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Col. Kent Dalton is the Commander of the 369th Recruiting Group, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. His area of responsibility includes eight Health Professions regional flights, eight enlisted accessions squadrons including 20 Military Entrance Processing Stations, 427 geographically separated recruiting offices, a $13 million annual budget, and over 900 active duty and civilian personnel dispersed throughout 17 states covering more than 1.2 million square miles including the Caribbean.

Col. Dalton entered the Air Force through the Air Force ROTC program at Ohio State University in 1988. A graduate of Undergraduate Missile Training and the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Site II Crew Commander/Crew Chief Training Course, he has held numerous missile crew, spacelift, missile warning, surveillance, instructor, evaluator, and key wing and headquarters-level staff positions. He commanded the 338th Recruiting Squadron at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio where the squadron garnered recognition as the number one of seven recruiting squadrons in the 367th Recruiting Group and number two of 27 recruiting squadrons in Air Force Recruiting Service, fiscal year 2008. Prior to his arrival at Randolph AFB, he was the Deputy Chief, Space Force Development and Training Division, Directorate of Cyber and Space Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters United States Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington D.C.

Col. Dalton assumed his present position in June 2011.

EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio
1993 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1994 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
2000 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2002 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, in residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Air War College, by correspondence
2007 Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, in residence, Naval Station Newport, Newport, R.I.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1989 – July 1989, Student, Minuteman II Initial Qualification Training, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
2. August 1989 – July 1995, Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander, Evaluator Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander, Missile Combat Crew Commander, Instructor Missile Combat Crew Commander, Chief, Materials Section, Emergency War Order Instructor, 12th Strategic Missile Squadron, 341st Strategic Missile Wing, 341st Operational Support Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
3. July 1995 – May 1999, Range Control Officer, Range Operations Commander, Line Instructor, Flight Commander, 30th Range Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
4. June 1999 – June 2000, Missile Warning Crew Commander and Chief, Standardization and Evaluation Section, 13th Missile Warning Squadron, Clear AS, Alaska.
5. June 2000 – July 2001, Space and Missile Assignments Officer, and Chief, Space and Missile Assignments Section, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas.
6. August 2001 – June 2002, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. June 2002 – June 2006, Command Lead, Future Technology Programs, Directorate of Requirements; Action Officer and Deputy Director, Commander’s Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
8. July 2006 – June 2007, Student, Naval War College, Naval Station Newport, Newport R.I.
9. July 2007 – July 2009, Commander, 338th Recruiting Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
10. August 2009 – June 2010, Deputy Chief, Space Force Development and Training Division, Directorate of Cyber and Space Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters USAF, the Pentagon, Washington D.C.
11. July 2010 – June 2011, Chief, Plans and Resources Division, Headquarters, Air Force Recruiting Service, Randolph AFB, Texas.
12. June 2011-current, Commander of the 369th Recruiting Group, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas

OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
Space Professional Level III, Command Space Badge
Senior Missile Operations Badge
Experience: nuclear operations, spacelift, missile warning, space surveillance
Weapon Systems:
ICBM: Minuteman II, Minuteman III
Booster: Delta II, Titan II, Titan IV, Pegasus, Taurus
Warning: Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, Site II

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with Service Star

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
30th Operations Group Company Grade Officer of the Year, 1996
30th Space Wing Spacelift Operations Team of the Year, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Air Force Association’s Best Space Operations Crew of the Year Award, 1996, 1998
Los Angeles Distinguished Public Service Award for Exceptional Accomplishments in Space Operations, 1999

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Nov. 28, 1988
First Lieutenant Nov. 28, 1990
Captain Nov. 28, 1992
Major May 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel Apr. 1, 2005
Colonel Jul. 1, 2010

Brigadier General Kirk F. Vollmecke assumed command of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on March 28, 2012. The MICC, a subordinate command to the U.S. Army Contracting Command, provides contracting support for the warfighter through more than 1,300 soldiers and Army civilians at 40 installation contracting offices located throughout the nation. Known for premiere and timely contracting support, practices and oversight, the MICC provides Army commands, installations and activities with responsive contracting solutions and oversight.

