MAJOR GENERAL VIRGINIA I. GAGLIO
Major General Virginia Gaglio is the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. She assists the Commander and staff on issues impacting the Air National Guard related to warfighter support achieved through leading-edge science and technology, cradle-to- grave life cycle weapon systems management, world-class developmental test and evaluation and world-class depot maintenance and supply chain management.
General Gaglio received her commission through the Academy of Military Science program at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Technical Education Center in September 1992, where she was a distinguished graduate. She has served in Operations NORTHERN WATCH, NOBLE EAGLE, IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. Prior to her current assignment, she was the Chief of Staff and Commander of the Massachusetts Air National Guard and was dual- hatted as the Vice Director, Manpower and Personnel (J-1), National Guard Bureau.
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1995 Master of Arts in Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, Mass.
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education (AJPME), National Defense University, Norfolk, Va.
2014 Joint Task Force Commanders Course, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), Peterson AFB, Colo.
2014 Leadership in Homeland Security, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2019 Dual Status Commander Orientation Course, USNORTHCOM, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2019 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
2021 Globalism vs. Sovereignty Seminar (GVS), Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington D.C.
2021 Senior Leader Orientation Course 21B, Flatter, Inc., Washington D.C.
2022 National Security Studies Management Course, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, N.Y.
2023 Africa Regional Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Inc., Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1992 - February 1993, Equipment Maintenance Branch Officer-In-Charge, 102d Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass.
2. March 1993 - May 1995, Component Repair Flight OIC, 102d Maintenance Squadron, Otis ANG Base, Mass.
3. May 1995 - June 1996, Equipment Repair Flight OIC, 102d Maintenance Squadron, Otis ANG Base, Mass.
4. July 1996 - January 2001, Sortie Generation Flight OIC, 102d Aircraft Generation Squadron, Otis ANG Base, Mass.
5. January 2001 - October 2002, Commander, 102d Aircraft Generation Squadron, Otis ANG Base, Mass.
6. October 2002 - August 2008, Commander, 102d Mission Support Flight, Otis ANG Base, Mass.
7. August 2008 - January 2012, Deputy Commander, 102d Intelligence Group, Otis ANG Base, Mass.
8. January 2012 - December 2013, Commander, 102d Intelligence Group, Otis ANG Base, Mass.
9. December 2013 - May 2016, Vice Commander, 102d Intelligence Wing, Otis ANG Base, Mass.
10. June 2016 - November 2019, Commander, 102nd Intelligence Wing, Otis ANG Base, Mass.
11. December 2019 - January 2020, Special Assistant to the Adjutant General Massachusetts, Joint Force Headquarters, Massachusetts ANG, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
12. February 2020 - November 2023, Chief of Staff/Commander, JFHQ, MA ANG, Hanscom AFB, Mass. (dual-hatted, August 2020 - July 2023, ANG Assistant to the Assistant Secretary to the Air Force, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (SAF/MR), Washington, D.C.; dual-hatted, August 2023-November 2023, Acting Vice Director, Manpower and Personnel (J-1), National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.)
13. December 2023 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2004 National Guard Association of Massachusetts, Exec Committee
2005 National Guard Association of Massachusetts, President
2014-2019 American Red Cross-Southeastern Massachusetts, Board Member
2015-2017 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) Weapon Sys Council Chair
2018-2019 ANG Air Directorate Field Advisory Council Chair (ADFAC)
2020 Dual Status Commander-Massachusetts – Joint Task Force – Minuteman (COVID-19 Pandemic Operations)
2021-Present Strategic Planning System Steering Committee (SPS-SC) Strategic Communications Priority Chair
2023 Force Development Council, National Guard Bureau
2023-Present Air Reserve Forces Policy Committee (ARFPC) Vice-Chair
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Sept. 17, 1992
First Lieutenant Sept. 30, 1994
Captain Sept. 30, 1996
Major Oct. 3, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 27, 2004
Colonel Jan. 5, 2012
Brigadier General Feb. 27, 2020
Major General Dec. 1, 2023
(Current as of April 2024)
