Mr. John M. Grigaliunas, a senior-level executive, is the Technical Advisor for Armament and Weapons Test and Evaluation, Air Force Test Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. He is the senior technical advisor to the AFTC commander and serves as the senior Air Force technical advisor and national/international authority in armament and weapons test and evaluation. He also has responsibility for providing technical advice and guidance to the highest levels of the Air Force, the Department of War, as well as nationally critical conventional weapon system development efforts regarding test infrastructure, test capabilities and best practices, modeling and simulation and interpretation of test results. AFTC’s workforce of 18,000 military, civilians and contractors, and its ranges and facilities, are located across the U.S. including Edwards AFB, California; Eglin AFB, Florida; Holloman AFB, New Mexico; and Arnold AFB, Tennessee. Mr. Grigaliunas was appointed a senior-level executive in December 2020.
EDUCATION
2004 Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2008 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2010 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Master of Science, Systems Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2016 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
November 2004–August 2005, F-16/F-15 Avionics Engineer, 416th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
August 2005–October 2008, B-1/B-2/B-52 Project Engineer, 419th FTS, Edwards AFB, Calif.
October 2008–January 2009, F-22 Project Engineer, 411th FTS, Edwards AFB, Calif.
January 2009–September 2009, Integrated Avionics Technical Expert, 775th Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, Calif.
September 2009–January 2013, Electronic Warfare and Survivability Engineer, 771st TS, Edwards AFB, Calif.
January 2013–April 2014, Test System Safety Engineer, 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, Calif.
April 2014–September 2015, Lead Electronic Warfare Engineer, Global Vigilance Combined Test Force and Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force, Edwards AFB, Calif.
September 2015–February 2017, Electronic Warfare Technical Expert, 771st TS, Edwards AFB, Calif.
February 2017–May 2019, Chief Engineer, Benefield Anechoic Facility, 772nd TS, Edwards AFB, Calif.
May 2019–December 2020, Technical Director, 412th Electronic Warfare Group, Edwards AFB, Calif.
December 2020–October 2025, Technical Advisor for Flight Test and Evaluation, Air Force Test Center, Edwards AFB, Calif.
October 2025–present, Technical Advisor, Armament and Weapons Test and Evaluation, AFTC, Eglin AFB, Fla.
(Current as of January 2026)