Col. Gregory M. Savella II is the Deputy Director of Military and Family Care, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. The Military and Family Care Directorate supports over 714,000 Airmen, Guardians, and their families with a staff that includes seven divisions with more than 300 military, civilian, and contractor personnel working a diverse portfolio of programs, to include Air Reserve Component Case Management, Casualty Matters, Disability, Military and Family Readiness, Exceptional Assignment Programs such as Exceptional Family Member Programs, Warrior Care, and Integrated Resilience.
Col. Savella grew up in Vacaville, California and graduated from Hawaii Pacific University in 2000 with a degree in psychology. He was commissioned in 2000 from the University of Hawaii’s ROTC program. He has served at operational squadrons, wing, Headquarters MAJCOM, Headquarters U.S. Air Force positions, and deployed four times in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, FREEDOM’S SENTINEL and ALLIES REFUGE.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, Hawaii Pacific University
2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Master of Science in Administration Information Resource Management, Central Michigan University 2012 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2014 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 2020 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2000 – January 2001, Chief of Commander’s Support Staff, 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii
2. January 2001 – October 2001, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, 41st Flying Training Squadron, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
3. October 2001 – July 2002, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training-Helicopter, 23rd Flying Training Squadron, Fort Rucker, Ala.
4. July 2002 – February 2003, Chief, Relocations and Employment, 377th Mission Support Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
5. February 2003 – July 2004, Chief, Military Personnel; Officer in Charge, Commander’s Support Staff, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
6. July 2004 – July 2005, Squadron Section Commander, 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
7. July 2005 – June 2007, Chief, Resources Section, Manpower and Organization Division, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
8. June 2007 – December 2008, Executive Officer, Directorate of Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
9. December 2008 – December 2009, Chief, Operations Research Systems and Analysis, Multi-National Security Transition Center-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
10. December 2009 – April 2010, Assistant Senior Leader Management, Directorate of Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
11. April 2010 – June 2013, General Officer Sustainment; Chief, General Officer Training and Development, Air Force General Officer Management, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (February 2011 – August 2011, Force Management Liaison Officer to United States Forces Afghanistan, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force, Kabul, Afghanistan)
12. June 2013 – June 2014, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
13. July 2014 – July 2015, Commander, 455th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
14. July 2015 – June 2017, Chief, Workforce Development and Career Programs Branch, Accessions, Workforce Development and Career Programs Division, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio- Randolph, Texas
15. June 2017 – June 2019, Commander, 23rd Force Support Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
16. July 2019 – October 2019, Director, Manpower and Personnel, Twenty-Fifth Air Force, Joint Base San Antonio- Lackland, Texas
17. October 2019 – November 2021, Director, Manpower and Personnel, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas (April 2021 – October 2021, Afghanistan Desk Officer, Strategy, Plans, and Policy Directorate (J5), United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.)
18. November 2021 – June 2023, Deputy Commander, Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency, Joint Base San Antonio- Randolph, Texas
19. June 2023 – Present, Deputy Director, Military and Family Care, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster