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.