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U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E
COLONEL GREGORY J. REESE
Colonel Reese graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, in 1990 and served in numerous installation, training, and staff assignments in the Security Forces career field. In addition to commanding three deployed and two garrison squadrons, he served as an executive officer on the Air Combat Command Staff, Langley AFB, Va., as well as the Chief of Base Defense Policy at Headquarters Air Force, Washington, D.C. While assigned to the Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J., he was responsible for the Air Force's Phoenix Raven Certification Course as well as leading Air Mobility Command's expeditionary combat support training under the Phoenix Readiness Course, which later evolved into Eagle Flag. He is a graduate of Air Mobility Command's Advanced Study of Air Mobility as well as the National War College. EDUCATION 1990 Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering Mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1995 Master of Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2001 Advanced Study of Air Mobility (ASAM), Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J. 2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., Correspondence 2009 National War College, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. May 1990 - August 1992, Shift Commander, 97th Security Police Squadron, Eaker AFB, Ark. 2. September 1992 - October 1993, Shift Commander, 8th Security Police Squadron, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea 3. October 1993 - July 1994, Training and Resources Flight Commander, 8th Security Police Squadron, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea 4. July 1994 - December 1995, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, College of Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C. 5. December 1995 - February 1997, Training and Resources Flight Commander, 4th Security Police Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (May - September 1996 and February 1997, Commander, 4417th (Provisional) Security Police Squadron, Doha IAP, Qatar) 6. February1997 - February 1998, Chief, Future Systems, Directorate of Security Forces, Headquarters, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 7. February 1998 - October 1998, Executive Officer, Directorate of Security Forces, Headquarters, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 8. October 1998 - May 2000, Operations Flight Commander, 421st Ground Combat Readiness Squadron, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J. 9. May 2000 - June 2001, Student, Advanced Study of Air Mobility, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J. 10. June 2001 - July 2003, Commander, 28th Security Forces Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 11. July 2003 - June 2004, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 12. June 2004 - June 2006, Chief of Base Defense and Police Service Policy, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., (January - July 2005, Defense Force Commander, 332d Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Balad Air Base, Iraq) 13. June 2006 - June 2008, Commander, 51st Security Forces Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea 14. July 2008 - June 2009, Student, National War College, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 15. June 2009 - June 2010, Defense Force Commander, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar 16. July 2010 - Present, Commander, 37th Training Group, Lackland AFB, Texas MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Bronze Star with one oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Army Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Iraqi Campaign Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korean Defense Service Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2005 Action Officer of the Year, Directorate of Strategic Security, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 2004 Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1997 Company Grade Officer of the Year, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 1996 Company Grade Officer of the Year, Seymour Johnson AFB, S.C. 1989 Distinguished Graduate, U.S. Army Air Assault School, Fort Campbell, Ky. EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant 30 May 1990 First Lieutenant 30 May 1992 Captain 30 May 1994 Major 1 June 2001 Lieutenant Colonel 1 March 2006 Colonel 1 September 2010 (Current as of September 2010) | |||||
