Brigadier General Robert D. Reyner
Brig. Gen. Robert D. Reyner serves as Assistant Adjutant General - Air, New Mexico Air National Guard. As the senior military advisor to the Adjutant General, he is responsible for planning, organizing, training, exercising, deploying, and leading NMANG forces when activated in response to any domestic disaster or combat contingency.
General Reyner graduated from the University of New Mexico in 1992 and subsequently earned his commission in 1994 where he went on to be an F-16C/D pilot, mission commander, instructor pilot and evaluator. Throughout his career, General Reyner has held numerous command assignments and joint staff positions. When the 150th Fighter Wing entered a Total Force Integration with the 58th Special Operations Wing, General Reyner was instrumental in leading the 188th Fighter Squadron through its transformation into the 188th Rescue Squadron. Notably, he was one of the first unit pilots to attend C-130H and HC-130P/N conversion training.
As a Command pilot and proven aviator, General Reyner has flown over 3,000 flying hours and has served in Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, Operation NORTHERN WATCH, Operation NOBLE EAGLE and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. He also directed combat personnel Rescue/Special Operations Forces mission ready aircrews, performing maintenance and sortie generation on HC/MC-130J, CV-22 and HH-60 aircraft.
Prior to his current assignment, General Reyner was the Commander of the 150th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, University of New Mexico
2003 Squadron Officer School
2009 Air Command and Staff College
2012 Air War College
2013 FEMA Incident Command System Training
ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 1992 - November 1994, F-16C/D egress technician, 150th Fighter Wing, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2. November 1994 - December 1995, student, undergraduate pilot training, Sheppard AFB, Texas.
3. August 1996 - March 1997, F-16 Basic and LANTIRN Courses, 162nd Fighter Squadron, Tucson, Ariz.
4. March 1997 - October 2001, squadron pilot, standards and evaluations liaison officer, 188th Fighter Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
5. October 2001 - October 2007, Defense Systems Evaluation pilot/assistant Chief, and Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 188th Fighter Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
6. October 2007 - August 2011, Flight Commander and Chief of Standards and Evaluations, 188th Fighter Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
7. August 2011 - February 2012, Commander, 188th Fighter Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
8. February 2012 - March 2013, Commander, 188th Rescue Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
9. March 2013 - September 2014, Director of Operations (A3), Headquarters New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
10. September 2014 - August 2017, Commander, 150th Special Operations Wing, New Mexico Air National Guard, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
11. August 2017 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General, HQ NM ANG, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: Over 3,000
Aircraft flown: F-16C/D, HC-130P/N
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Pilot with a major airline
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Sept. 29, 1994
First Lieutenant Jan. 22, 1997
Captain Jan. 28, 1999
Major Jan. 26, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 9, 2009
Colonel May 22, 2014
Brigadier General March 1, 2018
(Current as of August 2018)
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