Col. Paul N. Loiselle is Commander of the 157th Mission Support Group, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire. He oversees operations for the Civil Engineer Squadron, Security Forces Squadron, Force Support Squadron, Logistics Readiness Squadron, Communications Flight, and Contracting. In addition he serves as the KC 46 Conversion Officer for the 157th Air Refueling Wing.
Col. Loiselle began his Air Force career in 1985 as an enlisted member of the Air Force Band following his receipt of a bachelor’s degree in music, eventually becoming a member of USAFE’s “Glen Miller Orchestra”. He joined the 157th Air Refueling Wing in August 1990 as a Traditional Guardsman in the Mission Support Group as an Administrative Technician and received his commission as a Medical Service Corps officer in the 157th Medical Group in October 1992. He subsequently became Deputy Commander of the group in 2005 and then Commander in March 2009. Shortly thereafter, he deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan as the Senior Medical Liaison Officer to all coalition hospitals in Afghanistan. Prior to his current position, the colonel was assigned to the New Hampshire Joint Force Headquarters serving as the Chief of the Joint Staff and Director of Staff-Air.
EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Arts from Northern Illinois University
1992 Masters of Business Administration from University of New Hampshire 2006 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence Course
2009 Air War College, Correspondence Course 2012 Joint Task Force Commander’s Course, Colo.
2013 Harvard Leadership in Emergency Management Course, Boston, Mass. 2014 Emergency Operations Management Directors Course, St. Paul, Minn. 2015 Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Level IV Course, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1985 – March 1987, Musician at Pease Air Force Base, N.H.
2. March 1987 – April 1989, Musician/Operations Coordinator Ramstein AFB, Germany
3. August 1989 – October 1992, Administrative Technician Mission Support Group, Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H.
4. October 1992 – October 2005, Medical Administrator 157th Medical Group, Pease ANGB, N.H.
5. October 2005 – March 2009, Deputy Commander 157th Medical Group, Pease ANGB, N.H.
6. March 2009 – September 2011, Commander 157th Medical Group, Pease ANGB, N.H.
7. October 2011 – March 2014, Director of Staff N.H. Air National Guard and Joint Chief of Staff – New Hampshire National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, N.H.
8. March 2014 – Present, Commander 157th Mission Support Group, Pease ANGB, N.H.
9. October 2017 – Present, KC 46 Conversion Officer, Pease ANGB, N.H.
MAJOR AWARDS & DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with nine oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with service star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with six oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two ‘M’ devices and numeral 2
United States Air Force NCO PME Graduate Ribbon
Basic Military Training Honor Graduate
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
Air Force Training Ribbon
NATO Medal
New Hampshire National Guard State Active Service Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters
New Hampshire National Guard Service Bar with eight oak leaf clusters
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1988 & 2006 Theodore Mars Outstanding Medical Unit Award 1996 & 2011 Schaffer Trophy Outstanding Medical Unit Award 2007 Air National Guard Medical Service Corp Officer of the Year
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Air National Guard Mission Support Group Advisory Council – Chairman (November 2014 – October 2017)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant April 16, 1991
First Lieutenant April 16, 1994
Captain May 5, 1996
Major May 4, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel July 25, 2007
Colonel May 26, 2011
(Current as of November 2017)