BRIGADIER GENERAL BRIAN D. KILE
Brig. Gen. Brian D. Kile serves as the Assistant Adjutant General, Alaska Air National Guard. He is responsible for the recruiting, retention, training, and equipping of over 2,400 Alaskan citizen airmen in two flying wings. He provides strategic airlift, search and rescue, aerial refueling, air defense, and space warning and surveillance capabilities in support of state and federal missions worldwide. General Kile ensures the Alaska Air National Guard maintains a constant watch and commitment to Pacific Air Forces, Air Combat Command, United States Northern Command, United States Transportation Command, Alaska North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, and Air Force Space Command.
General Kile entered the United States Air Force in 1990 as a Loadmaster. He was selected for the Undergraduate Pilot Training Program in 1997, marking his transition into the officer corps. General Kile has served in numerous leadership positions to include squadron command, group command, a Standardization and Evaluation Pilot, the 11th Air Force Rescue Coordination Center Deputy Director, and the Director of Operations/J3, Joint Staff. Prior to his current position, General Kile served as the Director of Staff JFHQ-Air at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska.
EDUCATION
1998 Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT), Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB), Texas
2000 Rotary Wing Pilot Training, Fort Rucker, Ala.
2001 HH-60G Initial Mission Qualification Training (MQT), Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2003 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Science, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Castle AFB, Calif.
2009 Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) Level II, Joint Base (JB) Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
2009 Squadron Officer School (SOS), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Advanced Instrument School, Tinker AFB, Okla.
2014 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Night Vision Goggle Academic Instructor Course, Randolph AFB, Texas
2018 Master of Science in National Security and Strategic Studies, United States Naval War College , Newport, R.I.
2024 Alan L. Freed Associates Area Studies Seminar – INDOPACOM, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
2024 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar (GFOS), Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1990 - September 1998, Loadmaster, 210th Rescue Squadron, Kulis Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Alaska
2. September 1998 - September 2001, Pilot Trainee, 176th Student Flight, Kulis ANGB, Alaska
3. September 2001 - December 2006, HH-60 Pilot, 210th Rescue Squadron, Kulis ANGB, Alaska
4. December 2006 - September 2007, Scheduling Officer, 210th Rescue Squadron, Kulis ANGB, Alaska
5. September 2007 - May 2010, Senior Controller, 176th Wing, Kulis ANGB, Alaska
6. May 2010 - January 2011, Deputy Director, 176th Wing, Kulis ANGB, Alaska
7. January 2011 - May 2012, Instructor Pilot, 210th Rescue Squadron, Kulis ANGB, Alaska
8. May 2012 - April 2014, OGV HH-60 Pilot, 176th Operations Group, Joint Base (JB) Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
9. April 2014 - October 2015, Director of Operations, 210th Rescue Squadron, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
10. October 2015 - June 2017, Commander, 210th Rescue Squadron, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
11. June 2017 - May 2018, Student, Naval War College, Newport Naval Air Station (NAS), R.I.
12. May 2018 - March 2019, Deputy Commander, 176th Operations Group, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
13. March 2019 - October 2019, Director of Operations-Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters-Alaska, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
14. October 2019 - January 2021, Commander, 168th Operations Group, Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska
15. January 2021 - February 2023, Director of Staff-Air, Joint Force Headquarters, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
16. March 2023 - June 2023, Retired Reserve, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Space Force Base, Colo.
17. June 2023 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General Air, Joint Force Headquarters, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 2019 - October 2019, Director of Operations-Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters-Alaska, JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,200 including more than 190 combat hrs
Aircraft flown: T-37, UH-1, HH-60G, KC-135R
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with five oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Sept. 24, 1998
First Lieutenant Sept. 24, 2000
Captain Oct. 1, 2003
Major Oct. 2, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel Nov. 13, 2014
Colonel June 3, 2019
Brigadier General June 15, 2023
(Current as of September 2025)
