LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN F. REGNI
Lt. Gen. John F. Regni is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. The Academy provides a highly structured four-year regimen of military training, academics, athletic and character development programs leading to a Bachelor of Science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant.
General Regni is a 1973 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. His career has encompassed a wide range of personnel, training and command assignments. His command tours include Base Commander and 8th Combat Support Group Commander, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea; Commander, Second Air Force; and Commander, Air University. Among his staff assignments are Director of Manpower, Personnel and Support, U.S. Pacific Command; Director of Personnel at Air Mobility Command; and Director of Military Personnel Policy, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He also served on the Reserve Forces Policy Board from 1996 to 1998.
EDUCATION
1973 Bachelor of Science degree in biology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1977 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1981 Master of Science degree in systems management, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas
1984 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1990 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1993 Advanced Management Program, University of Illinois
1997 Capstone, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1973 - July 1976, personnel officer, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah
2. July 1976 - July 1978, Chief of Personnel Utilization, 40th Tactical Group, Aviano Air Base, Italy
3. July 1978 - July 1981, Chief, Force Analysis, and assistant, colonel assignments, Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
4. July 1981 - August 1983, assistant executive, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
5. August 1983 - May 1984, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
6. May 1984 - July 1987, assistant Chief of Staff, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
7. July 1987 - August 1989, Deputy Base Commander, 3380th Air Base Group, Keesler AFB, Miss.
8. August 1989 - July 1990, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 1990 - July 1991, Base Commander and Commander, 8th Combat Support Group, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
10. July 1991 - August 1994, Director, Manpower, Personnel and Support, Headquarters U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
11. August 1994 - March 1996, Director of Personnel, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
12. March 1996 - June 1998, Director, Military Personnel Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
13. July 1998 - August 2000, Director of Personnel Resources, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and Director, Air Force Personnel Operations Agency, Washington, D.C.
14. August 2000 - July 2004, Commander, 2nd Air Force, Keesler AFB, Miss.
15. July 2004 - October 2005, Commander, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
16. October 2005 - present, Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 6, 1973
First Lieutenant June 6, 1975
Captain June 6, 1977
Major Nov. 1, 1982
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1985
Colonel Oct. 1, 1989
Brigadier General Aug. 4, 1996
Major General March 31, 2000
Lieutenant General July 8, 2004
(Current as of June 2009)
General Regni is a 1973 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. His career has encompassed a wide range of personnel, training and command assignments. His command tours include Base Commander and 8th Combat Support Group Commander, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea; Commander, Second Air Force; and Commander, Air University. Among his staff assignments are Director of Manpower, Personnel and Support, U.S. Pacific Command; Director of Personnel at Air Mobility Command; and Director of Military Personnel Policy, Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He also served on the Reserve Forces Policy Board from 1996 to 1998.
EDUCATION
1973 Bachelor of Science degree in biology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1977 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
1981 Master of Science degree in systems management, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas
1984 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1990 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1993 Advanced Management Program, University of Illinois
1997 Capstone, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1973 - July 1976, personnel officer, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah
2. July 1976 - July 1978, Chief of Personnel Utilization, 40th Tactical Group, Aviano Air Base, Italy
3. July 1978 - July 1981, Chief, Force Analysis, and assistant, colonel assignments, Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
4. July 1981 - August 1983, assistant executive, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
5. August 1983 - May 1984, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
6. May 1984 - July 1987, assistant Chief of Staff, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, Texas
7. July 1987 - August 1989, Deputy Base Commander, 3380th Air Base Group, Keesler AFB, Miss.
8. August 1989 - July 1990, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 1990 - July 1991, Base Commander and Commander, 8th Combat Support Group, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
10. July 1991 - August 1994, Director, Manpower, Personnel and Support, Headquarters U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii
11. August 1994 - March 1996, Director of Personnel, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
12. March 1996 - June 1998, Director, Military Personnel Policy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
13. July 1998 - August 2000, Director of Personnel Resources, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and Director, Air Force Personnel Operations Agency, Washington, D.C.
14. August 2000 - July 2004, Commander, 2nd Air Force, Keesler AFB, Miss.
15. July 2004 - October 2005, Commander, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
16. October 2005 - present, Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 6, 1973
First Lieutenant June 6, 1975
Captain June 6, 1977
Major Nov. 1, 1982
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1985
Colonel Oct. 1, 1989
Brigadier General Aug. 4, 1996
Major General March 31, 2000
Lieutenant General July 8, 2004
(Current as of June 2009)