MAJOR GENERAL GARY A. MCCUE
Major General Gary A. McCue is the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is responsible for advising the commander and staff on all air mobility issues impacting the Air National Guard. He ensures requirements for the Air National Guard are included in all planning, programming and execution phases of Air Mobility Command mission elements: airlift, aerial refueling, special air mission and aeromedical evacuation. He is responsible for the coordination of Air National Guard issues through the Director of the Air National Guard.
After his commission, General McCue attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. He has commanded at the squadron, group, and wing level and served as the Air National Guard Deputy Director for Air Operations, Director of the Joint Staff and Chief of the Joint Staff Ohio National Guard, and Director of Staff for the Ohio Air National Guard. General McCue has participated in Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, JOINT FORGE, CORONET OAK, NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM, and IRAQI FREEDOM. He is a Command Pilot with over 5,300 hours of flight time in the T‐37, T‐38, C‐27J, and C‐ 130B/E/H aircraft. Prior to his current position, General McCue served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Mobility command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Arts, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
1989 Air National Guard Academy of Military Science, McGee Tyson, Tenn.
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1997 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Master of Strategic Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2017 Leadership in Homeland Security, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2017 National Security Studies Program, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2020 Director of Mobility Forces (DM4), Tyndall AFB, Fla.
2021 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Washington, D.C.
2022 Dual Status Commander Qualification Program, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
2022 National Security Management Course, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, N.Y.
2023 Senior Leader Nuclear Management Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1989 - February 1991, Undergraduate/C-130 pilot trainee, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. March 1991 - November 1995, C-130 Pilot, 164th Airlift Squadron, Mansfield, Ohio
3. December 1995 - September 2000, Operations Plans Officer, 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio
4. October 2000 - May 2001, Operations Group, Chief, Standardization/Evaluation, 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio
5. June 2001 - January 2004, Operations Officer, 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio
6. February 2004 - July 2006, 164th Airlift Squadron Commander, 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio
7. July 2006 - June 2007, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. June 2007 - July 2010, Operations Group Commander, 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio
9. July 2010 - June 2016, Wing Commander, 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio
10. June 2016 - July 2017, Deputy Director Air Operations, Air National Guard Readiness Center, JB Andrews, Md.
11. July 2017 - November 2019, Director of Staff- Air, Ohio National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Ohio
12. November 2019 - August 2020, Chief of the Joint Staff, Ohio National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Ohio
13. August 2020 - December 2020, Director of the Joint Staff, Ohio National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Ohio
14. January 2021 - June 2023, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Ohio National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Ohio; dual-hatted, October 2022 - December 2022, ANG Assistant to the Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs (A‐5/8), Headquarters, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. January 2022 - June 2022, Inspector General, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
16. January 2023 - January 2024, Air National Guard Assistant to the Director, Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Scott AFB, Ill.; dual-hatted, October 2021 - June 2023, Director, Commanders' Leadership Course, ANGRC, JB Andrews, Md.
17. February 2024 - Present, Assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: 5,300
Aircraft flown: T‐37, T‐38, C‐27J, and C‐130B/E/H
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Aug. 3, 1989
First Lieutenant Sept. 8, 1991
Captain Sept. 28, 1993
Major Oct. 15, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 17, 2001
Colonel June 27, 2008
Brigadier General Aug. 7, 2020
Major General Feb. 1, 2024
(Current as of September 2024)
