Mr. Patrick A. McVay, SES
J7 Director, Joint Exercises and Training

Patrick (Pat) A. McVay is Director, Joint Exercises and Training Directorate, United States Strategic Command J7. He leads a directorate of 80 joint officers, government civilian employees, and defense contractors responsible for the development, coordination and execution of the command’s exercise and training programs.

Mr. McVay received his USAF commission in 1977 after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. He earned a Master’s degree in Aviation Sciences from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1987 and a Master’s degree From the Navy War College in 1996. He is a Distinguished Graduate from Squadron Officer School and Air Command and Staff College and completed Navy War College in residence. He completed the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Senior Executive Fellows program in March 2006.

Following graduation from USAFA, Mr. McVay entered undergraduate pilot training at Williams AFB, AZ. He earned his pilot wings in 1979 and was assigned as a T-37 Instructor Pilot, remaining at Williams AFB as a First Assignment Instructor Pilot and classroom Academic Instructor. After his tour at Williams, he completed KC-135 Combat Crew Training School at Castle AFB, CA in 1982 and was assigned to Ellsworth AFB, SD as a KC-135A aircraft commander. During his tour at Ellsworth AFB, he served as a KC-135A/R Aircraft Commander and Training Flight Instructor Pilot.

In 1986 he was reassigned to Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, NE as KC-135 Training Programs Manager, HQ SAC/DOT. While at HQ SAC, he also served as HQ SAC/DOT Executive Officer and Program Manager for the SAC Flying Hour Program, managing the command’s $2.4 billion annual flying hour program. In 1990, he was selected to attend Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB, AL, where he graduated as a Distinguished Graduate in 1991. Following his year at ACSC, he was assigned to the 384th Air Refueling Squadron (AREFS) at McConnell AFB, KS. During his four years at McConnell, he was a Flight Commander, Operations Officer, Squadron Commander, and 22nd Operations Group Deputy Commander.

In 1994, the 384th AREFS, under his command, was selected as the Air Mobility Command Spaatz Trophy winner, recognizing the Outstanding Air Refueling Squadron in AMC. In 1995, he attended the Navy War College, Newport, RI. After graduating from the Navy War College, he was assigned as Commander, 4409th Operations Group and 4409th Air Base Group, Eskan Village, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he led the successful transition from a flying organization to an administrative support role after the KC-135/RC-135/AWACS aircraft were transferred to Prince Sultan Air Base following the Khobar Towers bombing. After his year-long tour in Saudi Arabia, he was assigned to HQ, US Strategic Command as a Senior Controller and Chief, Joint Training and Exercises Division, from 1997 to 1999. His final tour in the Air Force was Vice Commander, 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, from July 1999 to November 2000.

Mr. McVay retired from active duty 1 Feb 01 and worked in the civilian community and as a DoD contractor with Camber Corporation before joining the government civilian work force as Deputy Director and Senior Technical Advisor, USSTRATCOM Joint Exercises and Training Directorate, in June 2003. He was also assigned as the Executive Assistant to the Commander, USSTRATCOM, from Aug 06 to Oct 07.

Mr. McVay was a command pilot with over 3300 flight hours. He flew the T-37, T-38, C-12 and KC-135A/R/T/RT.

(Current as of April 2009)

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