BRIGADIER GENERAL CARLA D. RINER
Brig. Gen. Carla D. Riner presently serves as the Chief of Staff of the Delaware Air National Guard, Delaware Joint Forces Headquarters, New Castle, Delaware. In this capacity she is charged with the strategic direction of the state’s mission sets. Additionally, she serves as the Air National Guard Advisor to the Director of the Air and Cyberspace Operations, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
A graduate of the University of Georgia, General Riner was commissioned at the Academy of Military Science. She served in multiple worldwide combat and contingency operations to include Operations ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM as a C-130 pilot. Prior to her current position, she was the Commander, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard, New Castle, Delaware. General Riner has commanded at the flight, squadron, group, and wing levels, and is a senior pilot with more than 2,900 hours.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, The University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.
2004 Squadron Officers School (SOS) – Distinguished Graduate, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala.
2008 Juris Doctor, The University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Ga.
2009 Advanced Aircraft Maintenance and Munitions Officer Course (AMOC), Sheppard AFB, Texas
2010 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Intermediate Officer Development Course, Joint Base (JB) Andrews, Md.
2014 Air War College (AWC), McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Tenn., by seminar
2014 Commanders Development Course (CDC), JB Andrews, Md.
2016 USAF Senior Leader Mission Generation Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2017 Reserve Component National Security Course (RCNSC), National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2020 Director of Mobility Forces Course (DIRMOBFOR), Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2021 Dual Status Commanders Course (DSC), Fort Carson, Colo.
2021 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course (JCTC), Fort Carson, Colo.
2022 National Security Studies Management Course (NSSMC), Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, N.Y.
2022 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), JB Andrews, Md.
2023 Combined Forces Maritime Component Commander Course (CFMCC), NATO Allied Joint Forces Command Naples, Italy
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1996 - January 1997, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla.
2. March 1997 - April 1997, C-130 Pilot Initial Qualification Training, Little Rock AFB, Ark. (Distinguished Graduate)
3. April 1997 - April 2008, Pilot, 167th Airlift Wing, Martinsburg ANGB, W.Va.
4. April 2008 - July 2011, Maintenance Officer, 167th Maintenance Group, Martinsburg ANGB, W.Va.
5. July 2011 - January 2013, Commander, 167th Maintenance Operations Flight, Martinsburg ANGB, W.Va.
6. January 2013 - October 2015, Commander, 167th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Martinsburg ANGB, W.Va.
7. October 2015 - January 2018, Commander, 130th Maintenance Group, Charleston, W.Va.
8. January 2018 - February 2019, Special Assistant to Assistant Adjutant General – Air, Joint Force Headquarters, Charleston, W.Va.
9. February 2019 - September 2021, Commander, 166th Airlift Wing, New Castle, Del.
10. September 2021 - Present, Chief of Staff of the Delaware Air National Guard, New Castle, Del. (April 2022, Director of Mobility Forces for Centralized Command Post Training 22-1, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea); dual-hatted, June 2023 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Director A-3, US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Hickam AFB, Hawaii
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: senior pilot
Flight hours: more than 2,900 (including 336 combat hours)
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-1, C-130E, C-130H2, and C-130H3
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Nov. 16, 1995
First Lieutenant Nov. 16, 1997
Captain Dec. 4, 1999
Major June 1, 2004
Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2011
Colonel Jan. 8, 2016
Brigadier General Sept. 30, 2021
(Current as of November 2023)
