Paul J. Selva

Paul Selva
Birth name Paul Joseph Selva
Born (1958-09-27) September 27, 1958
Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Air Force
Years of service 1980–present
Rank General
Commands held Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States Transportation Command
Air Mobility Command
Battles/wars Persian Gulf War
War on Terror
Awards Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Air Force Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)

Paul Joseph Selva (born September 27, 1958) is a United States Air Force General who is the 10th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the nation's second highest-ranking military officer, and the highest-ranking officer in the Air Force.[1] He assumed his current assignment on July 31, 2015.

Biography

General Selva assuming command of Air Mobility Command

General Paul J. Selva is Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C., a position he assumed on July 31, 2015. Prior to his current assignment General Selva was the U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill., where he was responsible for managing all global air, land and sea transportation.

General Selva graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science in aeronautical engineering, and completed undergraduate pilot training at Reese AFB, Texas. He has held numerous staff positions and has commanded at the squadron, group, wing and headquarters levels.

He is also a graduate of Abilene Christian University, the Air Command and Staff College, and Auburn University. Selva is a command pilot with more than 3,100 hours in the C-5, C-17A, C-141B, C-37, KC-10, KC-135A and T-37. He has served in a number of leadership positions including as Commander of the 9th Air Refueling Squadron, 60th Operations Group, 62nd Airlift Wing, and 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center). He was promoted to four-star rank in November 2012 and assumed command of Air Mobility Command.[2][3]

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Selva was mooted as President Barack Obama's nominee for Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in news reports the day before the nomination was to be made, on May 5, 2015. The report also named General Joseph Dunford, USMC, who was at the time serving as Commandant of the Marine Corps, to serve as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.[4]

Education

Assignments

Summary of Joint Assignments

Flight Information

Rating: Command pilot Hours flown: More than 3,100 Aircraft flown: C-5, C-17A, C-141B, C-37, KC-10, KC-135A and T-37

Awards and decorations

Air Force Command Pilot Badge
Parachutist Badge
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Defense Distinguished Service Medal

Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Defense Superior Service Medal

Width-44 crimson ribbon with a pair of width-2 white stripes on the edges

Legion of Merit with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Width-44 crimson ribbon with two width-8 white stripes at distance 4 from the edges.

Meritorious Service Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal

Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two bronze oak leaf clusters

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four bronze oak leaf clusters

Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Department of State Distinguished Honor Award

Combat Readiness Medal with two bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Bronze star

Width=44 scarlet ribbon with a central width-4 golden yellow stripe, flanked by pairs of width-1 scarlet, white, Old Glory blue, and white stripes

National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
Bronze star

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze service star
Bronze star

Width-44 ribbon with the following stripes, arranged symmetrically from the edges to the center: width-2 black, width-4 chamois, width-2 Old Glory blue, width-2 white, width-2 Old Glory red, width-6 chamouis, width-3 myrtle green up to a central width-2 black stripe

Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal

Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and three bronze oak leaf clusters
Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon

Effective dates of promotion

Personal

Selva is married to Ricki. They met while both were studying at the US Air Force Academy, and Ricki also served in the Air Force, which was acknowledged in President Obama's announcement speech on May 5, 2015.[5]

References

  1. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/105043/general-paul-j-selva.aspx
  2. "Q&A: General Paul J. Selva". Military Logistics Forum. 5 Sep 2013. Retrieved 29 Oct 2013.
  3. "General Paul Selva takes command of Air Mobility Command". 62nd Airlift Wing. 30 Nov 2012. Retrieved 29 Oct 2013.
  4. Dunford tapped for Joint Chiefs chairman, Selva for vice, Jeff Schogol, Hope Hodge Seck and Aaron Mehta, DefenseNews, 4 May 2015, accessed 5 May 2015
  5. Selva's rise to vice chairman of the joint chiefs, Jeff Schogol and Karen Jowers, DefenseNews, 5 May 2015
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Military offices
Preceded by
Raymond Johns
Commander of Air Mobility Command
2012–2014
Succeeded by
Darren McDew
Preceded by
William Fraser
Commander of United States Transportation Command
2014–2015
Preceded by
James A. Winnefeld, Jr.
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
2015–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Joseph Dunford
as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Order of Precedence of the United States
as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Succeeded by
Frank J. Grass
as Chief of the National Guard Bureau
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