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Major General Gary L. North:Military Branch:United States Airforce | |
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Maj. Gen. Gary L. North is Director for Operations, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. General North was commissioned in 1976 after completing East Carolina University's ROTC program as a distinguished graduate. He has held numerous operational, command and staff positions, and has completed six overseas tours. The general served as executive officer to the Director of the Joint Staff, and as Deputy Director of Joint Matters at Headquarters U.S. Air Force, both in Washington, D.C. He commanded the 33rd Fighter Squadron at Shaw AFB, S.C.; 35th Operations Group at Misawa Air Base, Japan; 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan AB, South Korea; and the 18th Wing at Kadena AB, Japan. Prior to his current assignment, the general was Deputy Director of Politico-Military Affairs for Asia-Pacific, the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C. General North is a command pilot with more than 4,100 flying hours, primarily in the F-4, F-15 and F-16. He flew 54 combat missions during operations Desert Storm and Southern Watch. EDUCATION 1976 Bachelor's degree in political science, East Carolina University 1982 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1984 Master's degree in public administration, Golden Gate University 1986 Master's degree in human resource management, Golden Gate University 1990 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 1994 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 1994 Master's degree in national resource strategy, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. 1997 Seminar XXI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. ASSIGNMENTS 1. September 1976 - May 1977, student, undergraduate navigator training, Mather AFB, Calif. 2. May 1977 - October 1978, student, Electronic Warfare Officer School, Mather AFB, Calif. 3. January 1978 - June 1978, student, F-4E upgrade training, Homestead AFB, Fla. 4. July 1978 - July 1979, weapons systems officer, 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea 5. August 1979 - September 1980, F-4G Wild Weasel electronic warfare officer, 561st and 563rd tactical fighter squadrons, George AFB, Calif. 6. September 1980 - September 1981, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese AFB, Texas 7. September 1981 - September 1982, fighter lead-in training, Holloman AFB, N.M., and F-16 transition, Hill AFB, Utah 8. September 1982 - April 1985, squadron scheduler and squadron weapons officer, 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. 9. April 1985 - August 1985, student pilot, U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 10. August 1985 - June 1986, wing weapons officer, 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C. 11. June 1986 - June 1987, F-16 weapons officer and flight commander, 526th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Ramstein AB, West Germany 12. June 1987 - June 1989, aide-de-camp and F-16 instructor pilot to the Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, West Germany 13. July 1989 - January 1990, student, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 14. March 1990 - July 1993, assistant operations officer, 19th Tactical Fighter Squadron; wing chief of standardization and evaluation, and chief of wing weapons and safety, Operation Desert Storm, 363rd Fighter Wing; and Commander, 33rd Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. 15. August 1993 - June 1994, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 16. July 1994 - August 1996, Commander, 35th Operations Group, Misawa AB, Japan 17. August 1996 - August 1997, Chief, Joint Requirements Division and Deputy Director of Joint Matters, Air Staff, Washington, D.C. 18. August 1997 - May 1999, Executive Assistant to the Director, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. 19. May 1999 - May 2000, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea 20. August 2000 - April 2002, Commander, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan 21. April 2002 - June 2004, Deputy Director of Politico-Military Affairs for Asia-Pacific, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. 22. July 2004 - present, Director for Operations, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 4,100 Aircraft flown: F-4, F-15 and F-16 MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 1993 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant Sept. 4, 1976 First Lieutenant Sept. 4, 1978 Captain Sept. 4, 1980 Major March 1, 1987 Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 1990 Colonel Feb. 1, 1995 Brigadier General Aug. 1, 2001 Major General June 1, 2005 |
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