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GEORGE R. GAGNON
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George R. Gagnon, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Director, International Training and Education, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He coordinates on and implements Department of Defense and Air Force international training and education policy for the command. He has functional oversight of numerous active-duty and Air National Guard organizations that provide flight and technical training, professional military education, and advanced academic degrees to 5,500 international students annually from 144 countries. Mr. Gagnon also advocates for the budgetary and manning requirements of these organizations and exercises executive-level management of a training and education programs budget of $350 million and military sales contracts with an open value of more than $3 billion.
Mr. Gagnon retired as a colonel from the Air Force as a master navigator with more than 2,600 flying hours, including 400 combat hours. He served on the Air Staff, Joint Staff and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In addition to being senior military assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, he served as special assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe and to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He also served as policy and issues analyst for the Secretary of the Air Force. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Gagnon served at Headquarters AETC as Executive Director, Air Force Security Assistance Training.
EDUCATION
1980 Bachelor of Arts degree, Texas A&M University, College Station
1985 Master of Arts degree, Texas A&M University, College Station
1993 Master of Arts and Science degree, School of Advanced Aerospace Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 National Security Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2005 Leadership for a Democratic Society, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Va.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1993 - 1995, policy analyst, Directorate of Plans and Programs, Strategy Division, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
2. 1995 - 1996, policy and issues analyst, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
3. 1996 - 1997, National Security Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
4. 1997 - 1999, Commander, 509th Operations Support Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
5. 1999 - 2000, special assistant to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
6. 2000 - 2002, special assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Mons, Belgium
7. 2002 - 2004, Commander, 2nd Operations Group, Barksdale AFB, La.
8. 2004 - 2005, Vice Commander, 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
9. 2005 - 2006, senior military assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
10, 2006 - 2008, Deputy Director, International Training and Education, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
11. 2008 - 2010, Deputy Director, Air Force Security Assistance Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
12. 2010 - present, Director, International Training and Education, Headquarters AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas
AWARDS AND HONORS
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device, silver and bronze leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Air Force Association
Federal Executive Institute Alumni Association
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
2010 International Affairs, Level III, Defense Security Cooperation Agency
(Current as of January 2011)
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