Background
North, Gary Lewis was born in 1954.
North, Gary Lewis was born in 1954.
Bachelor in Political Science, East Carolina University, 1976. Master of Public Administration, Golden Gate University, 1984. Master in Human Resources Management, Golden Gate University, 1986.
Master in National Resource Strategy, National Defense University, 1994.
Advanced through grades to general United States Air Force, 2009. Weapons system officer 35th tactical fighter squadron Kunsan Air Force Base, Republic of Korea, 1978—1979. F-4G Wild Weasel electrical warfare officer 561st and 563rd tactical fighter squadrons George Air Force Base, California, 1979—1980.
Fighter lead-in training Hollomon Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1981—1982, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 1981—1982. Squadron scheduler, squadron weapons officer19th tactical squadron Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 1982—1985. Wings weapons officer, 363rd tactical fighter wing, 1985—1986.
F-16 weapons officer, fligt Commander 526th tactical fighter squadron Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, 1986—1987. Aide-de-camp, F-16 instructor pilot to commander-in-chief United States Air Force Europe, Germany, 1987—1989. Assistant operations officer 19th tactical fighter squadron, wing chief standardization and evaluation United States Air Force, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 1990—1993, chief wing weapons & safety Operation Desert Storm, Commander 33rd fighter squadron, 1990—1993.
Commander 35th Operations Group, Misawa Air Force Base, Japan, 1994—1996. Chief joint requirements division, deputy director joint matters United States Air Force, Washington, 1996—1997, deputy director politico-military affairs for Asia-Pacific, Joint Staff, 2002—2004. Executive assistant to director The Joint Staff, United States Department Defense, 1997—1999.
Commander 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Force Base, Republic of Korea, 1999—2000, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, 2000—2002. Director operations United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), Camp Her Majesty Smith, Hawaii, 2004—2006. Commander 9th Air Force United States Control Command Air Forces, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 2006—2009.
Commander Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, since 2009. Air component Commander United States Pacific Command (USPACOM), since 2009. Executive director Pacific Air Combat Operations Staff, since 2009.