He was commissioned a second lieutenant in May 1984 through ROTC as a distinguished military graduate of the Centre College of Kentucky, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Management. Brigadier General Vollmecke graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1992 where he earned a Master of Science Degree in Management with a concentration in Acquisition and Contracting Management. He is a 1999 graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College where he was awarded the first Hite Acquisition Award for Excellence. In 2004, he earned a Master of Science Degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. Brigadier General Vollmecke is Acquisition Level III certified in Contracting and Program Management. He is a Certified Professional Contract Manager and a member of the National Contract Management Association.

Brigadier General Vollmecke’s acquisition assignments include director for contracting and the deputy to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology; Capabilities and Acquisition Division chief for the J-8/Joint Staff; commander, Defense Contract Management Agency Iraq/Afghanistan; Senior Headquarters Department of the Army systems analyst for the Future Combat Systems (Brigade Combat Team) Program and Assistant Secretary of the Army AL&T; commander of the DCMA Boeing Philadelphia Plant; program analyst for the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army for Programs, Program Analysis and Evaluation Directorate; assistant product manager M2/M3 for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems Project Office; a contingency contracting officer assigned to the U.S. Army Forces Central Command-Saudi Arabia; and a weapon system procuring contracting officer assigned to the Army Materiel Command’s Communications-Electronics Command. Prior to joining the Army Acquisition Corps in 1991, he served in a variety of infantry command and staff positions.

Brigadier General Vollmecke’s awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters, Joint Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal with four oak clusters. He is also authorized to wear the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, Army Staff Identification Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Airborne Badge and Ranger Tab.

Colonel Marc F. Stratton is the Commandant, Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He is responsible for providing technical and military education training, primarily in Spanish, for more than 900 students annually to military forces and governmental agencies of 21 Latin American and Caribbean countries. IAAFA consists of 101 personnel in the 318 TRS, 837 TRS and Student Support Operations.

IAAFA’s curriculum includes more than 36 courses in aircraft and helicopter maintenance, intelligence, air base defense, information systems, logistics, International SOS and NCO PME, flight operations and Search and Rescue. The sole USAF security assistance institution of its kind, IAAFA’s facilities are also located at Kelly USA and Camp Bullis.

Colonel Stratton received his commission as a ROTC Distinguished Graduate. He served as Commander, 720th Special Tactics Group where he was responsible for organizing, training, equipping, and employing approximately 900 active duty, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and civilian Special Tactics special operations forces worldwide.

He has served as a Tactical Team Leader, Operations Officer, Director of Operations, and Special Tactics Squadron and Group Commander. He also served on the Air Staff. He has led Special Tactics and Combat Control forces conducting humanitarian assistance and combat operations during Operations SEA ANGEL, FIERY VIGIL, JOINT ENDEAVOR, as well as multiple tours of duty in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM. Prior to his current assignment, Col Stratton was the Chief, Security Cooperation Officer and U.S. Defense Representative to the Ambassador, United States Embassy, Santiago, Chile. He was responsible for developing and implementing U.S. Cooperative Security Assistance and military to military contact programs and policy in Chile. Col Stratton is a combat diver and a Master static line and military freefall parachutist.

EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Science, Northern Arizona University, Arizona
1984 Squadron Officer School, correspondence
1988 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
1995 Masters Degree in International Relations, Troy State University
1997 Air Command and Staff College, correspondence
2000 Joint Command and General Staff Course, Madrid, Spain
2002 Air War College, correspondence
2006 National War College, Washington DC

ASSIGNMEN

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1. Jul 11 – Present, Commandant, Inter-American Air Forces Academy
2. Jul 08 – Jul 11, Chief, Security Cooperation Office, Santiago, Chile
3. Aug 06 – Jul 08, Commander, 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida
4. Jul 05 – Jun 06, Student, National War College, Ft McNair, Washington D.C.
5. Jul 03 – Jul 05, Commander, 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope AFB, North Carolina
6. Jul 02 – Jul 03, Commander, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope AFB, North Carolina
7. May 00 – Jul 02, Assistant Division Chief, Special Operations Division, HQ AF Pentagon, Washington D.C.
8. Jun 99 – May

