Iraqi Freedom. Prior to his current position, the General was the Chief of Staff, Mississippi Air National Guard.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Pre-Medicine, Milsaps College, Jackson, Miss.
1989 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1997 Advanced Instrument School, Randolph AFB, Texas
1998 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
2010 Air National Guard Commanders Development Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2011 Mobility Commander Tactics Course, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1984 - May 1984, student, Officer Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. May 1984 - May 1985, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
3. May 1985 - September 1985, student, Pilot Instructor School, Randolph AFB, Texas
4. September 1985 - September 1988, T-37 instructor pilot, 37th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.
5. September 1988 - January 1989, student, KC-135 Aircraft Commander Qualification, Castle AFB, Calif.
6. January 1989 - February 1992, KC-135 Aircraft Commander, 407th Air Refueling Squadron, Loring AFB, Maine
7. February 1992 - March 1992, student, KC-135 Instructor Qualification, Castle AFB, Calf.
8. March 1992 - February 1999, Air Operations Officer, 186th Air Refueling Group, Key Field ANG, Meridian, Miss.
9. February 1999 - January 2004, Aircraft Commander, Instructor Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, 186th Operations Support Flight, Key Field ANG, Meridian, Miss.
10. January 2004 - September 2004, Flight Commander, 153rd Air Refueling Squadron, Key Field ANG, Meridian, Miss.
11. September 2004 - November 2006, Chief of Standards and Evaluations, 186th Operations Group, Key Field ANG, Meridian, Miss. (April 2006 - June 2006, Commander, Pacific Tanker Task Force, Anderson AFB, Guam)
12. November 2006 - October 2010, Operations Officer, 186th Operations Group, Key Field ANG, Meridian, Miss. (May 2008 - July 2008, Commander, Pacific Tanker Task Force, Anderson AFB, Guam)
13. October 2010 - December 2013, Commander, 186th Operations Group, Key Field ANG, Meridian, Miss.
14. December 2013 - April 2017, Commander, 186th Air Refueling Wing, Key Field ANG, Meridian, Miss.
15. April 2017 - August 2018, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Jackson, Miss.
16. August 2018 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General, JFH-MS-ZD, Jackson, Miss.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: 4,589
Aircraft flown: T-37B, KC-135A/R, C-27J and C-12
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two bronze stars
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Kosovo Campaign Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal with bronze star
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
United Nations Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
Mississippi Magnolia Medal
Mississippi War Medal with bronze star
Mississippi Emergency Service Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1984 Distinguished Graduate, Officer Training School
1989 Chief of Staff Award, Squadron Officer School
1999 21st Air Force Top Performer, Operational Readiness Inspection
2003 Headquarters Air Force Top Performer, Standards and Evaluations Inspection
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 4, 1984
First Lieutenant May 4, 1986
Captain May 4, 1988
Major June 14, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel June 14, 2001
Colonel May 26, 2011
Brigadier General April 15, 2017
(Current as of April 2019)
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