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Major General
Gallinetti was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United
States Marine Corps in June 1972 upon graduation from California
State
University, Fresno, CA.
Following graduation
from The Basic School in February 1973, promotion to
First Lieutenant in June 1974, and designation as a Naval Aviator
in November
1974, he completed conversion training in the A-4M Skyhawk in July
1975.
Subsequently, he was assigned to VMA-223 in MCAS Yuma, AZ. During
this tour, he
attended Aircraft Maintenance Officer school and deployed to MAG-12,
MCAS
Iwakuni, Japan.
In August 1977,
after promotion to Captain and return from the Western Pacific
(WestPac), he was transferred to VMA-211 in MCAS El Toro, CA. He
attended the
Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course in early 1978 and later
served as
the Aircraft Maintenance Officer (AMO) with H&MS-13. After transfer
to VMA-214,
he served as both the AMO and WTI for the command. He also attended
the Top Gun
Adversary Course at the Naval Fighter Weapons School and participated
in a
second unit deployment to the Orient.
In January 1981,
Major General Gallinetti was assigned to the Naval Weapons
Center, China Lake, CA as the Marine Project Officer for the F/A-18
Hornet
aircraft and also flew with VX-5. He was involved with RDT&E
of aircraft
software development and Operational Test of the Hornet. Additionally,
he was
responsible for numerous air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons programs
and flew
the A-4, A-7, and F-5 aircraft. During this tour he was promoted
to Major.
From July 1984
through August 1985 he was the Air Liaison Officer for the 5th
Marine Regiment at Camp Pendleton, CA. In September 1985, he was
transferred to
MCAS El Toro, CA and served as the MAG-11 Assistant Operations Officer.
During May 1986 he was assigned to VMFA-531 and served as the AMO
and later as
the Executive Officer and Operations Officer. He made his third
unit deployment
to WestPac spending the majority of his tour in the Republic of
Korea. Upon
returning to CONUS he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and served
as the
MAG-70 Assistant Operations Officer at MCAS El Toro, CA.
In March 1989
he was assigned as the Executive Officer of VFA-125, a Navy and
Marine Corps Fleet Readiness Squadron, in NAS Lemoore, CA. In August
1989 he
attended Top Level School at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I.
where he
received a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic
Studies. He
also attended Salve Regina University and received a Master of Science
degree in
Management.
In July 1991
he became the Commanding Officer of the Vikings of VMFA (AW)-225,
the third tactical F/A-18D fighter/attack squadron in the Corps,
at MCAS El
Toro, CA. He was subsequently transferred to 3d MAW Headquarters
in February
1993 where he served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1 and then
as the Deputy
Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3. Additionally, he was promoted to
Colonel during
this period.
From July 1994
through June 1996, Major General Gallinetti was the Commanding
Officer of Marine Aircraft Group Twelve, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing
at MCAS
Iwakuni, Japan. He flew the F/A-18A/C/D Hornet, AV-8B Harrier, and
the EA-6B
prowler aircraft during this tour.
In August 1996
he was assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Command (USACOM) in
Norfolk, VA and served as Chief of the Peacetime Engagement Division,
J5 Plans
and Policy Directorate. He was responsible for planning NATO Partnership
for
Peace (PFP) exercises and establishing contacts with military members
of the
Former Soviet Union. He became the Director of the USACOM J9 Directorate
responsible for Joint Experimentation within DOD in April 1998 that
resulted in
the stand-up of the organization, along with planning for numerous
experiments
over the next five year period.
From July 1999
through July 2001, Major General Gallinetti served as the
Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Reserve in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In August
2001 he assumed duties as Assistant Wing Commander, Second Marine
Aircraft Wing.
During this tour he served as the Commanding General of the XMEB
for Joint
Experiment Millennium Challenge - 02.
Major General
Gallinetti assumed command of Marine Corps Air Bases Western
Area in June 2002, and assumed the duty of Chief of Staff, Combined
Joint Task
Force Seven, Iraq, from September 2003 until April 2004. He was
promoted to his
present rank in January 2004.
Major General
Gallinetti's personal awards include the Defense Superior
Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service
Medal
with one gold star, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the
National
Defense Service Medal with two bronze stars and the Sea Service
Deployment
Ribbon with four bronze stars. He has accumulated over 5,000 accident-free
flight hours during his career flying several types of tactical
jet aircraft.
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