Brig. Gen. Anthony P. “Tony” Angello is the Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. The general is responsible for supporting the Deputy Chief of Staff on all matters pertaining to Nuclear Deterrence Operations reportable to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. He assists the Deputy Chief of Staff in providing direction, guidance, integration, and advocacy regarding the nuclear deterrence mission of the U.S. Air Force and engages with joint and interagency partners for nuclear enterprise solutions.
Brig. Gen. Angello began his career as a 1990 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. Before joining the Air Force Reserve in 1999, he served nine years on active duty, including flying tours in the Pacific and the continental United States as part of the combat rescue and special operations communities. Since then, he has held numerous squadron, group, wing, numbered Air Force, and Headquarters Air Force command/leadership positions as part of the Air Force’s mobility, intercontinental ballistic missile, and nuclear command and control missions. Additionally, Brig. Gen. Angello commanded deployed mobility airlift support operations in Europe and the Southwest Asia area of operations. A career instructor pilot and evaluator, Brig. Gen. Angello is a command pilot with more than 5,700 fixed and rotary winged military flight hours in the C-17A Globemaster III, T-37, MH-53J/M Pave Low III, HH-3E Jolly Green Giant, and the UH-1H Huey.
Prior to assuming his current position, Brig. Gen. Angello was the Mobilization Assistant the Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. In his capacity, he assisted the Director in supporting the Pacific Air Forces Commander, the United States Pacific Command's Operations Center, and the directing of air operations in the Pacific Area of Responsibility, while assisting in leading 45,000 Airmen stationed in Japan, Korea, Alaska and Guam. In his civilian career, the general has more than 20 years of experience as a flight officer in the U.S. airline industry.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science, International Relations, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1994 Master of Science, Human Resource Management, Chapman College, Orange, Calif.
1996 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2003 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2013 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2014 Master of Science, National Security Studies, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2016 NATO Senior Officer Policy Course, Oberammergau, Germany
2016 Director of Mobility Forces Course (DIRMOBFOR), Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2021 Joint Force Maritime Component Commander Flag Course, Naval Station Newport, R.I.
2023 Combined/Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1990–May 1991, Student Pilot, Specialized UPT-Helicopter, Fort Rucker, Ala.
2. June 1991–May 1994, HH-3E Aircraft Commander, 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
3. May 1994–January 1995, Student Pilot, MH-53J, 551st Special Operations Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, N.M.
4. January 1995–July 1997, Plans and Programs officer, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
5. July 1997–July 1998, Chief, Standardization and Evaluations, 31st Special Operations Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea
6. July 1998–July 1999, “A” Flight Commander, 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
7. July 1999–February 2010, 728th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Tacoma, Wash.
8. February 2010–September 2011, Commander, 446th Operations Support Flight, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
9. September 2011–March 2013, Commander, 313th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
10. March 2013–July 2013, Deputy Commander, 446th Operations Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
11. August 2013–June 2014. Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
12. July 2014–December 2014, Capabilities Integration Branch Chief, Air Force Air-Sea Battle Office, Air Force/A5SC, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. December 2014–January 2018, Reserve Advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Air Force/A3, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. January 2018–November 2018, Commander, 446th Operations Group, JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.
15. November 2018–January 2020, Vice Commander, 446th Airlift Wing, JB Lewis-McChord, Wash.
16. January 2020–November 2021, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander 20th Air Force, Francis E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
17. November 2021–December 2022, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
18. December 2022–present, Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Air Force/A10, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 5,700
Aircraft flown: UH-1H, HH-3E, MH-53J/M, T-37 and C-17A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 1990
First Lieutenant May 30, 1992
Captain May 30,1994
Major April 30, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel April 30, 2008
Colonel Dec.16, 2014
Brigadier General Feb. 25, 2021
(Current as of March 2023)