MAJOR GENERAL EDWARD A. SAULEY III Maj. Gen Edward A. Sauley III serves as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He is responsible for working with the staffs at Air Force Space Command and the National Guard Bureau to ensure Air National Guard space forces are organized, trained and equipped to provide space capabilities to the combatant commands. The Air National Guard presence in Air Force Space Command consists of more than 900 Guardsmen assigned to nine units performing missions in space superiority operations, command and control, missile warning and space situational awareness. General Sauley earned his bachelor’s degree and commission from the United States Air Force Academy, and attended undergraduate pilot training at Laughlin AFB, Texas. He is a command pilot and has previously qualified as an instructor/evaluator in both the F-16 and the KC-135. General Sauley has command experience at the flight, squadron, group and wing level. He is a command pilot with over 3,400 total flying hours and 150 Combat hours flown during operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. EDUCATION 1988 Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado 1991 Tactical Fighter Electronic Combat Operations Course, Eglin AFB, Florida 1997 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida 2002 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2006 Air War College, by correspondence 2012 Director of Mobility Forces Course, MacDill AFB, Florida 2013 Air Force Nuclear Management Fundamentals Course, Air Force Nuclear College, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 2013 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia 2014 Air Force Advanced Nuclear Concepts Course, Air Force Nuclear College, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 2016 Senior Leadership Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, MD and Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas 2017 National Defense University, CAPSTONE, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 1988 – August 1989, student, undergraduate pilot training, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas 2. August 1989 – December 1989, student, fighter lead-in training, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico 3. December 1989 – June 1990, student, F-16C Replacement Training Unit, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida 4. June 1990- September 1990, student, Low Altitude Targeting Infrared for Night), Luke AFB, Arizona 5. September 1990 – March 1992, F-16C pilot, Wing Electronic Combat Pilot, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea 6. March 1992 – January 1995, F-16ADF Mission Commander, Chief of Wing Scheduling, 177th Fighter Wing, Atlantic City, New Jersey 7. January 1995 – May 1995, student, F-16C Instructor Pilot Course, Luke AFB, Arizona 8. May 1995 – March 1997, F-16C Academic and Flight Instructor pilot, Luke AFB, Arizona 9. March 1997 – January 1998, Flight Commander, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona 10. January 1998 – October 2001, F-16C Evaluator pilot and Mission Commander, Sioux City, Iowa 11. October 2001 – June 2003, F-16C Flight Commander, 185th Fighter Wing, Sioux City, Iowa 12. June 2003 – October 2003, KC-135E Flight Commander, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa 13. October 2003 – May 2005, Chief of Current Operations, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa 14. May 2005 – June 2005, Squadron Commander, 90thExpeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Incirlik Turkey 15. June 2005 – February 2006, Chief of Current Operations, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa 16. March 2006 – June 2007, KC-135E Aircraft Commander and Squadron Operations Officer, Sioux City, Iowa 17. June 2007 – August 2010, Operations Group Commander, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa 18. August 2010 – June 2011, Wing Commander, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa 19. June 2011 – July 2012, Operations Group Commander, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Sioux City, Iowa 20. July 2012 – November 2014, Air National Guard Advisor to USSTRATCOM, and Battle Watch Commander, Offutt AFB, Nebraska 21. December 2014 – April 2018, Mobilization Assistant to USSTRATCOM Director of Operations, and J3E, Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations, Offutt AFB, Nebraska 22. May 2018 – present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson, AFB, Colo. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 2012 – November 2014, Air National Guard Advisor to USSTRATCOM, and Battle Watch Commander, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, as a colonel 2. December 2014 – 2018, Mobilization Assistant to the Director, Global Operations (J-3), USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, Nebraska, as a brigadier general FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: command pilot Flight Hours: more than 3,400 Military aircraft flown: AT-38, F-16ADF, F-16C, KC-135E, KC-135R, T-37, T-38 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal 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 June 1, 1988 First Lieutenant June 1, 1990 Captain June 1, 1992 Major November 24, 1998 Lieutenant Colonel November 12, 2003 Colonel January 26, 2009 Brigadier General July 27 2015 Major General May 1, 2018 (Current as of September 2018)