Garry Dudley

 Garry, hailing from the southern part of Houston - one of the 37 classmates that joined us in the Summer of 1964 from the Great State of Texas. Spending his first two years in 23rd Squadron before moving to 8th Squadron for the next two years. While not always achieving academic excellence, Garry did realize his goals as a lettering member of the USAFA Gymnastics team for four years and had a few visits to the Commandant’s list.

After graduation, Garry and Tina were married on July 14th in the Catholic Chapel at the Academy, then on to Pilot Training at Randolph AFB, TX then to Mather AFB, CA where Garry was a T-29 pilot in the Navigator Training Wing. Garry & Tina had their first child, Debbie, while at Mather AFB. Garry’s next assignment was to Ching Chuan Kang Air Base in Taiwan as a C-130E aircraft commander with the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron, spending most of his time deployed to various bases in South Viet Nam and Thailand. While in SEA, Garry was awarded two DFCs and two Air Medals. Upon returning to CONUS in 1973 to Langley AFB, VA, Garry joined the rated supplement as the Operations Officer for the 4500th Security Police Squadron at Langley AFB and served as a T-39 Instructor Pilot as well. They had their second child while here – a boy (Mark). From 1976 to 1980, Garry was an Instructor Pilot in the T-38A aircraft back in his home state at Laughlin AFB. Following his instructor pilot tour, Garry was back in the transport business as a C-5A aircraft commander/instructor pilot in the 22nd Military Airlift Squadron at Travis AFB CA. While at TAFB, Garry served in various additional duties to include wing life support officer followed by chief instructor pilot, chief pilot and then Deputy Director of Safety, 22 Air Force. Following Travis, Garry, Tina, Debbie and Mark went to Clark Air Base in the Philippines where Garry was the Commander of the 3rd Law Enforcement Squadron followed by two years as Deputy Group Commander of the 3rd Security Police Group.
Retiring from Clark AB as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1990, and following a brief stay in Dallas, TX, Garry and family relocated to Kokomo, IN where Garry started his new career with Delco Electronics. The next 22 years were spent in project management with the last 12 years as the President and CEO of Pocket PM, LLC; a company which he co-founded in 2002 in Denver, CO. In 2004, Garry and Tina relocated to their current home in Colorado Springs. Garry is a former president of the Association of Graduates Class Advisory Senate (AOG CAS) where he volunteered for 10 years.In 2018, Garry was elected to the Association of Graduates Board of Directors (AOG BOD). He is a guest lecturer with the Department of Management (USAFA/DFM). Garry and Tina (his wife of 53 years!) have sponsored 35 cadets since arriving in Colorado Springs. In 2018, Garry was recognized by the Colorado State House of Representatives with a standing tribute by all representatives. Garry was presented with a certificate signed by the Speaker of the House. The last line reads, “The Colorado House of Representatives expresses its deepest gratitude to Lt. Col. Garry Dudley for his defense of our liberties in his lifetime of service.” Garry was recently selected as the 2020 recipient of the USAF Academy's Distinguished Service Award (DSA). Each year, the USAFA DSA is presented by the Superintendent to a military person, civilian, or group, whose contributions have had “a distinct impact on the morale or well-being of the Air Force Academy.” The award was presented by the Superintendent, Lieutenant General Richard M. Clark on July 9, 2021. Click here for the video of Garry's commenting about the award.

 

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Garry and Tina - Thank-you for all you've done for our Academy!

July - 2021      


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