Col Joe Guirreri at work

At work in the Office of the Manager of the National Communications System.




THIS BIOGRAPHY IS OF



COLONEL JOE GUIRRERI, US AIR FORCE



He is responsible for planning, programming, implementation, operations 

and standards for emergency preparedness and national security in 

support of the Manager and Deputy Manager of the National 

Communications System.



He Graduated from DePauw University, Greencastle,  Indiana with a BA 

in Theoretical Mathematics.  He also received his MA from University of 

Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.



He started his Air Force Career as the Deputy Chief of the 

Data Processing Division, Headquarters Air Force Reserve, Robins Air 

Force Base, Georgia. He later became the Deputy Chief of the Systems

and Programming Division as well as the Chief of the Processing 

Division.



Col Guirreri was next assigned as the Head of the Production Facility 

Operations Section, NATO Programming Center, Glons, Belgium. This 

facility was part of the Operations Division of Supreme Headquarters 

Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).



He next was assigned to the Phase IV Program  at the Air Force Data 

Systems Design Center, Montgomery, Alabama. He also became the 

Chief of Vehicle Management Systems within the Logistics Systems 

Directorate.



Col Guirreri next became an Executive Officer for the Deputy 

Commander for Data Automation, Headquarters Air Force 

Communications Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He also was 

the Program manager for Office Automation Systems and later the Chief 

of Computer Systems Plans and Policies.



He next was assigned as the Deputy Chief Of the Technical Support 

Division, Joint Analysis Directorate of the Organization of the Joint 

Chiefs of Staff (OJCS), Pentagon, Va. He planned, programmed, and 

budgeted information systems and studies for the OJCS.



Col Guirreri was next assigned as the Director of Plans and Resources 

of the 7th Communications Group, Pentagon, Va. He was responsible 

for project control, civil engineering, budget, management analysis, 

acquisition, and contracting within the Grou in support of the Secretarty 

of Defense, the office of the Secretarty of the Air Force, and the Air 

Staff.



He next became the Deputy Commander of the 1961st Communications 

Group, Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines. While there he also 

was the Deputy Director for Command, Control, Communications, and 

Computers for the Joint Task Force during an abortive Coupe of the 

Philippine government.



Col Guirreri became the Commander of the 1962nd Communications 

Group, Kadena, Okinawa, Japan. He also became the Vice Commander 

of the 18th Combat Support Wing and also the Deputy Commander of 

the 18th Support Group under one of the first Air Force Composite 

Wings.



He next became the Commander of the Defense Information Systems 

Agency-Europe. He managed the implemetation of major computer and

communications systems and networks during his tenure.



His professional activities include Military Operations and Research 

Society and the Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association 

(AFCEA). He was the President fo the Okinawa and the Stuttgart 

Chapters.  

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