Today is set aside to honor and thank all veterans for their military service. This year I especially want to honor my sisters husband who was laid to rest yesterday after his unexpected death. Im posting an excerpt from his obituary describing the amazing contributions he made for so many years of his lifetime to benefit us all. There are so many like him who, along with their families, deserve our undying gratitude on an ongoing basis! Gregg was commissioned into the USAF in 1980, and entered Navigator Training, graduating #1 in academics, following on to B-52 Nav Training where he was again a distinguished graduate. He was assigned to the 5 Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, and was an early upgrade to instructor and Senior Stan/Eval Nav. In 1988 Gregg returned to Castle AFB where he was Chief B-52 Instructor of the 329 CCTS, responsible for all initial B-52 navigator academic training, and created/executed the B-52 Training Unit in support of Operation Desert Storm. He was assigned as Chief, Plans & Programs for the 99 Range Group at Nellis AFB, managing development and electronic combat threat assets. In 1998 Gregg moved to the 3 ASOS, Fort Wainwright, AK, as Director of Operations, integrating air power into the 172 Brigade’s battle plan during joint exercises in the Pacific. 2001 brought Gregg to Beale AFB as a U2 Mission Planner, where he became Chief of Planning Operations for the 1 Reconnaissance Squadron. As U2 Liaison Officer he worked at the Coalition Air Operations Center, Al Udeid, Qatar, developed and coordinated the U2 flying schedule for Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. He was the lead mission planner for all U2 missions flown in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, along with missions tasked by the UN, at the 99 ERS, Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. He also planned over 100 missions in support of Operation Southern Watch. Working from Det 4, Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE, he planned and coordinated U2 missions in support of both Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Gregg retired from the USAF as a Lt Col with 25 years, having accrued over 2600 flying hours, and later planned and coordinated U2 ISR missions around the globe. At the time of his death, Gregg was continuing his years of service as an Engineer Manager for Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk program, leading a team of Mission Planners programming unmanned surveillance aircraft to fly missions worldwide.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 23:30:21 +0000
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