Gregory L. Wayt
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Major General
Gregory L. Wayt (born March 16, 1953) served as Adjutant General under Governors Bob Taft and Ted Strickland. Major General Wayt retired from the military on December 31, 2010 after 35 years of service. He directed the largest global and domestic operations in over 60 years and successfully accomplished all federal, international, and homeland defense and domestic missions while establishing benchmark programs recognized by the Department of Defense. In addition, he led the transformation of the Ohio National Guard from a Cold War strategic reserve to an operational force trained and equipped to meet joint and expeditionary global operations. He led deployment operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina/Rita, southern border security operations, Operations Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Noble Eagle, in addition to numerous natural disasters within the State of Ohio. He is responsible for the establishment of State Partnership Program with Serbia in 2006 and strengthening the existing partnership with Hungary. During his tenure over 100 exchanges occurred with Serbia to include Humanitarian Assistance operations in Serbia and joint deployments with the Hungarian Defense Forces to Afghanistan. His vision developed one of the leading Family Readiness Programs in the nation.
Major General Wayt served as the President and Vice President - Army of the Adjutants General Association of the United States and a Secretary of the Army Appointment as a member of the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee
Major General Gregory Wayt assumed the duties as the Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters - Ohio on 1 July 2004. He was a member of the Governor's cabinet and responsible for the command of the Ohio National Guard and the military readiness of the Ohio Militia. The Ohio National Guard consists of the Ohio Army National Guard, Ohio Air National Guard, Ohio Military Reserve, and Ohio Naval Militia, totaling more than 17,000 personnel. General Wayt supervised four flag officer heads of these components and four Senior Level Civilians in the day-to-day operation and management of the readiness, fiscal, personnel, equipment, and real property resources of the agency.
Major General Wayt orchestrated the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Ohio strategy resulting in two impacted Ohio Air National Guard bases to remain open with new and relevant missions plus maintaining over 1,600 military positions in Ohio. The Mansfield Air National Guard Base was scheduled for closure and the Springfield Air National Guard Base to lose their assigned training mission of F16 pilots as well as aircraft with no follow on mission. His coordination within the Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Ohio Congressional Delegation, and Governor’s Office resulted in an expansion of each base with the new C27 aircraft assigned to the Mansfield Air National Guard Base and MQ-1 Predator and Intelligence support to the National Air and Intelligence Center at the Springfield Air National Guard Base. Additionally, he acquired over $300M of new construction of facilities as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure actions plus other additional federal appropriations. His vision and leadership provided the largest influx of military construction appropriations in its history and vastly improved the overall infrastructure.
He was instrumental in working closely with the Department of Defense, National Guard Bureau and the Northern Command to develop the Homeland Response Force (HRF) concept resulting in recognition of this requirement in the Quadrennial Defense Review and the ultimate fielding of a HRF per FEMA region. He also worked closely with NORTHCOM on the Contingency Dual Status Commander (CDSC) concept to allow one commander to simultaneously command both Title 10 and 32 forces for Domestic Operations.
Major General Wayt developed, led, and coordinated multiple strategic plans for the Adjutants General Department, Ohio Air and Army National Guard and introduced the Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence criteria resulting in improved performance of day-to-day business operations resulting in multiple top national Malcolm Baldrige performance awards from Department of Army, National Guard Bureau, and Gold Level Ohio Performance for Excellence Awards. He led Flag Officers and senior level leaders in formulating a new vision and strategic direction that successfully repositioned the organization for future national and international operations, strategic and efficient restructuring and improved financial performance by the use of Baldrige Excellence Performance criteria, Six Sigma tenants, and the Balanced Score Card. As a result, Major General Wayt received a Secretary of Commerce appointment to the Board of Overseers, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and as a Board Member, Ohio Performance for Excellence.
degree from the Ohio State University
(1975) and a Master of Arts
degree in public administration
from the University of Dayton
(1986). He graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College in 1987, and from the Army War College in 1997.
