Major GeneralPaul A. Weaver Jr. is a retired
United States Air Force officer who served as the director of the
Air National Guard from 28 January 1998 to 3 December 2001.[1] His pilot career started in 1967 as an F-4E pilot in West Germany. He also served at Osan Air Base, South Korea, and the Republic of Korea Tiger Division,
Camp Red Cloud,
Korea. He served as the air commander for the New York
Air National Guard, and was responsible for the largest conversion in the history of the Air National Guard, at
105th Airlift Group,
Stewart Air National Guard Base,
New York. Under his command, the 105th Airlift Group converted from the Air Force's smallest aircraft, the
0-2 Skymaster, to the largest aircraft, the
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. He also oversaw the largest military construction project in the history of the Reserve Forces, the construction of
Stewart Air National Guard Base.[2]
September 1967 – February 1968, student, undergraduate pilot training,
Webb AFB,
Texas
February 1968 – January 1970, chief, programming and production, American Forces Radio and Television Services in Europe, Lindsay Air Station,
West Germany
January 1970 – January 1971, student, undergraduate pilot training,
Columbus AFB, Miss.
October 1971 – March 1974,
F-4E pilot, 36th Tactical Fighter Wing, Bitburg Air Base, West Germany
March 1974 – November 1974, air liaison officer and forward air controller,
19th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Republic of Korea Tiger Division, Camp Red Cloud, Osan Air Base,
Korea
November 1974 – May 1975,
Cessna O-2 Skymaster instructor pilot, 547th and 549th Tactical Air Support Training Squadrons, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
July 1975 – May 1977, 0-2A flying training instructor,
105th Tactical Air Support Group, Westchester Air National Guard Base, White Plains, N.Y.
May 1977 – December 1979, operations officer, 137th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Westchester Air National Guard Base, White Plains, N.Y.
December 1979 – December 1981, deputy commander for operations, 105th Tactical Air Support Group, Westchester Air National Guard Base, White Plains, N.Y.
December 1981 – June 1984, director of operations, Headquarters New York
Air National Guard, New Windsor, N.Y.
June 1984 – October 1984, chief, manpower and personnel, Air National Guard Support Center, Andrews AFB, Md.
October 1984 – August 1985, air operations staff director, state of New York, division of military and naval affairs, Albany, N.Y.