| Gregory J. Lengyel |
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| Rank, Service |
| Colonel O-6, U.S. Air Force |
| Veteran of: |
U.S. Air Force 1985-Present
Cold War 1985-1991
War on Terrorism 2001-Present
Iraq 2007-2008
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| Tribute: |
Greg Lengyel was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC Program at Texas A&M University in July 1985, going on active duty in September 1985. His first assignment was as a Satellite Officer with Headquarters U.S. Space Command at Peterson AFB, Colorado, from September 1985 to July 1987. Lengyel then went through Undergraduate Pilot Training for Helicopters at Fort Rucker, Alabama, earning his Pilot Wings in June 1988. He then served as a UH-1N Iroquois Evaluator Pilot with the 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Fairchild AFB, Washington, from June 1988 to June 1991. Capt Lengyel then attended the MH-53J Mission Pilot Qualification Course at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, from July 1991 to April 1992, followed by service as an MH-53J Aircraft Commander with the 31st Special Operations Squadron at Osan AB, South Korea, from May 1992 to May 1993. He then served as Chief of Stan/Eval with the 20th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, from June 1993 to June 1996. From June 1996 to June 1999, Maj Lengyel served with the 551st Special Operations Squadron and then 58th Operations Group at Kirtland AFB. He served as a Policy and Strategy Officer and then as an Executive Officer with Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill AFB, Florida, from July 1999 to June 2001. Col Lengyel served as Director of Operations and as an MH-53M Instructor Pilot with the 21st Special Operations Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, England, from July 2001 to July 2002, and then became Commander of the 21st SOS, where he served until June 2004. From June 2004 to July 2006, he served as a Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, followed by service as a National Defense Fellow with the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., from July 2006 to June 2007. His next assignment was as Commander of the Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component at Balad Joint Base, Iraq, from July 2007 to July 2008. He then served as Special Assistant to the A3 with Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field and completed the CV-22 Osprey Senior Officer Qualification Course at Kirtland AFB. Col Lengyel became the Commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field in November 2008. He is a Command Pilot with over 3,800 flying hours in the TH-55, UH-1H & N, TH-53A, MH-53J & M, and the CV-22. |
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