00, Student, Escuela Superior de las Fuerzas Armadas Españolas, Madrid, Spain
9. Jun 98 – Jun 99, Director of Operations, 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Florida
10. May 96 – Jun 98, Commander, 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
11. Jul 95 – May 96, Director of Operations, 23d Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida
12. Feb 94 – Jul 95, Flight Commander, 6th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida
13. Jul 93 – Feb 94, Student, Defense Language Institute, Presidio, Monterey, California
14. Mar 93 – Jul 93, Flight Chief, HQ AFSOC/XPF, Hurlburt Field, Florida
15. Nov 91- Feb 93, Assistant Director of Operations, 23d Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida
16. Jan 90 – Nov 91, Commander, Det 2, 1723d Special Tactics Squadron, Clark Air Base, Philippines
17. Dec 87 – Jan 90, Director of Operations, Det 2, 1723d Combat Control Squadron, Clark Air Base, Philippines
18. Jun 85 – Dec 87, Combat Control Officer, 1721st Combat Control Squadron, Pope AFB, North Carolina
19. Nov 84 – Jun 85, Student, Combat Control pipeline, Various

MAJOR  AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Superior Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit Medal
Bronze Star Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Iraq Campaign Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Korean Defense Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Bronze Cross Medal from the Republic of the Philippines
NATO Medal

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Military Freefall and Static Line Jumpmaster
Parachute Jumps: >250
Parachute Wings from: Thailand, Republic of Korea, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant 17 Aug 1984
First Lieutenant 17 Aug 1986
Captain 17 Aug 1988
Major 1 Jun 1996
Lieutenant Colonel 1 Feb 2001
Colonel 1 Mar 2006

(Current as of July 2011)

Kara Hill is a member of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, where she serves as the Veterans and Military Family Subcommittee Chair of the Military Affairs Committee.

Ms. Hill is a Principal of Hill Bros. Construction, a San Antonio-based general contracting business with expertise in both commercial and residential construction. The original Hill brothers founded the company after returning from service in World War II, with later generations serving in the Army Corps of Engineers during the Kosovo era.

Prior to her role at Hill Bros., Kara served as the Military Liaison for Bexar County, where she oversaw the County’s involvement in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) actions and served as the County Judge’s liaison to all military missions in San Antonio. She currently serves as the Chamber’s Liaison to Col. John Lamoreaux, 502^nd MSG Commander and was the Honorary Commander for the 37^th Mission Support Group at Lackland Air Force Base from 2007- 2008.

Hill Bros. honors this family legacy of involvement with the military by being engaged in local military affairs and actively recruiting former service members for all open positions.

Ms. Hill holds an MBA from St. Mary’s University, where she graduated with honors, and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from Trinity University. She is also a graduate of Leadership San Antonio, Class XXXVI.

Jarod A. Myers has an energetic passion for continuing to serve his fellow military comrade. Whether he is volunteering in his local community on veterans service projects, or cooking for the burn survivors at the prestigious San Antonio Medical Center (SAMC), it’s clear that Jarod’s purpose is rooted deep in his desire to care for those who bear 100 percent of the burden of defending our nation.

Jarod’s passion was honed during a two-year fellowship program, serving as District 31 Veteran Service Liaison through the office of Honorable U.S. Congressman John R. Carter. In this capacity, Jarod represented the Texas military veteran constituency and addressed issues impacting the larger military community. He has been called upon by the Texas State Legislature as a subject matter expert regarding veteran affairs initiatives as related to identifying programs providing much-needed services to the greater military community.

Jarod’s passion to serve his fellow service members was nurtured through experiences during a short but complete three years as a combat infantryman with the U.S. Army. Serving multiple deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Jarod’s last 15-month deployment would be cut short due to a direct engagement with enemy combatants.

