MAJOR GENERAL ROBERT G. KILGORE
Maj. Gen. Robert G. Kilgore is the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. General Kilgore is the senior advisor to the commander for Air National Guard matters and is responsible for assisting the commander in running the day-to-day operations of AETC which includes Air Force Recruiting Service, two Numbered Air Forces and Air University. The command operates more than 1,400 trainer, fighter and mobility aircraft, 23 wings, 10 bases and five geographically separated groups. It trains more than 293,000 students per year with approximately 60,000 active duty, Reserve, Guard, civilian and contractor personnel.
General Kilgore earned his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 1988 and earned a Masters Degree in Managerial Economics from the University of Oklahoma in 1999. Following Undergraduate Pilot Training in 1989, he completed follow-on training in the KC-135R. General Kilgore served on active duty for over nine years flying the KC-135R at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. and Kadena Air Base, Japan. He joined the New York Air National Guard in 1997 and served as an Instructor and Evaluator Pilot. General Kilgore has commanded at the squadron and group level and was Commander, 107th Attack Wing. A combat veteran, he has served in Operation DESERT STORM, DESERT SHIELD, DESERT STRIKE, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, ENDURING FREEDOM, FREEDOM'S SENTINEL, and INHERENT RESOLVE. General Kilgore has deployed as an Operations Officer, Detachment Commander, and as Deputy Operations Group Commander, Joint Base Balad, Iraq. He is a Command Pilot with over 4,900 hours in the KC-135R, C-130H2, C-130E, T-37B and MQ-9. Prior to his current assignment, General Kilgore was the Chief of Staff, NY Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, N.Y. as well as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Director of Operations, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFARICA/A3).
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science, Engineering Mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala.
1999 Masters of Arts, Managerial Economics, University of Oklahoma, Norman
2003 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2006 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Naval Support Activity, Norfolk, Va.
2016 Joint Task Force Commanders Training Course, Peterson AFB, Colo.
2016 National Security Studies Management Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2018 Space Operations Executive Level Course, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
2019 NATO Senior Officer Policy Course, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany
2020 Combined Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2020 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives, San Antonio, Texas
2021 Globalism Versus Sovereignty Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2021 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Arlington, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1988 - July 1989, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
2. July 1989 - December 1990, KC-135 Student Pilot, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. December 1990 - December 1991, Pilot KC-135R, Altus AFB, Okla.
4. December 1991 - December 1993, Aircraft Commander, KC-135R, Altus AFB, Okla.
5. December 1993 - December 1995, Chief, Squadron Scheduling, Instructor Pilot KC-135R, Kadena Air Base, Japan
6. December 1995 - October 1997, Assistant Chief, Standardization and Evaluation, Instructor Pilot, Kadena AB, Japan
7. October 1997 - October 2006, Pilot KC-135, 107th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y.
8. October 2006 - October 2008, Commander, 136th Air Refueling Squadron, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y.
9. October 2008 - October 2009, Pilot, C-130H2, 107th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y.
10. October 2009 - June 2012, Commander, 107th Maintenance Group, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. (July 2010 – December 2010, Deputy Operations Group Commander, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, Joint Base Balad, Iraq)
11. June 2012 - January 2015, Vice Commander, 107th Airlift Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y.
12. January 2015 - December 2018, Commander, 107th Attack Wing, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y.
13. December 2018 - January 2019, Director of Operations, New York Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, N.Y.
14. February 2019 - April 2023, Chief of Staff, New York Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, N.Y.; Dual Hatted Air National Guard Assistant to the Director of Operations and Nuclear Integration, United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany
15. April 2023 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 2019 - April 2023, Chief of Staff, New York Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, N.Y.; Dual Hatted Air National Guard Assistant to the Director of Operations and Nuclear Integration, United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany as a brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,900
Aircraft flown: C-130H2, C-130E, KC-135R, MQ-9 and T-37B
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1988
First Lieutenant June 1, 1990
Captain June 1, 1992
Major Oct. 8, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 8, 2005
Colonel Jan. 11, 2010
Brigadier General Feb. 4, 2019
Major General June 9, 2023
(Current as of September 2024)
