Brigadier General Paul D. Moga is the Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He commands the 4,300-member Cadet Wing and more than 200 air force and civilian personnel. He guides military, leadership, and character development, Basic Cadet Training, and Expeditionary Skills Training for the wing, in addition to providing facilities and logistical support.
Brig. Gen. Moga is a 1995 graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He earned his pilot wings at Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas, and went on to fly the F-15C as an operational and formal training unit instructor pilot. His assignments include F-22 FTU Initial Instructor Pilot Cadre, First F-22 Demonstration Team Commander, Chief of Air Combat Command’s Senior Leader Management Division, the NATO Defense College, and Deputy Division Chief in U.S. European Command. He has commanded at the squadron, vice wing, and wing level.
Prior to this assignment, Brig. Gen. Moga was the Chief of the Strategic Planning and Integration Division, Directorate of Strategic Plans, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va. In this capacity, he managed the Department of the Air Force’s $4 trillion, 30-Year Resource Allocation Plan, reaching across every U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force funding portfolio.
He is a command pilot with more than 2,600 flying hours in the F-15C, F-22 and F-35A, including more than 250 combat hours in support of operations Southern Watch and Allied Force.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Science, Biology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Ala.
2006 Air Command and Staff College, Montgomery, Ala. (by correspondence)
2011 Master of Science, Criminal Justice, Southwest University, El Paso, Texas
2012 NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
2016 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2016 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1995–Feb. 1996, Laboratory and Research Technician, Biology Department, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2. Feb. 1996–Feb. 1997, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Student Pilot, T-37 and T-38A, Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas
3. March 1997–June 1997, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Student Pilot, AT-38, Columbus Air Force Base, Lowndes County, Miss.
4. June 1997–Jan. 1998, Formal Training Unit Student Pilot, F-15C, Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Fla.
5. Jan. 1998–Feb. 2001, F-15C Instructor Pilot, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska
6. Feb. 2001–Oct. 2004, F-15C FTU Instructor Pilot, Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Fla.
7. Oct. 2004–July 2006, F-22 FTU Instructor Pilot, Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Fla.
8. July 2006–Feb. 2009, F-22 Instructor Pilot, F-22A Demonstration Pilot, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Va.
9. Feb. 2009–Feb. 2010, Chief, Air Combat Command Senior Leader Management, Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Va.
10. Feb. 2010–May 2011, F-22 Evaluator and Operations Officer, 525th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska
11. May 2011–June 2012, F-22 Evaluator and Commander, 525th FS, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska
12. June 2012–Feb. 2013, Student, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
13. Feb. 2013–June 2015, Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff/Deputy Chief Europe Division, U.S, European Command, Stuttgart, Germany
14. June 2015–April 2017, Vice Commander, 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas
15. April 2017–June 2019, Commander, 33d Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Okaloosa County, Fla.
16. June 2019–July 2020, Strategic Planning and Integration Division Chief, Headquarters U.S. Air Force A8, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
17. July 2020–May 2021, Special Assistant to the Commander, North American Aerospace Defense
Command/U.S. Northern Command, and then Deputy Director for Operations, USNORTHCOM J3, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo.
18. May 2021-Present, Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. Feb. 2013–June 2015, Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff/Deputy Division Chief, U.S. European Command J5/8, Stuttgart, Germany (as a lieutenant colonel)
2. July 2020–present, Special Assistant to the Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Northern Command, and then Deputy Director for Operations, USNORTHCOM J3, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colo. (as a colonel and brigadier general)
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: over 2,600, over 250 combat hours
Primary Aircraft: T-38C, F-15C/D, F-22, F-35A
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
• Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
• Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
• Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
• Aerial Achievement Medal
• Joint Service Commendation Medal
• Joint Meritorious Unit Award
• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
• Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with oak leaf cluster
• Kosovo Campaign Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1995
First Lieutenant May 31, 1997
Captain May 31, 1999
Major July 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2009
Colonel June 1, 2015
Brigadier General Dec. 2, 2020
(Current as of May 2021)