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# Brigadier General Roy E Uptegraff III (Retired)

## Uptegraff

BRIGADIER GENERAL ROY E. UPTEGRAFF III
**Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command**

Brigadier General Roy E. Uptegraff III serves as Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command. In this capacity, he is responsible for advising the Commander and staff on all issues impacting the Air National Guard. He ensures requirements to support the Air National Guard are included in all planning, programming and execution phases of Air Mobility Command mission elements. General Uptegraff is responsible for the coordination of Air National Guard issues through the Director of the Air National Guard.

General Uptegraff enlisted in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard in 1979 as a pilot candidate. His first 12 years in the Air National Guard were as a traditional guardsman. In late 1990, General Uptegraff was mobilized and flew combat support missions in Desert Storm. Upon his return, he joined the full-time technician force of the 171st Air Refueling Wing as an instructor pilot. He later deployed as a pilot in support of Operation Restore Hope, the Somalia Humanitarian Relief Operation, and was the Air Operations Officer on deployments to Italy and France in support of Allied Force and Joint Forge. He has been the 171st Wing's Chief of Scheduling and the Air Operations Officer for the 147th and the 146th Squadrons and Operations Group where he was mobilized and served as Commander, 583rd Expeditionary Air Base Group, Sigonella Naval Air Station, Italy during Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2009, General Uptegraff served as the Deputy Joint Task Force Commander for the Title 32 Forces for the International Group of Twenty Summit held in Pittsburgh. He also served as Commander, 313th Air Expeditionary Wing, supporting Operation Odyssey Dawn and later Operation Unified Protector. General Uptegraff has been the 171st Wing's chief of scheduling and the Air Operations Officer for both the 147th and the 146th Squadrons and Operations Group. He is a command pilot with more than 5600 flying hours. Under his command, the 171st Operations Group had one of the safest flying records in the Air Force with over 230,000 mishap-free flying hours.
EDUCATION:
1979 Lehigh University, Bachelor of Science, Economics, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania1999 Air War College, by correspondence2009 Transnational Security Cooperation in Combating Terrorism: Opportunities and Limitations, Marshall Center, Garmisch, Germany
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. May 1980 - April 1981, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma2. May 1981 - August 1981, Student, Combat Crew Training School KC-135, Castle Air Force Base, California3. August 1981 - August 1983, Co-Pilot, KC-135, 147th Air Refueling Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania4. August 1983 - March 1986, Co-Pilot, KC 135, 147th Air Refueling Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania5. March 1986 - March 1988, Flight Aircraft Maintenance Officer, 171st Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania6. March 1988 - November 1988, KC-135 Aircraft Commander, 147th Air Refueling Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania7. November 1988 - October 1990, Operations Plans Officer, 171st Air Refueling Heavy Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania8. November 1990 - October 1992, Aircraft Commander, KC-135, 147th Air Refueling Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania9. November 1992 - October 1993, Instructor Pilot, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania10. November 1993 - October 1996, Operations Officer, 147th Air Refueling Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania11. November 1996 - July 2000, Operations Officer, 146th Air Refueling Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania12. July 2000 - July 2001, Vice Commander, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania13. July 2001 - July 2003, Commander, 171st Operations Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania14. July 2003 - July 2005, Commander/KC-135 Pilot, 171st Operations Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania15. July 2005 - October 2006, Vice Commander/KC-135 Pilot, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania16. October 2006 - January 2012, Commander, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania17. February 2012 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command PilotFlight Hours: 5600Aircraft flown: KC-135A, KC-135E, KC-135R, T-38, T-37Wings Earned: Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit MedalMeritorious Service MedalAir MedalAir Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)Combat Readiness Medal (with 2 Silver and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Stars)Kosovo Campaign Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)Global War on Terrorism Service MedalArmed Forces Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)Air Force Expeditionary Service RibbonAir Force Longevity Service (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass, M Device, and Numeral 4)Small Arms Expert RibbonAir Force Training RibbonKuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaKuwait Liberation Medal Government of KuwaitPennsylvania Commendation MedalPennsylvania Governors Unit CitationPennsylvania 20-Year Service Medal (with 2 Silver Stars)Major General Thomas R. White MedalGeneral Thomas J. Stewart MedalTennessee National Guard War Service Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 28 February 1980First Lieutenant 28 February 1983Captain 20 December 1985Major 3 March 1992Lieutenant Colonel 20 October 1996Colonel 6 July 2001Brigadier General 19 October 2006

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