Keefe, Maj. Gen. Gary W.

Official Record

• Year Started Current Position 2013
• Years in Current Position 14
• Years in State Service 27

Personal Information

• Place of Birth Northampton
• Town of Residence Florence, MA
• Marital Status Married (Allison)
• Children 3

Education & Career

• Education
  • 1986 Norwich University, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Northfield, Vermont 1991
  • Lesley University, Master of Science, Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2003
  • United States Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 2009
  • National Defense University, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Staff Officer Development Course, Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, District of Columbia 2011
  • Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2011
  • United States Northern Command, Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado 2011
  • National Defense University, Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, District of Columbia 2011
  • United States Northern Command, Dual Status Commander Orientation Course, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado 2011
  • Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, United States – Russia Security Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2012
  • Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO21), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 2012
  • United States Air Force Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), Joint Base Andrews, District of Columbia and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas 2012
  • Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, Level IV Antiterrorism Executive Seminar, Booze Allen Hamilton Conference Center, McLean, Virginia 2012
  • Senior Reserve Component Officer Course, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
• Previous Employment
  • Served as a Ground Launched Cruise Missile Launch Officer with the 71st Tactical Missile Squadron, Florennes Air Base, Belgium. He completed his active duty service in 1992 as a Peacekeeper Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile Combat Crew Flight Commander, and Evaluator with the 90th Strategic Missile Wing, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. In 1992, he joined the Massachusetts Air National Guard with the 104th Fighter Wing as an Active Guard/Reservist. He has held the positions of Logistics Plans and Programs Chief, Supply Management Officer, Aircraft Maintenance Officer, Logistics Group Commander, Maintenance Group Commander, and Mission Support Group Commander. In 1999, during Operation ALLIED FORCE, Brigadier General Keefe served as the Expeditionary Logistics Group Commander for the presidentialy activated 104th Expeditionary Operations Group, Birgi Air Base, Trapani, Italy. He commanded 420 United States Air Forces Europe personnel comprised from the Air National Guard’s 104thFighter Wing, 110th Fighter Wing and the 124th Fighter Wing, as well as personnel from the United States Air Force and Air Force Reserve. In 2003 during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Brigadier General Keefe served as the 387th Expeditionary Logistics Group Commander at a classified location in South West Asia. He commanded in excess of 800 United States Central Command personnel and was responsible for all aircraft maintenance and logistics activities associated with A/OA-10 Aircraft and Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft missions throughout the Air Campaign. Prior to his current assignment, General Keefe served as the Director of Manpower, Personnel and Human Resources (J1) for the Massachusetts National Guard, the Massachusetts Air National Guard Director of Staff, Vice Chief of the Massachusetts National Guard Joint Staff, Assistant Adjutant General-Air and Commander of the Massachusetts National Guard.
  • Brigadier General Keefe served concurrently from March 2013 through June 2014 as Executive Director of Massachusetts’ Joint Base Cape Cod, a 22,000 acre, joint military installation that supports the 102nd Intelligence Wing, Camp Edwards Army National Guard, United States Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, and the United States Air Force 6th Space Warning Squadron.
• Organizations
  • National Guard Association of the United States
  • National Guard Association of Massachusetts
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8006
  • Life Member American Legion Post #28
  • The Military Order of the World Wars, Boston Chapter
  • Commissioner to Administer Oaths to Public Officers, Commonwealth of Massachusetts