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COLONEL GREGORY S. GILMOUR
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Colonel Gregory S. Gilmour is the Commander of the 916th Air Refueling Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.; one of the key aerial refueling units in Air Force Reserve Command. The 916 ARW flies the KC-135 in support of the Air Force's worldwide contingency operations involving aerial refueling, airlift of cargo and passengers and aeromedical evacuations.
Col. Gilmour began his military career in 1986 as a graduate of The Citadel and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. He spent 13 years as a naval aviator, including 3 shipboard deployments, before joining the Air Force Reserve in 1999. Colonel Gilmour has served tours of duty in the Mediterranean for Desert Shield/Storm, as well as numerous deployments to the Caribbean and Pacific for Counter-Drug Interdiction. He was deployed in support of OEF, OIF, and Operation Northern Watch, and as Commander of the 90th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey. He is a command pilot with more than 4,000 hours in the T-34, TH-57 A/C, SH-2F, SH-60B, and the KC-135R/T/RT aircraft.
EDUCATION:
1986 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The Citadel, Charleston, SC
1993 Masters of Arts in National Security Affairs, Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA
1995 Naval War College - Correspondence
2006 Air War College - Correspondence
2010 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education (AJPME)
2011 Joint Air and Space Operations Senior Staff Course (JSSC)
2011 COMAFFOR Senior Staff Course (CSSC)
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. May 1986 - Aug 1986, Served as a member of staff, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.
.2. Aug 1986 - Oct 1986, Student, Aviation Indoctrination, Naval Aviation Schools, NAS, Pensacola, Fla.
3. Oct 1986 - Jun 1987, T-34C Student Pilot, VT-3, NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. 4. Jun 1987 - Jan 1988, TH-57B/C Student Pilot, HT-18, NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Fla.
5. Jan 1988 - Aug 1988, SH-2F Student Pilot, HSL-30, NAS, Norfolk, Va.
6. Aug 1988 - May 1991, Maintenance Officer flying SH-2Fs, Asst Detachment OIC, Deployed for Desert Shield USS Paul (FF1080)
7. May 1991 - Jun 1993, Student, Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, Calif.
8. Jun 1993 - Mar 1994, SH-60B, Student Pilot, HSL-40, NAS, Mayport, Fla.
9. Mar 1994 - Feb 1997, Administration Dept Head HSL-42, Asst. OIC, Detachment 9, Deployed to Mediterranean on USS Normandy (CG-60)
10. Feb 1997 - Aug 1999, HSL-46, Detachment 9 OIC, Weapons & Tactics Dept Head, Deployed on USS Ticonderoga (CG-47)
11. Sep 1999 - Sep 2002, Chief of Scheduling, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
12. Sep 2002 - Sep 2004, Asst Operations Officer, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
13. Sep 2004 - May 2008, Operations Officer, 18th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
14. May 2008 - August 2012, Commander, 507th Operations Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.
15. September 2012- present, Commander, 916th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: 4,000+
Aircraft Flown: T-34, TH-57 A/C, SH-2F, SH-60B, KC-135 R/T/RT
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Navy Commendation Medal with 2 Gold Stars
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 1 oak leaf cluster
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with 2 Bronze Stars
Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with Operational 'O' Device
Combat Readiness Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 2 Bronze Stars
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 1 'M' device
Air Force Training Ribbon
NATO Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Ensign May 1986
Lieutenant (Jr Grade) May 1988
Lieutenant May 1990
Lt Commander Feb 1996
Major Sep 1999
Lt Colonel Sep 2003
Colonel Mar 2008
Current as of January 2013
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