Gregory Gagnon

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Gregory Gagnon
Official portrait, 2021
Born	c. 1972 (age 49–50)
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force (1994–2021) United States Space Force (2021–present)
Years of service	1994–present
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands held	Texas Cryptologic Center 67th Cyberspace Operations Group 495th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron 94th Intelligence Squadron
Awards	Legion of Merit (2)

Gregory J. Gagnon (born c. 1972) is a United States Space Force brigadier general currently serving as the director of intelligence of the United States Space Command. Previously, he held the same position for the Air Combat Command.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

In September 2021, Gagnon was nominated for transfer from the United States Air Force into the Space Force.^[6] In October 2021, he transferred to the Space Force.^[7]

Education[]

• 1994 Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Saint Michael's College, Winooski, Vt.
• 1999 Master of Science, Defense Analysis in Information Operations, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
• 2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
• 2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
• 2011 Master of National Security Strategy, National War College, Washington, D.C.
• 2016 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.^[1]

Assignments[]

1. November 1994 – July 1995, Student, Intelligence Training, 316th Student Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
2. August 1995 – August 1996, Assistant Chief of Targets, 8th Operations Support Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
3. August 1996 – May 1998, Mission Operations Commander, 13th Intelligence Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif.
4. June 1998 – December 1999, Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
5. January 2000 – March 2002, Instructor, Air Force Special Operations School, Hurlburt AFB, Fla.
6. March 2002 – December 2003, Staff Officer, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
7. January 2004 – July 2005, Flight Commander, Intel Operations and Missile Operations Center, PACAF Air Intelligence Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
8. July 2005 – June 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. June 2006 – March 2008, Director of Operations, 607th AIS, Osan AB, South Korea
10. March 2008 – July 2010, Commander, 94th Intelligence Squadron, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
11. July 2010 – June 2011, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
12. August 2011 – July 2012, Commander, 495th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron, Kandahar, Afghanistan
13. August 2012 – July 2014, Division Chief, Analysis and Intelligence Plans, Strategic Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Offutt AFB, Neb.
14. July 2014 – July 2016, Commander, 67 Cyberspace Operations Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
15. July 2016 – July 2018, Director, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
16. July 2018 – July 2019, Commander, National Security Agency in Texas, San Antonio
17. July 2019 – September 2020, Director of Intelligence, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
18. September 2020–present, Director of Intelligence, U.S. Space Command, Schriever AFB, Colo.

Awards and decorations[]

Gagnon is the recipient of the following awards:^[1]

	Cyberspace Operator Badge
	Air Force Master Acquisition and Financial Management Badge

	Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Bronze Star Medal
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Commendation Medal
	Air Force Commendation Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
	Joint Service Achievement Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Achievement Medal
	Joint Meritorious Unit Award
	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one bronze service star
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Korea Defense Service Medal
	Armed Forces Service Medal
	Humanitarian Service Medal
	Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Overseas Long Tour Service Ribbon with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold frame
	Air Force Longevity Service Award with four silver oak leaf clusters
	Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
	Air Force Training Ribbon
	NATO Medal with two bronze service stars

Dates of promotion[]

Rank	Date
Second lieutenant	May 7, 1994
First lieutenant	August 2, 1996
Captain	August 2, 1998
Major	February 1, 2005
Lieutenant colonel	June 1, 2008
Colonel	October 1, 2013
Brigadier general	August 2, 2019

Writings[]

• With Bill Nelson, Rodney Choi, Michael lacobucci, and Mark Mitchell (December 1999). "Cyberterror: Prospects and Implications" (PDF). Center of the Study of Terrorism and Irregular Warfare. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• "Network-Centric Special Operations—Exploring New Operational Paradigms" (PDF). Air and Space Power Chronicles. February 4, 2002.
• With B. Edwin Wilson (Spring 2006). "Embedding Airmanship in the Cyberspace Domain" (PDF). The Cyber Defense Review. 1 (1): 27–32.
• With David D. Thompson and Christopher W. McLeod (Summer 2018). "Space as a War-fighting Domain" (PDF). Air and Space Power Journal. 32 (2): 4–8.
• "Information Warfare, Cyberspace Objectives and the US Air Force" (PDF). Air and Space Power Journal. 34 (3): 4–9. Fall 2020.

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