Sandra A. Gregory

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'''Sandra A. Gregory''' was a [[Brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in the [[United States Air Force]]. During her career, Gregory served in a variety of comptroller and administrative staff positions throughout the [[United States Department of Defense]] including wing and major command level assignments as well as several [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] tours.

==Biography== A native of [[Loyal, Wisconsin]], Gregory graduated from the [[University of Wisconsin-Superior]] in 1977.<ref name=AFB>{{Cite web |url=http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5624 |title=Biographies : BRIGADIER GENERAL SANDRA A. GREGORY |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718174210/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5624 |archive-date=18 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Later she would also attend [[Sul Ross State University]] and the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].

==Career== Gregory joined the Air Force in 1977. She was assigned to the [[47th Flying Training Wing]], the [[3d Wing|3rd Tactical Fighter Wing]], and to [[Pacific Air Forces]] before attending the [[Air Command and Staff College]] and the [[Industrial College of the Armed Forces]]. Later she served as Military Assistant to the [[United States Secretary of Defense]] during the [[First inauguration of Bill Clinton|1993 Presidential Inauguration]]. After graduating from the [[Industrial College of the Armed Forces]] in 1994, she was assigned to work with the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and became Chief of the Financial Analysis Division for Budge of the Pacific Air Forces in 1996. In 1999, she was named Director of Financial Management and Comptroller of [[Air Force Space Command]] before being assigned to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. Her retirement was effective as of September 1, 2006.<ref name=AFB/>

Prior to her retirement she received a letter of admonishment for over-spending the Air Force Permanent Change of Station (PCS) budget by $87 million in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://formerspook.blogspot.com/2010/12/accountability-reaches-wild-blue.html|title = In from the Cold: Accountability Arrives in the Wild Blue|date = 15 December 2010}}</ref>

Awards she has received include the [[Legion of Merit]], the [[Defense Meritorious Service Medal]], the [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] with four [[oak leaf clusters]], the [[Commendation Medal|Air Force Commendation Medal]], the [[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]], the [[Outstanding Unit Award]], the [[Organizational Excellence Award]] with three oak leaf clusters, the [[National Defense Service Medal]] with [[service star]], the [[Overseas Service Ribbon#Air Force|Air Force Overseas Short Tour Service Ribbon]], the [[Air Force Longevity Service Award]], and the [[Air Force Training Ribbon]].<ref name=AFB/>

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