Brig. Gen. Gregory M. Gutterman is the Director, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He leads a directorate charged with providing security assistance and cooperation to international partners through foreign military sales. As Director, General Gutterman is Headquarters AFMC’s focal point for administering the Air Force’s $161 billion security assistance budget supporting foreign military sales to 108 countries, operating more than 6,700 aircraft and other weapon systems. He develops and executes international agreements and manages the command’s international affairs and foreign disclosure policies.

General Gutterman was commissioned in 1989 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and began his career as an ICBM technical engineer in the 321st Strategic Missile Wing, Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. He then transitioned into the program management profession and has held a variety of assignments including F-22 and Reconnaissance Program Offices, an Air Logistics Center and two Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition assignments at the Pentagon. His previous command experience includes Commander, 682nd Armaments Systems Squadron at Eglin AFB, Florida, Commander, 554th Electronic Systems Group and Director, F-22 Senior Materiel Leader (wing commander equivalent) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. General Gutterman is an Acquisition Corps member with 28 years engineering and acquisition experience. His APDP certifications include Program Management, Acquisition Logistics, and Engineering.

Prior to his current assignment, General Gutterman was the Director of Strategic Plans, Programs and Analyses, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.  

EDUCATION
1985 U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1989 Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1993 Master of Science degree in Systems Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2003 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2004 Air War College, by correspondence
2007 Master of Arts degree in National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 
2007 The Program Manager’s Course (PMT 401), Fort Belvoir, Va.
2008 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

2008 Group Commander’s Course, Maxwell AFB Ala.
2010 Executive Program Manager’s Course (PMT 402), Fort Belvoir Va.
2012 USAF Wing Commander’s Seminar, Maxwell AFB Ala.
2015 Capstone General and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C.
2015 Systems Acquisition Management Course for General/Flag Officers (ACQ 404), Fort Belvoir Va.
2015 Security Cooperation Management Course, Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management, Wright Patterson AFB Ohio

ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1989 - March 1992, Mechanical Engineer, 321st Maintenance Support Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
2. March 1992 - September 1993, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. September 1993 - July 1995, Project Manager, U-2 Reconnaissance System Program, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. July 1995 - December 1996, Project Manager, F-22 Propulsion System, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. December 1996 - June 1999, U.S. Air Force Logistics Career Broadener, Hill AFB, Utah
6. June 1999 - June 2000, Aide-de-Camp, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah
7. June 2000 - May 2001, Executive Officer, Global Power Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
8. May 2001 - May 2002, AIM-9X Program Element Monitor, Global Power Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
9. May 2002 - June 2003, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
10. June 2003 - June 2004, Deputy, Small Diameter Bomb Program Office, Eglin AFB, Fla.
11. June 2004 - August 2006, Commander, 682nd Armament Systems Squadron (SDB II), Eglin AFB, Fla.
12. August 2006 - June 2007, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. June 2007 - July 2008, Executive Officer to the AFMC Commander, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
14. August 2008 - July 2010, Commander, 554th Electronic Systems Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
15. July 2010 - January 2012, Deputy Director, Information Dominance Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
16. January 2012 - July 2014, Director, F-22 System Program Office, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
17. August 2014 – April 2015, Director of Strategic Plans, Programs and Analyses, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
18. April 2015 – present, Director, Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

ACQUISITION INFORMATION

Certifications: Program Management Level III with ACAT I Credentials; Logistics Level II; SPRD&E Level I; Weapon systems experience: F-22, DEAMS, SDB I and II, F119 Engine, U-2 SYERS, HQ C4ISR portfolio, AIM-9X, JHMCS, Depot Operations, ICMB Minuteman III Maintenance, Foreign Military Sales

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS 
Air Force Legion of Merit
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Air Force Excellence in Competition Rifle Badge
Strategic Air Command Inspector General Superior Performer
42 Air Division Professional Excellence Award
Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General Outstanding Performer
Command and General Staff College MacArthur Leadership Award for Writing
Air-to-Ground Munitions Wing Field Grade Officer of the Year
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force John J. Welch Team Award 

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989
First Lieutenant May 31, 1991
Captain May 31, 1993
Major Sept. 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2004
Colonel Sept. 1, 2007
Brigadier General June 27, 2014

(Current as of March 2017)