Major General KYLE J. KREMER

Maj. Gen. Kyle J. Kremer is Director of Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is responsible for force structure planning, programming, doctrine, and requirements for the nation’s airlift and air refueling force.

Maj. Gen. Kremer entered the Air Force in 1990 as a Distinguished Graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Central Florida. He is a Command Pilot with multiple assignments flying the C-5, KC-135, C-21 and T-37, including command at the squadron, group and wing levels. He also served as a Presidential Advance Agent.

Maj. Gen. Kremer has served in multiple staff assignments, including, Chief of C-5 Modernization Programs, and Chief, Senior Leader Management, Headquarters Air Mobility Command; as well as Chief, Distribution Division, Joint Staff Directorate for Logistics (J4), and Director for Manpower and Personnel (J1) the Pentagon. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as Director for Global Reach Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia.

EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando
1996 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1996 Master of Aeronautical Science in Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2004 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2008 Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2010 Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Eckerd College, Saint Petersburg, Fla.
2018 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Center for Creative Leadership, Warrenton, Va.
2018 Systems Acquisition Management Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1991–April 1992, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
2. May 1992–September 1992, Pilot Instructor Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
3. September 1992–July 1996, T-37 Instructor Pilot, Functional Check Flight Pilot and Group Executive Officer, Reese AFB, Texas
4. July 1996–July 2000, C-5 Instructor Aircraft Commander, Presidential Advance Agent and Deputy Wing Executive Officer, Dover AFB, Del.
5. July 2000–August 2003, Chief, C-5 Modernization Programs and Executive Officer to the Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Illinois.
6. August 2003–July 2004, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
7. July 2004–July 2005, Operations Officer, 3rd Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
8. July 2005–July 2007, Commander, 56th Airlift Squadron, Altus AFB, Oklahoma (August 2006-January 2007, Commander, 376th Expeditionary Operations Group, Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan)
9. July 2007–July 2008, Student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
10. July 2008–March 2010, Chief, Senior Leader Management, Headquarters Air Mobility Command,
Scott AFB, Ill.
11. March 2010–July 2012, Chief, Distribution Division, The Joint Staff, Directorate for Logistics (J4), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. July 2012–June 2013, Vice Commander, 22nd Air Refueling Wing, McConnell AFB, Kan.
13. June 2013–August 2015, Commander, 375th Air Mobility Wing, Scott AFB, Ill.
14. August 2015–June 2016, Executive Officer to the Commander, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. June 2016–June 2018, Director for Manpower and Personnel, The Joint Staff, Directorate for Manpower and Personnel (J1), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. July 2018–December 2018, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
17. December 2018–August 2020, Director, Global Reach Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
18. September 2020–present, Director, Strategic Plans, Requirements and Programs. Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 2010–June 2012, Chief Distribution Division, The Joint Staff, Directorate for Logistics (J4), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
2. August 2015–June 2016, Executive Officer to the Commander, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill., as a brigadier general
3. June 2016–June 2018, Director for Manpower and Personnel, The Joint Staff, Directorate for Manpower and Personnel (J1), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a brigadier general

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight Hours: more than 2,750, including 40 combat hours
Aircraft Flown: C-5A/B, C-21, KC-135, T-37, T-38, C-17, T-1

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 5, 1990
First Lieutenant Sept. 20, 1992
Captain Sept. 20, 1994
Major Oct. 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel, May 1, 2005
Colonel Sept. 1, 2009
Brigadier General Jan. 1, 2016
Major General March 2, 2019

(Current as of February 2021)