User:Gkrino

Major Gregory John Krino (born July 6, 1975) is an officer in the United States Air Force, an A-10 Warthog fighter pilot, and an attorney. He was the Republican nominee for Arizona Senate in 2010, and he will host The Arizona Report with Greg Krino – a political talk show on local television in Tucson, Arizona.

Early Life: Krino grew up in Long Beach, California where he attended Saint Anthony High School for two years before transferring to Woodrow Wilson High School where he graduated in 1993. Krino played varsity water polo at the United States Air Force Academy where he first learned how to fly in the T-3 Firefly. He graduated from the Academy with a bachelor’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering in 1997.

Military career: Krino’s first assignment was at Edwards Air Force Base, CA as an operations engineer from 1997-1998. He transferred to Laughlin AFB, TX for formal pilot training in the T-37 Tweet and the T-38 Talon where he graduated in 1999. After his initial training in the A-10 Warthog (a ground attack fighter aircraft) at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, Krino was assigned to Osan Air Base, South Korea from 2000-2001. In early 2001, Krino was transferred to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ where he flew the A-10 until 2007. In the weeks following the attacks of September 11, 2001, Krino deployed to Oman to help organize Masirah AB – one of the initial bases that was used to attack Afghanistan. In 2002, Krino deployed a second time and flew numerous A-10 missions in support of Operation Southern Watch (Iraq) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). In the winter of 2003-2004, Krino deployed for the third time and flew his final combat missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Krino’s final active duty assignment was at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ as an A-10 instructor pilot until 2007. During this time, he earned a master’s degree in International Relations from Troy University. He separated from active duty to attend law school and returned to fly the A-10 in 2011 as a reserve instructor pilot at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.

Legal career: Krino attended law school at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law from 2007-2010. During this time, he worked as a law clerk for the Pima County Attorney in Tucson, for the Arizona House of Representatives in Phoenix, and for the Secretary of the Air Force at the Pentagon. Krino is currently a member of the Arizona Bar.

Political career: Krino is a philosophical libertarian and was a political independent for 13 years before joining the Republican Party in 2009. He was an elected precinct committeeman for the Pima County Republican Party and a Member-at-Large for the Arizona Republican Party. Krino ran for the Arizona Legislature in 2010 while in law school and studying for the Bar exam, which he passed. Krino initially ran for the Arizona House of Representatives in Legislative District 28, but switched to the Arizona Senate race after two independent candidates chose to run against the Democratic incumbent, State Senator Paula Aboud. As the only Republican in the primary, Krino received 1,519 write-in votes and set a Pima County election record for the highest number of write-in votes in any election. Krino lost the general election in the heavily Democratic district 57% to 34%. Television: In the summer of 2011, Krino will host The Arizona Report - a political talk show on Tucson local television (Fox-11/KMSB).