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Major general (United States)
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Gregory L. Wayt (born March 16, 1953) served as Adjutant General under Governors Bob Taft and Ted Strickland. Major General Wayt retired from the military on December 31, 2010 after 35 years of service. He directed the largest global and domestic operations in over 60 years and successfully accomplished all federal, international, and homeland defense and domestic missions while establishing benchmark programs recognized by the Department of Defense. In addition, he led the transformation of the Ohio National Guard from a Cold War strategic reserve to an operational force trained and equipped to meet joint and expeditionary global operations. He led deployment operations in the wake of Hurricane Katrina/Rita, southern border security operations, Operations Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Noble Eagle, in addition to numerous natural disasters within the State of Ohio. He is responsible for the establishment of State Partnership Program with Serbia in 2006 and strengthening the existing partnership with Hungary. During his tenure over 100 exchanges occurred with Serbia to include Humanitarian Assistance operations in Serbia and joint deployments with the Hungarian Defense Forces to Afghanistan. His vision developed one of the leading Family Readiness Programs in the nation.
Major General Wayt served as the President and Vice President - Army of the Adjutants General Association of the United States and a Secretary of the Army Appointment as a member of the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee
Military career
General Wayt’s career began in 1975. He was a Distinguished Military Graduate from The Ohio State University Reserve Officer Training Corps program and received a Regular Army commission in 1975 as an Air Defense Artillery Officer. After completion of the Air Defense Basic Course at Fort Bliss, Texas, General Wayt served on active duty with the 1st Infantry Division and the 32nd Army Air Defense Command until he returned to Ohio where he joined the Ohio Army National Guard in January 1980. He has commanded and has held staff officer assignments at all levels from battery, battalion, group, regiment, brigade and Joint Force Heaequarters. Recent assignments included Commander, 145th Regiment (Regional Training Institute), Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans, Operations, Training, and Military Support, and Joint Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters - Ohio and 73rd Troop Command (Brigade).Major General Gregory Wayt assumed the duties as the Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters - Ohio on 1 July 2004. He was a member of the Governor's cabinet and responsible for the command of the Ohio National Guard and the military readiness of the Ohio Militia. The Ohio National Guard consists of the Ohio Army National Guard, Ohio Air National Guard, Ohio Military Reserve, and Ohio Naval Militia, totaling more than 17,000 personnel. General Wayt supervised four flag officer heads of these components and four Senior Level Civilians in the day-to-day operation and management of the readiness, fiscal, personnel, equipment, and real property resources of the agency.
Major General Wayt orchestrated the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Ohio strategy resulting in two impacted Ohio Air National Guard bases to remain open with new and relevant missions plus maintaining over 1,600 military positions in Ohio. The Mansfield Air National Guard Base was scheduled for closure and the Springfield Air National Guard Base to lose their assigned training mission of F16 pilots as well as aircraft with no follow on mission. His coordination within the Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force, Ohio Congressional Delegation, and Governor’s Office resulted in an expansion of each base with the new C27 aircraft assigned to the Mansfield Air National Guard Base and MQ-1 Predator and Intelligence support to the National Air and Intelligence Center at the Springfield Air National Guard Base. Additionally, he acquired over $300M of new construction of facilities as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure actions plus other additional federal appropriations. His vision and leadership provided the largest influx of military construction appropriations in its history and vastly improved the overall infrastructure.
He was instrumental in working closely with the Department of Defense, National Guard Bureau and the Northern Command to develop the Homeland Response Force (HRF) concept resulting in recognition of this requirement in the Quadrennial Defense Review and the ultimate fielding of a HRF per FEMA region. He also worked closely with NORTHCOM on the Contingency Dual Status Commander (CDSC) concept to allow one commander to simultaneously command both Title 10 and 32 forces for Domestic Operations.
Major General Wayt developed, led, and coordinated multiple strategic plans for the Adjutants General Department, Ohio Air and Army National Guard and introduced the Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence criteria resulting in improved performance of day-to-day business operations resulting in multiple top national Malcolm Baldrige performance awards from Department of Army, National Guard Bureau, and Gold Level Ohio Performance for Excellence Awards. He led Flag Officers and senior level leaders in formulating a new vision and strategic direction that successfully repositioned the organization for future national and international operations, strategic and efficient restructuring and improved financial performance by the use of Baldrige Excellence Performance criteria, Six Sigma tenants, and the Balanced Score Card. As a result, Major General Wayt received a Secretary of Commerce appointment to the Board of Overseers, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and as a Board Member, Ohio Performance for Excellence.
