Lt. General John F. Regni resides in Litchfield Park, Arizona, and is a strategic planning consultant.
He is a member of the Board of Directors for Oak Ridge Associated Universities; a National Security Advisory Council member of US Global Leadership Coalition; Adjunct Professor for the United States Air Force; is active with Mission:Readiness; an is Chairman, Board of Directors, Southwest Defense Alliance.
He previously served on the Board of Directors for Vantage Mobility International; on the Board of Directors for the DigitalGlobe Foundation; on the Board of Directors for the Military Officers Association of America; as Senior Consultant and Advisory Council member for Marstel-Day; on the Colorado State University-Global Advisory Council; as the Defense and National Security Advisor to the Arizona Commerce Authority; as the Director, Aerospace and Defense Initiative, Science Foundation Arizona; and as a Trustee of the Falcon Foundation of the US Air Force Academy.
General Regni entered the U. S. Air Force Academy in 1969 days after graduation from Nashua High School, Nashua, N. H. He graduated from the Academy in June 1973 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant. He has a Master of Science in Systems Management from Saint Mary’s University. He served continuously on active duty for 40 years, retiring in July 2009.
General Regni’s military assignments spanned Personnel, Training, Education and Command positions. His staff assignments included Director, Manpower, Personnel and Support, United States Pacific Command; Director, Personnel, Air Mobility Command; Director, Military Personnel Policy, and Director Personnel Resources, Headquarters, United States Air Force (Pentagon). His four command assignments were as the Base Commander, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea; Commander, Second Air Force; Commander and President, Air University; and he culminated his distinguished career as Commander and Superintendent of his alma mater, the US Air Force Academy.