Major General GREGORY J. GAGNON Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Gagnon is the Special Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this capacity, he handles strategic, service-wide projects for the Chief of Space Operations, assisting with strategic planning, concept development and force employment. Previously, he served on the Pentagon staff as the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence and was responsible for the oversight and guidance of the Service’s intelligence forces. Maj. Gen. Gagnon was commissioned through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Saint Michael’s College in Winooski, Vermont. He is a career Intelligence officer with an extensive background in cyberspace operations. Maj. Gen. Gagnon has commanded at the squadron, group and joint wing levels with one command tour within Afghanistan. He is a fully-qualified Joint Staff Officer. His staff tours include Pacific Air Forces, Air Force Space Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Space Command. Maj. Gen. Gagnon has deployed on multiple occasions in support of joint air and special operations. EDUCATION 1994 Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Saint Michael’s College, Winooski, Vt. 1999 Master of Science, Defense Analysis in Information Operations, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. 2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2011 Master of National Security Strategy, National War College, Washington, D.C. 2016 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Alan L. Freed Associates, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C. 2021 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2023 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Warrenton, Va. 2024 Leading Data and Artificial Intelligence Enabled Organizations, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. ASSIGNMENTS 1. November 1994–July 1995, Student, 316th Student Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas 2. August 1995–August 1996, Assistant Chief of Targets, 8th Operations Support Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea 3. August 1996–May 1998, Mission Operations Commander, 13th Intelligence Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif. 4. June 1998–December 1999, Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. 5. January 2000–March 2002, Instructor, Air Force Special Operations School, Hurlburt AFB, Fla. 6. March 2002–December 2003, Staff Officer, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 7. January 2004–July 2005, Flight Commander, Intel Operation and Mission Operations Commander, PACAF Air Intelligence Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 8. July 2005–June 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 9. June 2006–March 2008, Director of Operations, 607th Air Intelligence Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea 10. March 2008–July 2010, Commander, 94th Intelligence Squadron, Fort George G. Meade, Md. 11. July 2010–June 2011, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 12. August 2011–July 2012, Commander, 495th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron, Kandahar, Afghanistan 13. August 2012–July 2014, Division Chief, Analysis and Intelligence Plans, Strategic Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Offutt AFB, Neb. 14. July 2014–July 2016, Commander, 67 Cyberspace Operations Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas 15. July 2016–July 2018, Director, Commander’s Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 16. July 2018–July 2019, Commander, National Security Agency in San Antonio, Texas 17. July 2019–September 2020, Director of Intelligence, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. 18. September 2020–July 2022, Director of Intelligence, U.S. Space Command, Schriever AFB, Colo. 19. July 2022–August 2025, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence, United States Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 20. August 2025–present, Special Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 2012–July 2014, Division Chief, Analysis and Intelligence Plans, Strategic Joint Intelligence Operations Center, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel 2. July 2018–July 2019, Commander, National Security Agency in Texas, San Antonio, as a colonel 3. September 2020–July 2022, Director of Intelligence, U.S. Space Command, Schriever AFB, Colo., as a brigadier general MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Air and Space Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Air and Space Achievement Medal PUBLICATIONS “Cyberterror: Prospects and Implications,” Center of the Study of Terrorism and Irregular Warfare, Monterey, Calif., 1999 “Network-Centric Special Operations—Exploring New Operational Paradigms,” Air and Space Power Chronicles, Maxwell AFB, Ala., 2002 “Embedding Airmanship in the Cyberspace Domain,” The Cyber Defense Review, West Point, N.Y., 2016 “Space as a Warfighting Domain,” Air and Space Power Journal, Maxwell AFB, Ala., 2018 “Information Warfare, Cyberspace Objectives and the US Air Force,” Air and Space Power Journal, Maxwell AFB, Ala., 2020 “Why Space Force Intel,” American Intelligence Journal, Charlotte Court House, Va., 2022 “Why Military Space Matters,” Joint Forces Quarterly, Washington D.C., 2023 “War in Space – The China Challenge,” The Hill, Washington D.C., 2025 (Current as of August 2025)