Colonel Gabe S. Arrington is the Senior Director of Operations, Air Mobility Command, 618 Air Operations Center, Scott Air Force Base, Illionois. In this capacity he leads the worldwide command and control of all Air Force mobility operations for a fleet of over 430 aircraft and 110,000 personnel.

Colonel Arrington graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with Military Distinction in 2003. As an Instructor Pilot, he was the on-site Mission Commander leading four countries, fourteen aircraft, and four surface vessels in the rescue of a downed pilot in the Pacific Ocean. As a result, he was awarded the “Jolly Green Rescue Mission of the Year Award” for Air Mobility Command. As a commander and strategist, the Colonel was recognized by the Secretary of the Air Force for creating and leading the Air Force’s ‘Pilot Training Next’ program, positioning the Air Force for $320M in fiscal year savings annually. He was a key strategist in writing the Joint Warfighting Concept for the Department of Defense. Additionally, Colonel Arrington has been awarded a secondary Air Force Specialty Code in Space Operations after completing the USAF Space Officer Course with the intent of developing multi-domain leaders for the Joint Force. He is a senior pilot, having logged over 2,450 hours and 273 combat missions in both airlift and tanker aircraft. He has commanded at the Air Task Force and Squadron levels as well as served in multiple positions at the Joint Staff, Air Staff, MAJCOM, Air Operations Center, Wing, Group, and Squadron levels.