BRIGADIER GENERAL TODD A. WILES
Brig. Gen. Todd A. Wiles is the Tennessee Air National Guard Chief of Staff. He is responsible for the command, control, and operations plans and programs affecting more than 3,400 Airmen of the Tennessee Air National Guard. His range of responsibilities include ensuring the combat readiness and domestic operation response capabilities of Tennessee’s three Wings and two Geographically Separated Units.
General Wiles earned his commission as a Distinguished Graduate of the Western Kentucky University Air Force ROTC program in 1995. He is a command pilot with more than 4,100 flight hours and more than 339 combat hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon and the MQ-9 Reaper. General Wiles has held assignments in the active-duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard, and has commanded at the flight, squadron, group, and wing levels. Additionally, during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Brig Gen Wiles served with the 3rd Infantry Division as a brigade Air Liaison Officer.
Prior to his current assignment, General Wiles commanded the 118th Wing and was dual hatted as the installation commander of Joint Base (JB) Berry Field, Nashville, Tennessee.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Science, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky.
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2017 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2023 Senior Leader Orientation Course, JB Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1995 - September 1996, Student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. November 1996 - January 1997, AT-38 Student Pilot, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 560th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas
3. February 1997 - September 1997, F-16 Student Pilot, F-16C FTU, 63rd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. October 1997 - April 2000, Squadron Chief Training Officer, 524th Fighter Squadron, F-16 Flt Lead, Cannon AFB, N.M.
5. May 2000 - May 2001, Wing Chief Training Officer, 80th Fighter Squadron, Republic of Korea (ROK) 4-Ship Flt Lead, Kunsan Airbase, ROK
6. July 2001 - September 2003, Flight Commander, Assistant Director of Ops, Ground Forward Air Controller, Air Liaison Officer, 15th Air Support Operations Squadron, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
7. September 2003 - January 2004, F-16 Student Pilot, Transition/Night Vision Goggle/Block 50 Course, 308/310th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
8. February 2004 - October 2006, Flight Commander, Assist Director of Ops, Chief of Standards and Evaluations, F-16 Flt Lead/Instructor Pilot/Flight Examiner, 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
9. October 2006 - July 2007, F-16 Instructor Pilot, 307th Fighter Squadron, Air Force Reserves, Shaw AFB, S.C.
10. March 2009 - September 2012, F-16 Instructor Pilot, 100th Fighter Squadron, Alabama Air National Guard, Dannelly Field, Ala.
11. October 2012 - December 2014, Weapons and Tactics Chief, 105th Attack Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, Berry Field, Tenn.
12. December 2014 - February 2017, Deputy Commander, 118th Operations Group, Tennessee Air National Guard, Berry Field, Tenn.
13. December 2018 - November 2019, Commander, 118th Operations Group, Tennessee Air National Guard, Berry Field, Tenn.
14. November 2019 - May 2021, Commander, 118th Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard, Berry Field, Tenn.
15. November 2022 - Present, Chief of Staff, Tennessee Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Nashville, Tenn.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,100
Aircraft flown: F-16, AT-38, T-38, T-37, MQ-9, B757, B767 and A320
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Presidential Unit Citation
Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with three oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1995
First Lieutenant May 31, 1997
Captain May 31, 1999
Major Oct. 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 2012
Colonel Jan. 1, 2019
Brigadier General Nov. 5, 2022
(Current as of January 2025)
