Deputy Commander, Joint Region Marianas
Brig. Gen. Paul R. Birch is the Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Wing is comprised of five groups and eighteen squadrons executing Bomber Task Forces, Tanker Task Forces, Theater Security Packages, Contingency Response Operations and peacetime and combat operations in the Indo-Pacific. The Wing is also tasked to ensure the successful deployment, employment and integration of air and space forces from the most forward sovereign U.S. Air Force Base in the Indo-Pacific Region. As installation commander, General Birch is responsible for the well-being of more than 8,000 joint military and civilian personnel on Andersen AFB. Additionally, he supports Department of Defense installation management of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands as the Deputy Commander of Joint Region Marianas.