Colonel Gabe S. Arrington is the Senior Director of Operations, Air Mobility Command, 618 Air Operations Center, Scott Air Force Base, Illionois. In this capacity oversees the command and control of more than 1,200 air mobility and 300 ground support missions annually directly supporting the highest priorities of national defense. He ensures the successful execution of over 700 personnel planning continuous worldwide logistics movements.

Colonel Arrington graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with Military Distinction in 2003. As a commander and strategist, the Colonel was recognized by the Secretary of the Air Force for creating and leading the Air Force’s ‘Pilot Training Next’ program, positioning the Air Force for $320M in fiscal year savings annually. He was a key strategist in writing the Joint Warfighting Concept for the Department of Defense. He has been recognized by the Secretary of the Air Force for leading the #1 team in the Air Force in identifying emerging technologies that led to $3B in funding and a Program Decision Memorandum for an additional $6B and the establishment of a Program of Record. Additionally, Colonel Arrington has been awarded a secondary Air Force Specialty Code in Space Operations after completing the USAF Space Officer Course with the intent of developing multi-domain leaders for the Joint Force.

Colonel Arrington serves on the Board of Directors of AI 2030, the Alliance for American Leadership, and PPE Kids. He is well known in the Policy, Think Tank, and charitable communities for his work across many issues important to the United States. He is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI Fellowship graduate as well as a National Defense Fellow at the Center for a New American Security. He has provided expert commentary and has been published in Defense One, The Hill, Breaking Defense, Real Clear Defense, and Air University.

He is a senior pilot, having logged over 2,450 hours and 273 combat missions in both airlift and tanker aircraft. He has commanded at the Air Task Force and Squadron levels as well as served in multiple positions at the Joint Staff, Air Staff, MAJCOM, Air Operations Center, Wing, Group, and Squadron levels.