Born in Albuquerque, NM, Greg lives in Bellingham, Washington and is the Senior Vice President and Executive Director of the Heritage Flight Museum. He is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the Idaho Air National Guard currently flying the A-10 "Thunderbolt II" with the 190th Fighter Squadron in Boise.
With over 4500 hours, Greg's flying background is primarily military. He served 15 years in the USAF on active duty prior to joining the Air National Guard. In the Spring of 2003 he was activated for a four month deployment to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and flew numerous combat sorties during the build-up and 27 sorties during the major combat operations. The highlight of that deployment was being selected as a part of a small contingent that was forward deployed and flew combat sorties out of Tallil Air Base in Iraq during the war. Like the P-47 "Thunderbolt" forward basings in France during WWII, the A-10 "Thunderbolt II" proved it's combat mettle by being the only USAF fighter to stage off of Iraqi soil during the major combat operations of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Greg has also flown combat sorties in the F-15E during Operations Southern and Northern Watch.
In addition to being currently mission qualified in the A-10, Greg has also been mission qualified and an instructor pilot in both the F-15E (1000hrs) and the B-52 (2000hrs). His military flying experience also includes flying the T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-15 B&D, F16 B&D, & F-18. On the civilian side he is currently flying the P-51 and most of the other aircraft of the Heritage Flight Museum.  With his Dad and brother, he also flies air show formations in his T-6 "Texan" WWII trainer.
LtCol Greg Anders is a third generation military officer and third generation Academy graduate. His grandfather, Cmdr Arthur Anders (USNA class of '27) earned the Navy Cross and Purple Heart serving in China on the USS Panay when it was bombed by the Japanese. With the Captain disabled, the Executive Officer, (then Lt) Anders, took command of the ship and ordered "open fire" on the Japanese---several years before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Greg's father, MajGen William Anders (USNA class of '55), served as an interceptor pilot in the Air Force during the Cold War. He then served in NASA on the crew of Apollo. Greg graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1985.