Col. Scott Grainger is the Commander, 18th Civil Engineer Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan. He leads the Air Force’s largest Civil Engineer unit comprised of 1,600 military, US and Japanese civilians supporting the 18th Wing, and 30 partner units. He is responsible for providing engineering, utilities, fire protection, disaster preparedness, environmental protection, explosive ordnance disposal for over 35,000 personnel as well as critical war-fighting and peacetime contingency capabilities in support of humanitarian, natural disasters and Air Expeditionary Force deployments worldwide. Col. Grainger manages an annual budget of $215.9 million, oversees $1.2 billion in construction programs and serves as the executive agent for the largest military family housing operation in the Department of Defense with an inventory of 7,820 units supporting the mission of the 18th Wing and partner units.

Col. Grainger graduated from Chisago Lakes High School in Lindstrom, MN, in 1990. He earned his civil engineering degree and received his commission in April 1994 following his graduation from the University of Portland, OR. Col. Grainger is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of California and has served in a variety of engineering positions at the base, major command, and headquarters USAF levels. In addition, he has led teams on deployments to Djibouti, Iraq and Qatar. He is married and has two daughters.

EDUCATION:
1994 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Portland, Portland OR
1998 Master of Science, Engineering Management, University of Missouri - Rolla, Rolla MO
1999 Squadron Officer School (Residence)
2005 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence)
2007 Air Command and Staff College (Residence)
2007 Master of Military Arts and Science, Air University
2010 Air War College (Correspondence)

ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Jun 1994 – Aug 1997, Project Manager, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
2. Aug 1997 – Jul 1998, Student, University of Missouri, Rolla, AFIT Civilian Institute Program
3. Jul 1998 – Jul 2001, Senior Program Manager, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Brooks
AFB, TX
4. Jul 2001 – Jul 2003, Resident MAJCOM Program Manager, Air Force Center for Environmental
Excellence, HQ Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, HI
5. Jul 2003 – Jul 2004, Chief, Command Deployments Section, HQ Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, HI
6. Jul 2004 – Jul 2006, Commander, Engineering Flight, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, Osan AB, ROK
7. Jul 2006 – Jul 2007, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
8. Jul 2007 – Jun 2010, Commander, Operations Flight, then Deputy Squadron Commander, 819th RED
HORSE Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MT
9. Jun 2010 – Jul 2012, Commander, 49th Materiel Maintenance Squadron, Holloman AFB, NM
10. Jul 2012 – Jul 2014, Commander 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
11. Aug 2014 – Jun 2015, Chief, Infrastructure Requirements, Air Force Reserve, Pentagon, Washington DC
12. Jun 2015 – Jul 2016, Director, Built Infrastructure Policy and Programs, Secretary of the Air Force,
Environment, Safety, and Infrastructure, Pentagon, Washington DC
13. Ju 2016 – Present, Commander, 18th Civil Engineer Group, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.

DEPLOYMENTS:
1. Nov 2003 – Mar 2004, Engineer Operations Officer, Combined, Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, Djibouti,
Africa
2. Oct 2007 – Apr 2008, Detachment Commander, 557 RED HORSE Squadron, Contingency Operating Base
Speicher, Iraq
3. Mar 2009 – Oct 2009, Deputy Commader, 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group, Al Udeid AB, Qatar.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with Gold Border
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
2005 PACAF Outstanding Engineering Flight of the Year (Air Force Runner-Up)
2008 HQ 8 AF Lance P. Sijan Award, Field Grade Officer
2009 ACC Runner Up, Maj Gen Fox Senior Military Manager of the Year
2013 PACAF Outstanding Civil Engineer Squadron of the Year (Air Force Runner-Up)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant May 1994
First Lieutenant May 1996
Captain May 1998
Major Jul 2004
Lieutenant Colonel Jun 2009
Colonel Oct 2015


Current as of Aug 2016