Education
Major General Wayt has a Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
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degree from the Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
(1975) and a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree in public administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
from the University of Dayton
University of Dayton
The University of Dayton is a private Roman Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio...
(1986). He graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College in 1987, and from the Army War College in 1997.
Awards
Distinguished Service Medal (Army)Distinguished Service Medal (Army)The Distinguished Service Medal is a military award of the United States Army that is presented to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the United States military, has distinguished himself or herself by exceptionally meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great...
Legion of MeritLegion of MeritThe Legion of Merit is a military decoration of the United States armed forces that is awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements...
with Bronze Oak Leaf ClusterOak leaf clusterAn oak leaf cluster is a common device which is placed on U.S. Army and Air Force awards and decorations to denote those who have received more than one bestowal of a particular decoration. The number of oak leaf clusters typically indicates the number of subsequent awards of the decoration...
Meritorious Service MedalMeritorious Service Medal (United States)The Meritorious Service Medal is a military decoration presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the United States subsequent to January 16, 1969...
with One Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and One Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Commendation Medal with Three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster
National Defense Service MedalNational Defense Service MedalThe National Defense Service Medal is a military service medal of the United States military originally commissioned by President Dwight D. Eisenhower...
Global War on Terrorism Service MedalGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalThe Global War on Terrorism Service Medal is a military award of the United States military which was created by Executive Order 13289 of President George W. Bush on March 12, 2003...
Humanitarian Service MedalHumanitarian Service MedalThe Humanitarian Service Medal is a military service medal of the United States armed forces which was created on January 19, 1977 by President Gerald Ford under....jpg)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with Silver Hourglass Device
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon
Ohio Distinguished Service Medal
Ohio Commendation Medal
Ohio Faithful Service Ribbon
Ohio Special Service Ribbon
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Assignments
- Dec 75 - Jan 76, Executive Officer, Student Battery, USAADSCH, Fort BlissFort BlissFort Bliss is a United States Army post in the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. With an area of about , it is the Army's second-largest installation behind the adjacent White Sands Missile Range. It is FORSCOM's largest installation, and has the Army's largest Maneuver Area behind the...
, Texas - Jun 76 - Oct 77, Platoon Leader, 2nd Battalion 67th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Germersheim, Germany
- Oct 77 - Apr 78, Section Leader, 2nd Battalion 67th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Germersheim, Germany
- Apr 78 - Nov 79, S-1, 2nd Battalion 67th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, Mannheim, Germany
- Dec 79 - May 85, Container Equipment Control Officer, 112th Transportation Battalion, Ohio Army National Guard, Middletown, OhioMiddletown, OhioMiddletown is an All-America City located in Butler and Warren counties in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formerly in Lemon, Turtlecreek, and Franklin townships, Middletown was incorporated by the Ohio General Assembly on February 11, 1833, and became a city in 1886...
- May 85 - May 87, S-1 Officer, 112th Transportation Battalion, Ohio Army National Guard, Middletown, Ohio
- May 87 - May 89, Supply Field Service Operations Officer, 371st Corps Support Group, Ohio Army National Guard, Kettering, OhioKettering, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 57,502 people, 25,657 households, and 15,727 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,077.4 people per square mile . There were 26,936 housing units at an average density of 1,441.6 per square mile...
- May 89 - May 92, S-1, 371st Corps Support Group Ohio Army National Guard, Kettering, Ohio
- May 92 - Sep 92, S-1, 73rd Troop Command (Brigade), Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
- Oct 92 - Sep 93, S-3, 73rd Troop Command (Brigade). Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
- Oct 93 - Aug 94, Executive Officer, 73d Troop Command (Brigade). Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
- Aug 94 - Aug 96, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Operations, Training, and Military Support, Headquarters State Area Command. Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
- Aug 96 - May 98, Commander, 145th Regiment (Regional Training Institute). Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
- May 98 - Oct 03, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters - Ohio. Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
- Oct 03 - Jun 04, Commanding General, 73rd Troop Command (Brigade). Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio
- Jul 04 - Dec 10, Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters - Ohio. Ohio Army National Guard, Columbus, Ohio