Terry Gabreski

Infobox Military Person
name=Lt. Gen. Terry Walter GabreskiUnited States Air Force.
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caption=Lieutenant General Terry Walter Gabreski
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allegiance=flag|United States of America
branch= air force|United States
serviceyears=1974–present
rank=Lieutenant General
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commands=Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center
battles=Operation Allied Force
awards=Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2)
relations=Gabby Gabreski
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Lieutenant General Terry Walter Gabreski is the Vice Commander, Air Force Materiel Command,cite news |title=Critical mission: assessing spiral 1.1 of the national security personnel system |date=2006-09-20 |publisher=United States Senate |url =http://hsgac.senate.gov/_files/092006Gabreski.pdf |work =Department of the Air Force |accessdate = 2007-06-24 ] Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, which conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war. She is the daughter of retired, Air Force Brigadier General Alonzo Walter [cite news |first=Kelli |last=Langlois |title=Grad makes history following father's military footsteps |publisher=Louisiana State University |url =http://www.lsu.edu/lsutoday/990409/pageone.html |accessdate = 2007-06-24 ] and the daughter-in-law of Colonel Gabby Gabreski.cite news |first=Jason |last=Yaley |title=Columbus, Ohio, to celebrate 'Air Force Heritage Week' |date=2007-02-26 |publisher=Air Force Link |url =http://www.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123042375 |work =United States Air Force |accessdate = 2007-06-24 ]

Education

After completing her Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Louisiana State University, she joined the USAF and was commissioned in 1974 as a graduate from the Air Force Officer Training School. Later in 1978 she received a Master's degree in public administration from Golden Gate University. General Gabreski also attended the Executive Program for Senior Officials in National Security which was conducted in 1994 by the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass and the General Manager Program, Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Mass in 2002.cite news |title=Biography: Lieutenant General Terry Walter Gabreski |date=2007-05 |publisher=Air Force Link |url =http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5475 |work =United States Air Force |accessdate = 2007-06-24 ] cite news |title=Member Details: Terry Walter Gabreski |date=2005 |url =http://www.tridelta.org/alumnae/Distinguished_Alumnae/distinguished_deltas/directory_detail.asp?blobID=4089 |work =Delta Delta Delta Fraternity |accessdate = 2007-06-24 ]

In 1983 she was selected as the USAF Aircraft Maintenance Company Grade Officer of the Year and was awarded the Eugene M. Zuckert Management Award in 1999 as recognition for her top-level Air Force management skills. [cite news |title=ASC award winners Eugene M. Zuckert Management Award |date=2002-01-11 |url =http://www.ascho.wpafb.af.mil/birthplace/AWARD6.HTM |accessdate = 2007-06-24 ]

Assignments

Prior to her current assignment, General Gabreski also served as commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base (December 2003 - August 2005), which was the first Air Force installation to implement National Security Personnel System (NSPS), as Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (August 2001 - December 2003) and as Director of Maintenance for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics at Headquarters U.S. Air Force (January 2000 - August 2001).

Other than these assignments she directed two aircraft maintenance units, served as a squadron maintenance supervisor in three units, commanded three maintenance squadrons and a logistics group and served at the Air Staff, Secretary of the Air Force and Joint Staff levels.

Operational activities and achievements

During Operation Allied Force in the 1999 air war against Yugoslavia, General Gabreski directed logistics efforts as the A-4 for the air war across the entire theater. Prior to her current position, she was Commander of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB, Okla. She holds a master aircraft maintenance badge and a basic parachute rating.

Medals

*Distinguished Service Medal
*Defense Superior Service Medal
*Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
*Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
*Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
*Air Force Commendation Medal
*Joint Meritorious Unit Award
*Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
*Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
*Air Force Recognition Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
*National Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars
*Korea Defense Service Medal
*Humanitarian Service Medal

Effective dates of promotions

*Second Lieutenant Sept. 10, 1974
*First Lieutenant Sept. 10, 1976
*Captain Sept. 10, 1978
*major Aug. 1, 1984
*Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 1988
*Colonel Dec. 1, 1992
*Brigadier General March 1, 1999
*Major General Dec. 1, 2002
*Lieutenant General Aug. 1, 2005

ee also

*Military of the United States

References

External links

* [http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5475 Biography: Lieutenant General Terry Walter Gabreski]
* [http://www.ngb.army.mil/news/archives/2007/02/022707-OH_Heritage_week.aspx Columbus, Ohio, to celebrate 'Air Force Heritage Week' National Guard Bureau]
* [http://www.tinkertakeoff.com/article.htm?intRecID=14430 AFMC vice addresses Aerospace Summit crowd Official newspaper of Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center]
* [http://www.afmc.af.mil/ Air Force Materiel Command Website]
* [http://www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=143 Air Force Link Fact Sheet]