| Joseph T. Guastella | |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Air Force |
| Serviceyears: | 1987–2022 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | United States Air Forces Central Command 455th Air Expeditionary Wing 20th Fighter Wing 555th Fighter Squadron |
| Battles: | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards: | Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal (2) |
Joseph Thomas Guastella Jr. (born 1965) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the United States Air Force.[1] He was commissioned upon his graduation from the United States Air Force Academy in 1987.
Joseph Thomas Guastella Jr.[2] entered the United States Air Force in 1987 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flight hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt II. He has served multiple combat tours and flown combat missions in support of Operations Just Cause and Desert Storm. He further instructed at the United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School. Guastella has commanded the 555th Fighter Squadron, "Triple Nickel", Aviano Air Base, Italy, the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
As a general officer, Guastella served at the Pentagon as the deputy director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs. Following his reassignment, he was selected as commander of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. He served as the deputy director of Requirements, Joint Staff and was subsequently assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Intelligence, NATO. Most recently he served as the Director of Integrated Air, Space, Cyberspace and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Operations at Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado.
Guastella is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College, National War College and the Senior Executive Fellows program.
In May 2022, the Air Force announced Guastella's retirement from active duty.[3]
1987 Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1994 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Master of Science in Aero Science Technology, Embry Riddle University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Master of Science in National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2011 Senior Executive Fellows program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 4,000, including more than 1,000 combat
Aircraft flown: F-16C/D, A-10C
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| Second Lieutenant | May 27, 1987 | |
| First Lieutenant | May 27, 1989 | |
| Captain | May 27, 1991 | |
| Major | November 1, 1998 | |
| Lieutenant Colonel | February 1, 2003 | |
| Colonel | June 15, 2006 | |
| Brigadier General | November 18, 2011 | |
| Major General | July 24, 2015 | |
| Lieutenant General | August 30, 2018 |