Major
General Andy Love is the Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, NORAD/NORTHCOM
for National Guard Matters and Liaison to the Chief, NGB. He serves as the principal
liaison to the Combatant Commander on matters affecting the National Guard (Army
National Guard and Air National Guard). He also assists the Commander on
homeland defense, civil support and aerospace defense issues under the National
Guard's operational range of interest. Major General Love keeps the Chief of the
National Guard Bureau abreast of critical NORAD/USNORTHCOM issues and the
potential impact of those issues on the National Guard. He also coordinates all
NORAD/USNORTHCOM National Guard matters with the Adjutants General of the
several States and Territories, and the District of Columbia.
Major General Love entered the Colorado Air National Guard in April of 1967. In January of 1968 he was called to federal active duty in support of the Pueblo Crisis and received his commission in June of the same year. He began his career in the Colorado Air National Guard (COANG) as an aircraft mechanic, and most recently served as Assistant Adjutant General for Air and Commander. Major General Love is a command pilot with over 2500 hours in the F100, A-7, and F-16. Major General Love's last assignment was assistant to the Commander of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) and director of Air National Guard Forces, Headquarters AFSPC, Peterson Air Force Base, CO.
1967 Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, The Colorado
College, Colorado Springs, CO.
1992 National Security Management Course
1. June 1968 - June 1969, undergraduate pilot training, Williams
Air Force Base, Ariz.
2. June 1969 - November 1974, F-100 squadron fighter pilot, 120th Tactical
Fighter Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
3. November 1974 - August 1976, pilot, transitioned to A-7, 120th Tactical
Fighter Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
4. August 1976 - November 1977, squadron mobility officer, 120th Tactical
Fighter Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
5. November 1977 - October 1979, squadron disaster preparedness officer, 120th
Tactical Fighter Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
6. October 1979 - October 1980, assistant D flight commander, 120th Tactical
Fighter Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
7. October 1980 - May 1982, D flight commander, 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron,
Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
8. May 1982 - August 1983, inactive status, HQ ARPC, Denver, CO.
9. August 1983 - January 1985, flight test maintenance officer, 140th
Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
10. January 1985 - January 1992, wing training officer, 140th Tactical Fighter
Wing, Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
11. January 1992 - January 1993, chief of plans, 140th Tactical Fighter Wing,
Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
12. January 1993 - July 1995, Vice Commander, 140th Fighter Wing, Buckley Air
National Guard Base, CO.
13. July 1995 - September 1996, Deputy Commander for operations, Headquarters,
Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
14. September 1996 - September 2000, Assistant Adjutant General, Air, and
Commander, Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley Air National Guard Base, CO.
15. September 2000 - April 2003, Air National Guard assistant to the Commander,
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Peterson Air Force Base, CO.
16. April 2003 - Present, Special Assistant to the Combatant Commander, NORAD/NORTHCOM
for National Guard Matters and Liaison to the Chief, NGB
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,500
Aircraft flown: F-100, A-7 and F-16
Pilot wings from: Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Combat Readiness Medal with two devices
National Defense Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award with six devices
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon with one device
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two devices
Colorado Meritorious Service Medal
Active Service Ribbon
Foreign Deployment Service Ribbon
Colorado State Emergency Ribbon
Mobilization Support Ribbon
Colorado Long Service Ribbon
Recruiting Ribbon
Board of Directors of the Air Force Academy Foundation,
2001-2003
Chairman, governor's Defense Retention and Conversion Council, 1995- 1999
Trustee, Thirty Group, 1993 - 2003
Member of the Board, National Western Stock Show Association, 1986 - 2003
Chairman, Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation, 1989 - 1998
Vice Chairman, Colorado State Board of Agriculture, the Governing Board of
Colorado State University, University of Southern Colorado and Ft. Lewis
College, 1985 -1990
Second Lieutenant Jun 1, 1968
First Lieutenant Jun 1, 1971
Captain Jul 14, 1973
Major Jan 5, 1982
Lieutenant Colonel Jun 1, 1989
Colonel Jun 11, 1993
Brigadier General Oct 30, 1997
Major General Mar 30, 2001
(Current as of April 2003)
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