MAJOR GENERAL GREGORY L. FERGUSON Maj. Gen. Gregory L. Ferguson serves as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida. The command is the Air Force component of United States Special Operations Command. Air Force Special Operations Command provides Air Force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to unified combatant commanders with approximately 19,000 active-duty, Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian professionals. General Ferguson enlisted in the Oklahoma Air National Guard in 1982 and was commissioned in 1984 at the Academy of Military Science in Knoxville, Tennessee. He has served as the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Oklahoma National Guard. His duties included assisting the Adjutant General in the oversight of 2,500 Airmen located in two wings across the state. He also supported joint activities with the Oklahoma Army National Guard to include the State Partnership Program and the State Joint Task Force. General Ferguson's career includes participation in numerous missions during multiple global operations to include Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He has also commanded units at the flight, squadron, group and wing level. EDUCATION 1983 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman 2004 Air War College, by correspondence 2007 Master’s degree, Natural and Applied Science, Aviation and Space Option, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City 2011 George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Senior Executive Seminar, Garmisch, Germany 2012 CAPSTONE, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2014 U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, Director of Mobility Forces Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla. 2014 National Security Studies Management Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. 2015 John F. Kennedy School of Government National and International Security, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. ASSIGNMENTS 1. February 1984 - February 1985, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese Air Force Base, Texas 2. February 1985 - June 1994, Pilot, C-130H, 185th Airlift Squadron, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Okla. 3. June 1994 - June 2000, Instructor Pilot, C-130H, 185th Airlift Squadron, Will Rogers ANGB, Okla. 4. June 2000 - June 2002, Commander, 185th Airlift Squadron, Will Rogers ANGB, Okla. 5. June 2002 - April 2005, Commander, 137th Operations Group, Will Rogers ANGB, Okla. 6. May 2005 - April 2007, Vice Commander, 137th Airlift Wing, Will Rogers ANGB, Okla. 7. May 2007 - April 2008, Commander, 137th Airlift Wing, Will Rogers ANGB, Okla. 8. April 2008 - January 2011, Commander, 137th Air Refueling Wing, Will Rogers ANGB, Okla. 9. January 2011 - August 2012, Chief of Staff, Oklahoma Air National Guard, Oklahoma Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma City, Okla. 10. October 2011 - December 2014, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill. (dual hat) 11. September 2012 - June 2015, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Joint Force Headquarters, Oklahoma National Guard, Oklahoma City, Okla. 12. June 2015 - present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla. FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: command pilot Flight hours: more than 5,000 including 106 combat missions Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-130H and KC-135R AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Medal Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device and oak leaf cluster Combat Readiness Medal with 10 oak leaf clusters Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze star Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze star Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Air Force Overseas Ribbon (Short Tour) Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon Air Force Longevity Service Award with five oak leaf clusters Armed Force Reserve Medal with silver hourglass, “M” device and numeral 2 Air Force Basic Military Training Honor Graduate Ribbon Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon Air Force Training Ribbon with oak leaf cluster PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS National Guard Association of Oklahoma National Guard Association of United States Allied Pilots Association EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant Feb. 16, 1984 First Lieutenant Feb. 16, 1987 Captain April 10, 1989 Major July 2, 1995 Lieutenant Colonel July 10, 1999 Colonel March 17, 2005 Brigadier General Jan 31, 2011 Major General July 9, 2015 (Current as of November 2015)