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Information > Biographies > LIEUTENANT GENERAL FRANK GORENC LIEUTENANT GENERAL FRANK GORENC Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc is Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. He oversees the administration and organization of the Air Staff, which develops policies, plans and programs; establishes requirements; and provides resources to support the Air Force's mission. He also serves as Deputy Chairman of the Air Force Council, and is the Air Force accreditation official for the international Corps of Air Attachés.
General Gorenc was born in Ljubliana, Slovenia. He earned his commission in 1979 as a distinguished graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has commanded a fighter squadron, an operations group, two wings, the Air Force District Washington, and a component Numbered Air Force. General Gorenc has served in numerous positions at Air Combat Command, in the Pentagon on the Air Staff and The Joint Staff, and at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe as the special assistant to the Commander USEUCOM/SACEUR. Prior to assuming his current position, he was the Commander of 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
The general is a command pilot with more than 4,500 flight hours and has served as the F-15C East Coast Demonstration Team pilot.
EDUCATION 1979 Distinguished graduate, Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1983 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 1986 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 1986 NATO Tactical Leadership Program, Jever AB, West Germany 1988 Distinguished graduate, U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 1989 Master of Aeronautical Science degree, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla. 1994 Air War College, by seminar 1995 Master of Science degree in national security strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2006 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2007 Capstone Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 2008 Joint Flag Officer Warfighter Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2008 Defense Policy Seminar, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2009 Cyberspace Operations Executive Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2011 Pinnacle General and Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 1979 - December 1980, student, undergraduate pilot training, Vance AFB, Okla. 2. December 1980 - April 1984, T-38A instructor pilot and flight examiner, 25th Flying Training Squadron, Vance AFB, Okla. 3. April 1984 - August 1984, student, F-15 Replacement Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz. 4. August 1984 - April 1988, F-15C aircraft commander, flight examiner and flight commander, 525th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg AB, West Germany 5. April 1988 - October 1991, F-15C aircraft commander and Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. 6. October 1991 - March 1992, Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va. 7. March 1992 - June 1992, aide to the Commander, Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Va. 8. June 1992 - September 1993, aide to the Commander, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 9. September 1993 - August 1994, Chief, Operational Officer Assignments Branch, ACC, Langley AFB, Va. 10. August 1994 - September 1995, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 11. September 1995 - January 1996, operations officer, 390th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho 12. January 1996 - June 1997, Commander, 390th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho 13. June 1997 - January 1998, special assistant to Operations Group Commander, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho 14. January 1998 - December 2000, Chief, Studies, Analysis and Gaming Division, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 15. December 2000 - August 2002, Commander, 18th Operations Group, Kadena AB, Japan 16. August 2002 - September 2003, special assistant to U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Mons, Belgium 17. September 2003 - June 2005, Commander, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va. 18. June 2005 - July 2006, Commander, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad AB, Iraq 19. August 2006 - June 2007, Director, Operational Plans and Joint Matters, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Space and Information Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 20. June 2007 - August 2008, Commander, Air Force District of Washington, Andrews AFB, Md. 21. August 2008 - August 2009, Director of Air and Space Operations, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 22. August 2009 - March 2012, Commander, 3rd Air Force, Ramstein AB, Germany 23. April 2012 - present, Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. January 1998 - December 2000, Chief, Studies, Analysis and Gaming Division, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel 2. August 2002 - September 2003, special assistant to U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Mons, Belgium, as a colonel 3. June 2005 - July 2006, Commander, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Balad AB, Iraq, as a colonel and brigadier general
FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 4,500 Aircraft flown: T-38A, F-15C, MQ-1B, UH-1N and C-21
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters Airman's Medal Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal with silver oak leaf cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2006 Joseph A. Moller Trophy, Air Combat Command's Outstanding Wing Commander
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 30, 1979 First Lieutenant May 30, 1981 Captain May 30, 1983 Major June 1, 1990 Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1994 Colonel Sept. 1, 1998 Brigadier General Oct. 1, 2005 Major General Feb. 1, 2008 Lieutenant General Aug. 24, 2009
(Current as of May 2012)
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