Colonel Hardy “Tom” Giles is the Director of Manpower, Personnel & Services, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. He is responsible for policies, programs and objectives involving readiness, assignment, education and training, separation, retirement, career progression, classification, manpower, services support and quality of life for more than 93,000 active-duty military and civilians covering 5 Numbered Air Forces, the USAF Warfare Center, 35 Wings, and 263 operating locations, as well as more than 62,000 Total Force Reserve and Guard partners.
Col. Giles enlisted in 1989 and commissioned in 2000 through Air Force Officer Training School. He has served in a variety of positions as a personnel officer to include Military Personnel Flight Commander, Action Officer in the Air Force Colonel’s Group, Force Support Squadron Commander, Chief of Operations, Selection Board Secretariat, and Chief, Senior Leader Management & Chief, Personnel Division, as well as the Chief, Program Development Division at Headquarters Air Force.
Prior to his current position, he was the Deputy Commander of the 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Occupational Education, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas.
2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2007 Masters of Religion, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.
2010 Air Command and Staff College, (by correspondence)
2012 Master of Military Studies, USMC Command and Staff College, Quantico, Va. (in-residence)
2016 Air War College (by correspondence)
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2000 – July 2002, Adjutant, 97th OSS, Altus AFB, Okla.
2. July 2002 – February 2004, Section Commander, 735th CES, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
3. February 2004 – July 2005, COMUSAFE Trip Planner, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
4. July 2005 – June 2009, MPF Commander, Aviano Air Base, Italy.
5. June 2009 – June 2010, Chief, 38F Career Field Education/Training (HAF/A1X), Pentagon, DC
6. June 2010 – August 2011, Chief, Colonel Force Management Division, Pentagon, DC
7. August 2011 – June 2012, USMC Command and Staff College, Quantico Marine Base, Va.
8. June 2012 – June 2014, J1 Executive Officer, NORAD/USNORTHCOM, Peterson AFB, Colo.
9. June 2014 – June 2016, Commander, 39th Force Support Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey
10. June 2016 – May 2018, Chief of Operations, Selection Board Secretariat, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph AFB, Texas
11. May 2018 – May 2019, Chief, Senior Leader Mgmt. (AETC/A1L), JBSA-Randolph AFB, Texas
12. May 2019 – December 2020, Chief, Personnel Division (AETC/A1K), JBSA-Randolph AFB, Texas
13. December 2020 – June 2021, Deputy Chief, Force Development Integration (HAF/A1DI), Pentagon, DC
14. June 2021 – July 2022, Chief, Program Development Division (HAF/A1MP), Pentagon, DC
15. July 2022 – July 2024, Deputy Commander, 72nd Air Base Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla.
16. July 2024 – present, Director of Manpower, Personnel & Services (ACC/A1), JBLE-Langley AFB, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Joint Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Joint
Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
(Current as of August 2024)