Major General Gregory Kreuder

Maj. Gen. Gregory Kreuder is the Commander, Nineteenth Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio–Randolph, Texas. Nineteenth Air Force is composed of 32,000 total force personnel and 1,530 aircraft assigned to 18 total force wings at 35 locations across the United States. He is responsible for more than 45% of the U.S. Air Force’s annual flying hour program and directs aircrew training courses cumulating in over 24,000 graduates annually. The training encompasses undergraduate and graduate fixed and rotary wing pilots, remotely piloted aircraft pilots, combat systems officers, air battle managers, weapons directors, and graduate career enlisted aviators, which provides fully qualified aircrew personnel to the warfighting commands.

Prior to his current role, Maj. Gen. Kreuder served as Director of the F-35 Integration Office, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this position he advised the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force on the multi-billion-dollar F-35 program and advanced operational capabilities and sustainment needs for the F-35A.

Maj. Gen. Kreuder commissioned in 1995 as a distinguished graduate of Officer Training School. He is a command pilot with 3,200 flying hours, including 350 combat hours; flying as an evaluator, instructor pilot, and weapons officer. He has commanded at the squadron and wing level and has held staff assignments at Headquarters U.S. Air Force.