BRIGADIER GENERAL GREGG A. PEREZ
Brig. Gen. Gregg A. Perez serves as the Chief of Staff for the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. He is the primary advisor to the Deputy Adjutant General -Air on all matters pertaining to air operations of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. He supports the overall operational readiness of the 4,100 assigned members ensuring that they are trained and equipped to successfully accomplish state, federal, and global operational missions. He is also the Air National Guard Advisor to the Commander of the USAF Expeditionary Center. In this unique ‘Dual-Hat’ position, General Perez provides critical insight, support, and advisement to the Commander responsible for over 14,000 airmen supporting contingency and global mission support operations.
General Perez graduated from Officer Training School and was commissioned in 1987. He then attended Undergraduate Navigator Training at Mather AFB, California with his first operational assignment as a KC-135R navigator assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota. In 1992, he joined the Pennsylvania Air National Guard as a member of the 112th Air Refueling Group. In 1997, General Perez attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus AFB, Mississippi and returned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing as a KC-135E/R pilot. General Perez has held the position of Commander of the 146th Air Refueling Squadron and Vice Wing Commander and Wing Commander of the 171st Air Refueling Wing. He has deployed in numerous operations to include Desert Shield/Storm, Allied Force, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Noble Eagle, and Unified Protector.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2007 Air War College, by correspondence
2009 Master of Science in Leadership and Business Ethics, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 1987 - October 1988, Undergraduate Navigator Training, 451st Flying Training Squadron/ATC, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
2. October 1988 - November 1991, Navigator, KC-135, 28th Air Refueling Squadron/SAC, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
3. November 1991 - July 1992, Instructor Navigator, KC-135, 28th Air Refueling Squadron/SAC, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
4. July 1992 - October 1992, Chief Flight Scheduling, 28th Air Refueling Squadron/SAC, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
5. October 1992 - September 1997, KC-135 Navigator, 146th Air Refueling Squadron/AMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
6. September 1997 - October 1998, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 48th Flying Training Squadron/AETC, Columbus AFB, Miss.
7. October 1998 - February 1999, KC-135 Copilot Initial Qualification, 97th Operations Support Squadron/AETC, Altus AFB, Okla.
8. February 1999 - October 2003, KC-135 Pilot, 146th Air Refueling Squadron/AMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
9. October 2003 - October 2006, KC-135 Pilot/Chief of Current Operations, 146th Air Refueling Squadron/AMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
10. October 2006 - October 2007, Operations Officer, Chief of Operations, Instructor Pilot, KC-135 R/T, 146th Air Refueling Squadron/AMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
11. October 2007 - October 2008, Operations Support Flight Commander, 171st Operations Support Flight/AMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
12. October 2008 - October 2009, Operations Officer/Instructor Pilot, KC-135 R/T, 146th Air Refueling Squadron/AMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
13. October 2009 - October 2010, Operations Officer/Evaluator Pilot, KC-135 R/T, 146th Air Refueling Squadron/AMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
14. October 2010 - October 2013, Squadron Commander/Evaluator Pilot, 146th Air Refueling Squadron/AMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
15. October 2013 - August 2015, Vice Commander, 171st Air Refueling Wing/AMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
16. August 2015 - November 2017, Wing Commander, 171st Air Refueling Wing/AMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
17. November 2017 - Present, Chief of Staff, Annville, Pa.; dual-hatted, September 2018 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, U.S., Air Force Expeditionary Center, McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: 4,850
Aircraft flown: T-37B, T-1A, KC-135E, KC-135R/T, and KC-135D
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Kosovo Campaign Medal with one bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal
Air and Space Campaign Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver hourglass and one ‘M’ device
Air Force Training Ribbon
NATO Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medal
Pennsylvania Commendation Medal with silver service star
Pennsylvania Governors Unit Citation withtwo silver service stars
Pennsylvania 20 Year Service Medal with one silver service star
Pennsylvania Major General Thomas R. White, Jr. Medal
Pennsylvania General Thomas J. Stewart Medal with four oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 15, 1987
First Lieutenant Dec. 15, 1989
Captain Dec. 15, 1991
Major Oct. 13, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 13, 2005
Colonel July 14, 2014
Brigadier General Dec. 2, 2017
(Current as of September 2020)
