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MAJOR GENERAL MARK W. GRAPER

Maj. Gen. Mark W. Graper is the Deputy Commander, Combined Air Operations Center 7, Headquarters Allied Air Command, (NATO), Allied Command Operations (NATO), Larissa, Greece. He serves as principal adviser to the commander regarding NATO and Southern Region air issues. He is responsible for the planning and execution of air operations directed by the CAOC 7 Commander and Headquarters Allied Air Command, (NATO). He is also the senior ranking U.S. Forces officer in Greece.

General Graper was commissioned in 1980 following graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels. The general served as an air liaison officer with the Egyptian Ranger 999 Brigade during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He also served as the Director, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Southwest Asia.

The general is a command pilot with more than 2,700 flying hours in the F-4E, F-16, F-15E, T-38 and T-6.

EDUCATION
1980 Distinguished graduate, Bachelor of Science degree in international affairs, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1982 Master's degree in public policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
1988 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1993 Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Distinguished graduate, Master of Science degree in National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2010 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Combined Maritime Component Commander Course, Naples, Italy

ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1980 - May 1982, graduate student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2. June 1982 - June 1983, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
3. September 1983 - May 1984, student, 21st Tactical Fighter Wing, George AFB, Calif.
4. June 1984 - September 1987, F-4E aircraft commander, 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
5. October 1987 - October 1988, Air Staff Training officer, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
6. April 1989 - March 1990, F-16 aircraft commander and flight commander, 80th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
7. March 1990 - July 1992, air liaison officer, 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Carson, Colo.
8. August 1992 - June 1993, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. December 1993 - June 1997, F-15E assistant operations officer, operations officer, then Commander, 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
10. July 1997 - June 1998, student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
11. July 1998 - June 2000, Chief, Exercise Division, U.S. Forces Korea (J3), Yongsan Army Garrison, South Korea
12. July 2000 - April 2002, Commander, 612th Air Operations Group, and Director of Operations, U.S. Southern Command Air Forces, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
13. August 2002 - May 2004, Commander, 12th Flying Training Wing, Randolph AFB, Texas
14. June 2004 - January 2006, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, U.S. Forces Korea (J3), Yongsan Army Garrison, South Korea
15. January 2006 - August 2007, Director, Standing Joint Force Headquarters - North, Headquarters U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
16. August 2007 - February 2010, Commander, 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson AFB, Alaska (September 2009 - January 2010, Director, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Southwest Asia)
17. March 2010 - August 2011, Assistant Deputy Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, and Assistant Vice Commander, 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force, Shaw AFB, S.C.
18. September 2011 - present, Deputy Commander, Combined Air Operations Center 7, Headquarters Allied Air Command, (NATO), Larissa, Greece

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1998 - June 2000, Chief, Exercise Division, U.S. Forces Korea (J3), Yongsan Army Garrison, South Korea, as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
2. June 2004 - January 2006, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, U.S. Forces Korea (J3), Yongsan Army Garrison, South Korea, as a colonel
3. January 2006 - August 2007, Director, Standing Joint Force Headquarters - North, Headquarters U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo., as a colonel and brigadier general
4. September 2009 - January 2010, Director, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Southwest Asia
5. September 2011 - present, Deputy Commander, Combined Air Operations Center 7, Headquarters Allied Air Command, (NATO), Allied Command Operations (NATO), Larissa, Greece

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,700
Aircraft flown: F-4E, F-16, F-15E, T-38 and T-6

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
Alaska Legion of Merit

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 1980
First Lieutenant May 28, 1982
Captain May 28,1984
Major Oct. 1, 1991
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 1, 1995
Colonel May 1, 1999
Brigadier General March 10, 2006
Major General July 3, 2010

(Current as of January 2013)

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14 Oct 48 - 30 Jun 54

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1 Jul 54 - 25 Jul 54

Lt Gen Charles T. Myers

26 Jul 54 - 31 Jul 58

Lt Gen Frederic H. Smith, Jr.

1 Aug 58 - 31 Jul 59

Lt Gen James E. Briggs

1 Aug 59 - 31 Jul 63

Lt Gen Robert W. Burns

1 Aug 63 - 10 Aug 64

Lt Gen William W. Momyer

11 Aug 64 - 30 Jun 66

Lt Gen Sam Maddux, Jr.

1 Jul 66 - 31 Aug 70

Lt Gen George B. Simler

1 Sep 70 - 8 Sep 72

Lt Gen William V. McBride

9 Sep 72 - 31 Aug 74

Lt Gen George H. McKee

1 Sep 74 - 28 Aug 75

Gen John W. Roberts

29 Aug 75 - 31 Mar 79

Gen Bennie L. Davis

1 Apr 79 - 28 Jul 81

Gen Thomas M. Ryan, Jr.

29 Jul 81 - 22 Jun 83

Gen Andrew P. Iosue

23 Jun 83 - 27 Aug 86

Lt Gen John A. Shaud

28 Aug 86 - 5 Jun 88

Lt Gen Robert C. Oaks

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Lt Gen Joseph W. Ashy

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Gen Henry Viccellio, Jr.

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Gen Billy J. Boles

20 Jun 95 - 16 Mar 97

Gen Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton

17 Mar 97 - 21 Jun 00

Gen Hal M. Hornburg

22 Jun 00 - 9 Nov 01

Lt Gen John D. Hopper Jr.

10 Nov 01 - 14 Dec 01

Gen Donald G. Cook

15 Dec 01 - 16 Jun 05

Gen William R. Looney III

17 Jun 05 - 2 Jul 08
Gen Stephen R. Lorenz
 		 3 Jul 08 - 17 Nov 10
 
Gen Edward A. Rice Jr.
 		 18 Nov 10 - 9 Oct 13
 
Gen Robin Rand
 		 10 Oct 13 - 21 July 15
 
Lt Gen Darryl Roberson
 		 21 July 15 - 17 Nov 2017 
 
Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast
 		 17 Nov 2017 - 26 July 2019 
 
Lt. Gen. Marshall B. "Brad" Webb 26 July 2019 - 20 May 2022
Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson 20 May 2022 - Present