Background
Selva, Paul Joseph was born in 1958.
Selva, Paul Joseph was born in 1958.
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1980. Graduate, Squadron Office School, Maxwell Air Force Base, 1983. Master of Science in Management & Human Relations, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas, 1984.
Distinguished graduate, Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, 1992. Master of Science in Political Science, Auburn University, Montgomery, Alabama, 1992.
Advanced through grades to lieutenant general United States Air Force, 2008, undergraduate pilot training Reese Air Force Base, Texas, 1980—1981. Co-pilot, aircraft Commander 917th Air Refueling Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, 1981—1984. Co-pilot, aircraft Commander, instructor pilot and flight Commander 32nd Refueling Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 1984—1988.
Company grade adviser to Commander Strategic Air Command, manager offensive aircraft system, executive officer, deputy chief staff plans and resources Strategic Air Command (SAC), Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, 1989—1991. Instructor pilot, fight Commander 9th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Force Base, California. Commander 722nd Operations Support Squadron, 1992—1994, 9th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis Air Force Base.
Deputy conductor 60th Operations Group, 1994—1995, Commander, 1998—2000. Assistant to director Office of Secretary of Defense for Net Assessment The Pentagon, Washington, 1996—1998. Commander 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, 2000—2002.
Vice Commander Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, 2000—2003, Commander, 2003—2004. Director operations United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), 2004—2006. Director Air Force Strategic Planning, deputy chief staff strategic plans and programs United States Air Force, Washington, 2006—2008, director Air Force Quadrennial Defense Review, Office of Air Force Chief of Staff, 2007—2008.
Assistant to chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff United States Department Defense, since 2007.