Background
Gration, Scott was born in 1951 in Illinois, United States.
Gration, Scott was born in 1951 in Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers University, 1974. Master of Arts in National Security Studies, Georgetown University, 1988. Graduate, Armed Forces Staff College, 1988.
Graduate, National War College, 1993. Attended Executive Program for General Officers of Russian Federation and United States, John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, 1999. Attended National Security Decision Making Seminar, Nitze School Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2002.
2nd lieutenant United States Air Force, 1974, advanced through grades to major general, 2003. Instructor pilot 50th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, 1976—1978, 425th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, 1978—1980. Instructor pilot, operations officer Technology Assistance Field Team, Laikipia Air Base, Nanyuki, Kenya, 1982.
Fellow, special assistant to National Aeronautics and Space Administration deputy administrator The White House, Washington, 1982—1983. F-16 replacement training 63rd Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, 1983. F-16 instructor pilot, flight Commander 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1984—1985.
International politico-military affairs officer Office of Regional Plans and Policy Headquarters, United States Air Force, Washington, 1985—1988. Chief Offensive Air Operations Headquarters 6th Allied Tactical Air Force, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Izmir, Turkey, 1988—1990. F-16 instructor pilot, operations officer 512th Fighter Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 1990—1991.
Chief of safety 86th Fighter Wing, Germany, 1991—1992. Deputy director, chief of staff Air Force Operations Group United States Air Force, Washington, 1993—1994, executive director to chief of staff, 1994, planner for joint and National Security Council matters Office of Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, 1994—1995. F-16 replacement training 310th Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, 1995.
Commander 4404th Operations Group, King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Saudi Arabia, 1995—1996, 39th Wing and 39th Air and Space Expeditionary Wing, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, 1996—1998, 3rd Wing, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 1998—2000. Deputy director operations The Joint Staff, Washington, 2000—2001. Director regional affairs Office of Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for International Affairs United States Air Force, 2001—2003, Commander Joint Task Force-West Southwest Asia, 2003, director regional affairs Office of Deputy Undersecretary of Air Force for International Affairs, Office of Undersecretary of Air Force Washington, 2003—2004.
Director strategy, policy and Assessments United States European Command (USEUCOM), Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, 2004—2006. Retired United States Air Force, 2006. United States special envoy for Sudan United States Department State, since 2009.