Gregory A. Feest

Gregory A. Feest (born 1956) is a United States Air Force Air Force major general who is currently serving as the Chief of Safety of the United States Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., and Commander, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. He develops, executes and evaluates all Air Force aviation, ground, weapons, space and system mishap prevention, and nuclear surety programs to preserve combat readiness. Additionally, he directs research to promote safety awareness and mishap prevention, oversees mishap investigations, evaluates corrective actions, and ensures implementation. Finally, he manages, develops and directs all Air Force safety and risk management courses.

Early life and education

Feest was born in 1956 and received his commission through the ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1978.

Career

Feest has held a variety of flying assignments, including command of the operations and maintenance of one of only two operational F-117A stealth fighter squadrons. He has also commanded the 479th Flying Training Group, Moody AFB, Ga.; the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia; and 19th Air Force, Randolph AFB, Texas. His staff assignments include Air Force liaison officer to the U.S. Senate, senior military assistant to the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Deputy Director of Requirements at Headquarters Air Combat Command. The general also served as Air Education and Training Command's Director of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, as well as Deputy Director for Force Application in the Directorate of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment on the Joint Staff.

Dropped the first bomb of Operation Desert Storm.

Assignments

1. October 1978 - December 1979, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather Air Force Base, California
2. January 1980 - December 1982, F-111E weapons and tactics officer, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Upper Heyford, England
3. January 1983 - October 1984, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese AFB, Texas, and student, F-15C Replacement Training Unit, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona
4. October 1984 - December 1987, F-15C flight commander, instructor pilot and flight examiner, 27th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
5. January 1988 - July 1991, F-117A assistant operations officer, flight commander and instructor pilot, 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, Tonopah Test Range, Nevada
6. August 1991 - June 1992, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
7. June 1992 - June 1994, Deputy Chief of Senate Liaison, Secretary of the Air Force Legislative Liaison, Washington, D.C.
8. June 1994 - May 1995, operations officer, 7th Fighter Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
9. May 1995 - June 1997, Commander, 9th Fighter Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
10. July 1997 - June 1998, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
11. June 1998 - June 2000, senior military assistant to the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.
12. July 2000 - January 2002, Commander, 479th Flying Training Group, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
13. February 2002 - July 2004, Deputy Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
14. July 2004 - June 2005, Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia
15. July 2005 - July 2006, Deputy Director of Intelligence and Air, Space and Information Operations for Flying Training, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
16. July 2006 - December 2006, Director of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters AETC, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
17. December 2006 - July 2008, Deputy Director for Force Application, Directorate of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
18. July 2008 - August 2010, Commander, 19th Air Force, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
19. August 2010 – present, Air Force Chief of Safety, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., and Commander, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico

Education

Flight information

Awards and decorations

	U.S. Air Force Command Pilot Badge
	Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
	Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
	Headquarters Air Force Badge

	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
	Defense Superior Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
	Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor device
	Bronze Star Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
	Meritorious Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
	Air Medal with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
	Air Medal (Second ribbon necessary for spacing of accouterments)
	Aerial Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Achievement Medal
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Air Force Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor device, silver, and two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters (Second ribbon necessary for spacing of accouterments)
	Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with four bronze oak leaf clusters
	Combat Readiness Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
	National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze service star
	Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars
	Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze service star
	Iraq Campaign Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Armed Forces Service Medal with bronze service star
	Humanitarian Service Medal
	Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with bronze oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon
	Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame
	Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
	Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
	Air Force Training Ribbon
	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
	Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

Effective dates of promotion

Promotions

Insignia	Rank	Date
	Major General	December 3, 2008
	Brigadier General	October 1, 2005
	Colonel	September 1, 1998
	Lieutenant Colonel	March 1, 1994
	Major	July 1, 1989
	Captain	October 13, 1982
	First Lieutenant	October 13, 1980
	Second Lieutenant	October 13, 1978