Background
Whaley, Wallace W. was born in North Carolina, United States.
Whaley, Wallace W. was born in North Carolina, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, The Citadel, 1968. Postgraduate, Air Command and Staff College, 1980.
Commissioned United States Air Force, 1968, advanced through grades to major general, 1995. Provider pilot 311th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, 1969—1970. Starlifter pilot, instructor 14th Military Airlift Squadron, Norton Air Force Base, California, 1970—1972.
Galaxy simulator instructor, flight examiner 3d Military Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, 1972—1973. Command post duty officer, C-5 flight examiner, pilot 436th Military Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, 1973—1974. Research C-5 and C-141 pilot, assistant squadron operations officer 349th Military Airlift Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, 1974—1983.
WC-130 pilot, deputy Commander operations 920th Weather Reconnaissance Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, 1983. Pilot, deputy Commander operations 446th Military Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, 1983—1984. Commander 928th Tactical Airlift Group, O'Hare Air Reserve Forces Facility, Chicago, 1984—1986.
Vice Commander 446th Military Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, 1986—1988. Commander 349th Military Airlift Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, 1988—1990. Deputy to chief of Air Force Reserve Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, 1990—1993.
Commander 14th Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, McClellan Air Force Base, California, 1993—1998, March Air Force Base, 1998—2000. Director operations Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, since 2000.
Member of Association of The Citadel, Reserve Officers Association, Air Force Association.