Colonel Justin T. Grieve is the Commander of the 509th Operations Group where he trains warriors and develops future Air Force leaders who demonstrate and promote the B-2 as a credible nuclear deterrent and the nation’s top choice to deliver lethal global strike effects as the model for the future of long range strike.
Colonel Grieve received his commission through the United States Air Force Academy in 2000. He attended Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma, earning his wings in 2001. Following pilot training, Colonel Grieve was assigned to the 33rd Flying Training Squadron, Vance AFB, Oklahoma, as a T-37 Instructor Pilot.
Colonel Grieve was accepted to join the 509th Bomb Wing and the B-2 program at Whiteman AFB, Missouri, in 2005. He served in several squadrons as a B-2 Instructor Pilot and T-38 Pilot. In 2012, he served as Chief, Bomber Aircraft and Nuclear Programs for the Secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. This was followed by an assignment to work with the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University as an Air Force Foreign Policy Fellow for the 2013-2014 academic year. In June 2014, Colonel Grieve returned to Whiteman AFB, Missouri, as Director of Operations for the 394th Combat Training Squadron and then Commander, 509th Operations Support Squadron. The colonel is a command pilot with more than 3,900 flying hours in the B-2, T-37 and T-38.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Science degree in management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2006 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle University
2009 United States Air Force Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nevada
2010 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (Correspondence)
2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (Correspondence)
2014 Chief of Staff of the Air Force Fellowship, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC
2018 Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Aug 2000 – Sep 2001, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, OK
2. Oct 2001 – Feb 2002, Student, T-37 Pilot Instructor Training, Randolph AFB, TX
3. Feb 2002 – Apr 2005, T-37 Instructor Pilot, Vance AFB, OK
4. Jan 2005 – Feb 2005, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
5. May 2005 – Aug 2006, Student, B-2 Initial Qualification Training, Whiteman AFB, MO
6. Aug 2006 – Aug 2012, B-2 Instructor Pilot; T-38 Pilot, Whiteman AFB, MO
7. Jul 2009 – Dec 2009, Student, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV
8. Aug 2012 – Jul 2013, Chief, Bomber Aircraft and Nuclear Programs, Directorate of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, DC
9. Jul 2013 – Jun 2014, Air Force Fellow, Office of the Foreign Policy Advisor, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC
10. Jun 2014 - May 2015, Director of Operations, 394th Combat Training Squadron, Whiteman AFB, MO
11. May 2015 – Mar 2017, Commander, 509th Operations Support Squadron, Whiteman AFB, MO
12. Mar 2017 – Jul 2017, Deputy Commander, 509th Operations Group, Whiteman AFB, MO
13. Jul 2017 – Jul 2018, National Defense Fellow, Ft. McNair, Washington, DC
14. Jul 2018 – Present, Commander, 509th Operations Group, Whiteman AFB, MO
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 3,900
Aircraft Flown: B-2A, T-37B and T-38A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Distinguished Graduate and Top Graduate, T-37 Pilot Instructor Training
Top Third Graduate, Chief of Staff Flight, Coach Ray Eliot Award, and Outstanding Contributor, Squadron Officer School
Distinguished Graduate and Flying Award, United States Air Force Weapons School
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS
Second Lieutenant May 31, 2000
First Lieutenant May 31, 2002
Captain May 31, 2004
Major Feb. 1,2010
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2013
Colonel May 1, 2018
(Current as of July 2018)