On 4 April 2004, outside of Kirkuk, Iraq, Myers’ team was engaged in heavy fighting, during which an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was driven and then detonated by a suicide bomber to within 30 feet of the platoon’s location. The resulting explosion killed Jarod’s best friend and severely wounded Jarod as well as several of his team members.

After several months of extensive rehabilitation, Jarod returned to Schofield Barracks, HI, where he received an Honorable Medical Discharge, due to wounds received as a result of engagement with the enemy. His actions on that fateful day were recognized by being bestowed 2 Army Commendation Medals for Valor and the Purple Heart.

As Jarod puts it, “Today, I leverage my passion and commitment to military service by providing resources for the veteran community as they transition out of the military and to further commit to the memory of those who will not return.”

Jarod is currently pursuing a B.S. Business – Applied Management Degree through Grand Canyon University.

Melissa Beach is Director of Nonprofit Strategic Initiatives for the San Antonio Area Foundation. In this role, she administers the programs for veterans’ service organizations and for out-of-school-time chief executives.

In her previous role as grantmaker in Northern Virginia, she was responsible for coordinating an initiative designed to serve the military community in and around the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia.  She has conducted regional and national research related to challenges facing the military community, awareness and cultural gaps between the military and civilian communities, and how funders can most effectively help organizations address the needs of this population and accelerate and enhance services for transitioning military personnel, wounded warriors, veterans, and their families.

Ms. Beach has substantial experience in the nonprofit management and community foundation fields.  Over the past twenty years, she has managed and administered foundations, program initiatives, and grants and scholarship activities in Arizona, Mississippi, Japan, Northern Virginia, and now Texas.  She also has significant capacity-building experience with an established record of helping organizations meet their goals and maximize benefits for the people they serve.  With a background in strategic planning, visioning, and mission development, she has worked with numerous nonprofit boards and organizations and has been convener and facilitator of collaborations between public and private foundations, private donors, corporations, and state policymakers (including helping to establish volunteer service centers in two states).

Ms. Beach graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with an undergraduate degree in Spanish Literature from Pomona College.  She was selected as one of fifty Truman Scholars in 1989 and is a Fellow of the Truman Scholar Institute and Internship program in Washington, D.C.  She subsequently earned her Masters of Policy and Public Administration at Mississippi State University, and a Certificate of Nonprofit Management from Duke University.  A military spouse with two teenage children and a Marine Corps husband who is currently stationed at Randolph Air Force Base, Ms. Beach has remained actively involved as a volunteer with the military community and family readiness programs for over nineteen years.

 Colonel Deborah J. Liddick is the Commander of Air Force Basic Military

Training (BMT) at the 737th Training Group, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. She commands the Air Force’s sole BMT group comprised of nine squadrons, more than 650 permanent party personnel, and a daily student load of more than 6,000. The group conducts all aspects of the Air Force’s enlisted recruit training program, and ensures the orderly transition from civilian to military life for 45,000 Active Duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve non-prior service accessions annually. She is responsible for all aspects of BMT to include personnel processing, curriculum development, scheduling, job classification, resource management, supervision; including the care, professional development, performance and leadership of all officers, military training instructors and basic trainees.

Col Liddick entered the Air Force in 1989 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Wilkes College in Pennsylvania. She is a career Aircraft Maintenance, Munitions and Supply Officer. She has proven combat deployment experience in support of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm as a Munitions Officer with an F-16 fighter wing; NATO Operation Deny Flight as an A-10 squadron maintenance officer; and operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom as an Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Commander with a B-1 bomber group.

