Assistant Adjutant General – Air

BRIGADIER GENERAL PHILLIP L. MALLORY

Brig Gen Phillip L. Mallory serves as the Assistant Adjutant General-Air at Headquarters Hawaii Air National Guard, Fort Ruger, Hawaii. He is responsible for 2,500 Hawaii Air National Guardsmen performing F-22, KC-135, C-17, tactical and operational level command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, combat communications, and air traffic control operations throughout the Indo-Pacific theater and globally, while ensuring those forces are ready to protect life, limb and property as tasked by the Governor of the State of Hawaii. He serves as a key advisor to the Adjutant General and is also the Deputy Adjutant General for the State of Hawaii. He develops policy and formulates long-range strategic plans and provides extensive knowledge of Air Force organizational structures, missions, and objectives in the management of National Guard programs.

General Mallory commissioned from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1998 and graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas in 1999. He has commanded the 169th Air Defense Squadron, 201st Combat Operations Squadron, 298th Air Defense Group, 154th Operations Group and served in Pacific Air Force’s (PACAF) Policy and Strategy Division (A3/5/8/9) as an Action Officer.

General Mallory is a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Weapons Instructor Course with more than 2,700 hours in the F-22A, F-15A/B/C/D, and AT-38B aircraft. A command pilot with 26 years of service, he has flown missions in support of Operations NOBLE EAGLE, NORTHERN WATCH, and SOUTHERN WATCH. Prior to his current position, the General was the Commander of the 154th Wing, JBPH-H, Hawaii.

EDUCATION

1998 Bachelor of Science, Operations Research, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
1999 Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
1999 F-15C Initial Qualification Course, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
2004 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 F-15C Weapons Instructor Course, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2011 F-22 Transition Training Course, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2017 ANG Squadron Commander’s Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2017 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2020 Joint and Combined Warfighting School-Hybrid (JCWS-H), National Defense University, Norfolk, Va.
2021 Indo-Pacific Orientation Course, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii
2022 Certificate of Completion for the Leadership in Homeland Security Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Executive Education, Cambridge, Mass.
2023 U.S. Air Force Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2023 U.S. Air Force Safety and Accident Investigation Board President Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. November 1998 – November 1999, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
  2. November 1999 – December 2000, Student, F-15C Initial Qualification, 1st Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
  3. December 2000 – January 2003, Assistant Squadron Weapons Officer, Squadron Electronic Combat Officer, Assistant Chief of Squadron Scheduling, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
  4. January 2003 – September 2003, Assistant Chief of Wing Weapons, 1st Operations Support Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
  5. September 2003 – May 2004, Chief of Squadron Scheduling, 60th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
  6. May 2004 – March 2005, Flight Commander, 60th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
  7. March 2005 – January 2006, Alert Pilot, 199th Fighter Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
  8. January 2006 – June 2006, Student, USAF Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
  9. June 2006 – June 2008, Squadron Weapons Officer, 199th Fighter Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
  10. June 2008 – June 2009, Chief, Squadron Standardization/Evaluations, 199th Fighter Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
  11. June 2009 – September 2010, Alert Assistant Director of Operations/Flight CC, 199th Fighter Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
  12. September 2010 – January 2011, Student, F-22 Transition Training Course, 43d Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
  13. January 2011 – June 2014, Chief, Advanced Programs, 154th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPH-H), Hawaii
  14. June 2012 – March 2013, Action Officer, PACAF A3/5/8/9, JBPH-H, Hawaii
  15. June 2014 – June 2015, Assistant Director of Operations, 199th Fighter Squadron, JBPH-H, Hawaii
  16. June 2015 – January 2017, Director of Operations, 199th Fighter Squadron, JBPH-H, Hawaii
  17. January 2017 – March 2018, Commander, 169th Air Defense Squadron, Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii
  18. March 2018 – March 2019, Commander, 201st Combat Operations Squadron, JBPH-H, Hawaii
  19. March 2019 – March 2021, Commander, 298th Air Defense Group, Wheeler AAF, Hawaii
  20. March 2021 – September 2021, Commander, 154th Operations Group, JBPH-H, Hawaii
  21. September 2021 – September 2022, Vice Commander, 154th Wing, JBPH-H, Hawaii
  22. September 2022 – October 2024, Commander, 154th Wing, JBPH-H, Hawaii
  23. October 2024 – Present, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Deputy Adjutant General, Fort Ruger, Hawaii

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: more than 2,700 including more than 50 combat hours
Aircraft flown: AT-38B, C-17A, KC-135R, F-15A/B/C/D, F-22A, T-37, T-38

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

  • Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
  • Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
  • AF Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device and two oak leaf clusters

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

  • 2004 Top Third Graduate, Squadron Officer School
  • 2006 Distinguished Graduate, USAF Weapons Instructor Course
  • 2012 HQ PACAF Guard Officer of the Year

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

  • Second Lieutenant May 27, 1998
  • First Lieutenant May 27, 2000
  • Captain May 27, 2002
  • Major December 5, 2007
  • Lieutenant Colonel December 5, 2014
  • Colonel March 20, 2019
  • Brigadier General October 23, 2022

(Current as of April 2025)GSM