Colonel David P. Pavey is the Commander of the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The 514th Air Mobility Wing is an associate Reserve wing comprised of 24 subordinate units that support airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation missions using KC-10 Extender and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. Colonel Pavey is the senior Air Reserve Technician (ART) responsible for training and equipping more than 2,300 personnel, including civilians, ARTS and traditional reservists. As an ART, the colonel holds dual status as a civil service employee and an Air Force reservist.
Colonel Pavey was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1983. After 14 years of active duty service, Colonel Pavey joined the Air Force Reserve. Since completing pilot training in 1989, Colonel Pavey has served in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Desert Calm, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, as well as contingencies in Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda and Nepal.
He served as commander of the Baghdad Airport in 2008.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Science degree in Geography, California State University, Hayward, Calif.
1996 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (correspondence)
2003 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (correspondence)
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (correspondence)
2007 Safety Board President's Course, Travis AFB, Calif.
2008 Commander Air Force Forces Senior Staff Officer Course, Ft. Dix, N.J.
2010 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington D.C.
2010 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2011 Master of Arts degree in Ancient Classical History, American Military University, Manassas, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1988 - October 1989, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. October 1989 - December 1991, Pilot, 9th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
3. December 1991 - August 1994, Aircraft Commander, 22nd Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
4. August 1994 - September 1995, Chief of Flying Safety, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif.
5. September 1995 - March 1997, Chief, Tactics Flight, 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, 615th Air Mobility Group, Travis AFB, Calif.
6. March 1997 - September 1997, Instructor Aircraft Commander, 22nd Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
7. September 1997 - January 2000, C-5 Examiner Aircraft Commander, 709th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
8. January 2000 - June 2002, Assistant Operations Officer, 301st Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
9. June 2002 - May 2004, Chief of Standardization, 349th Operations Group, Travis AFB, Calif.
10. May 2004 - August 2004, Operations and Training Officer, 312th Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
11. August 2004 - December 2006, Operations and Training Officer, 301st Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
12. December 2006 - April 2010, Commander, 446th Operations Group, McChord AFB, Wash. (June 2008-December 2008, Commander, 447th Air Expeditionary Group, Sather AB, Baghdad, Iraq)
13. April 2010 - January 2013, Commander, 927th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla.
14. January 2013 - August 2015, Director of Staff, 4th Air Force, March ARB, Calif.
15. August 2015 - present, Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Ratings: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 5,900
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, C-5, C-17, KC-135R, KC-10
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with one bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze stars
Iraq Campaign Medal with one bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Kuwait
(Current as of August 2015)