Samuel D. Grable, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Executive Director, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. He is responsible for effective leadership of a multi-disciplinary team of more than 4,000 federal civilian, military and non-appropriated fund personnel who execute a $10 billion annual appropriated budget that provides installation and mission support capabilities to 83 Air Force and Space Force installations, nine Air Force major commands and two direct reporting units. The center includes10 detachments collocated with the U.S Space Force and each Air Force major command, and four wing-level primary subordinate units: Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Air Force Security Forces Center, and Air Force Services Center.
A native of Belfair, Washington, Mr. Grable entered active duty in 1991 and served in uniform until 2016. His military assignments included staff tours on the Air Staff and Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, squadron command, and command of an Expeditionary Mission Support Group during combat operations in Afghanistan. In his final active-duty assignment, he served as the Air Force's principal liaison to the House and Senate Appropriations and Budget Committees. He joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 2018 as the Chief Financial Officer, and later served as Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner, where he led more than 5,000 federal and contract personnel providing global mission support for the nation’s largest law enforcement agency.
Prior to his current role, Mr. Grable served as Director, Installation Support, at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.
1998 Master of Science, Organizational Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2000 Master of Arts, International Relations, Troy University, Montgomery, Ala.
2004 Master of Science, National Security Studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 National Security Affairs Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1991—May 2001, various Air Force assignments in financial and program management
2. May 2001—August 2002, Executive Officer to the Director, Budget Operations and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
3. September 2002—June 2003, Congressional Liaison, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
4. July 2003—June 2004, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
5. July 2004—June 2006, Commander, 12th Comptroller Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas
6. July 2006—April 2008, Chief, Budget Operations, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. April 2008—July 2009, Executive Officer to the Vice Commander, Headquarters AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. June 2009—July 2010, National Security Affairs Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.
9. July 2010—June 2011, Senior Military Assistant to the Air Force Comptroller, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
10. June 2011—June 2012, Commander, 451st Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
11. July 2012—August 2016, Director, Air Force Budget and Appropriations Liaison, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. August 2016—January 2018, Management Consultant, Alexandria, Va.
13. January 2018—February 2020, Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, D.C.
14. May 2019—October 2021, Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, then Acting Executive Assistant Commissioner, Enterprise Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Washington, D.C.
15. October 2021—April 2023, Director, Installation Support, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
16. April 2023—present, Executive Director, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
AWARDS AND HONORS
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Air Force Association
American Society of Military Comptrollers
(Current as of June 2023)