Prior to becoming the Commander of the 737th Training Group, Col Liddick was Chief, Maintenance Division, Directorate of Logistics, Installations & Mission Support, Randolph AFB, TX

EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
1989 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Chanute AFB, IL
1993 Weapons Safety Officer Course, Buckley AFB, CO
1995 Master of Science degree in Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
1996 Supply Operations Officer Course, Lackland AFB, TX
2002 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS
2010 Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the
Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC
2011 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 1989 – September 1989, student, Aircraft Maintenance Officers Course, Chanute AFB, IL
2. September 1989 – January 1990, Officer in Charge, Munitions Branch, 388th Equipment
Maintenance Squadron, Hill AFB, UT
3. January 1990 – July 1991, Officer in Charge, Maintenance Branch, 388th Equipment Maintenance
Squadron, Hill AFB, UT
4. July 1991 – January 1993, F-16 Assistant Squadron Maintenance Officer, 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB
5. February 1993 – October 1993, Wing Weapons Safety Officer, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, GE
6. October 1993 – March 1995, Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 81st Fighter Squadron,
Spangdahlem AB, GE
7. May 1995 – March 1996, Chief, Research and Analysis, Weapons and Tactics Center, Nellis AFB, NV
8. April 1996 – April 1998, Fuels Management Flight Commander, 99th Supply Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV
9. April 1998 – May 2001, Chief, F-16 Weapons System Branch, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, UT
10. June 2001 – June 2002, student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS
11. June 2002 – May 2004, Maintenance Operations Officer, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,
Ellsworth AFB, SD
12. May 2004 – May 2006, Commander, 28th Munitions Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, SD
13. May 2006 – May 2008, Chief, Conventional Munitions, HQ U.S. Air Force Washington, DC
14. June 2008 – July 2009, Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations &
Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC
15. August 2009 – June 2010, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, DC
16. July 2010 – July 2012, Commander, 56th Maintenance Group, Luke AFB, AZ
17. July 2012 – September 2012; Chief, Maintenance Division, Directorate of Logistics, Installations &
Mission, Randolph AFB, TX
18. September 2012-Present, Commander 737th Training Group, Lackland AFB, TX

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device and three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Recognition Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
NATO Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1991 USAF Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Munitions Maintenance CGO of the Year
1997 USAF Fuels Officer of the Year

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 25, 1989
First Lieutenant March 25, 1991
Captain March 25, 1993
Major July 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2005
Colonel September 1, 2009

 Staff Sergeant Joshua Hite graduated from Daniel Boone High School in Gray, TN in June 2004. He entered Basic Military Training (BMT) in September 2004 at Lackland Air Force Base, TX. Upon graduation from BMT, he attended Technical Training at Fort Leonard Wood, MO in the Vehicle Operations career field. After graduating, he was assigned to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany as a Vehicle Operator Apprentice. While at Spangdahlem, he deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. His first deployment was as a convoy operator/machine gunner for the U.S. Army’s 828 Transportation Battalion based out of Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. On his second deployment, he was a personal security officer for the Deputy Chief of Staff, Multi-National Force Iraq based at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Staff Sergeant Hite was reassigned to Eglin AFB, FL in January 2008, where he served in the 96 Logistics Readiness Squadron. In August 2009 he was selected for Military Training Instructor duty and assigned to Lackland AFB, TX. Upon graduation from the Military Training Instructor School he was assigned to the 322^nd Training Squadron. In January 2011 he was chosen to represent the 737^th Training Group as the sole participant in the first and only “Military Training Instructor/Drill Sergeant Exchange Program” and was assigned as a Drill Sergeant to the 2/47 Infantry Battalion, D Company, Fort Benning, Georgia. He was also hand-selected to serve as the 2012 U.S. Air Force Ambassador, Joint Base San Antonio. Staff Sergeant Hite’s decorations include the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal.

Staff Sergeant Hite was awarded his Master Military Training Instructor “Blue Rope” on 10 February, 2012.

Staff Sergeant Hite was recognized as the 2012 Blue Rope of the Year for the 322 TRS and the 737^th TRG.

Brig. Gen. Theresa C. Carter is the Commander, 502nd Air Base Wing, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. She is Installation Commander for Joint Base San Antonio which includes Randolph and Lackland Air Force bases and the Army’s Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis. The 8,000-person 502nd ABW consolidates 49 installation management support functions for a military community with an annual operating budget of more than $700 million and a $10.9 billion plant replacement value. It encompasses more than 80,000 full-time personnel, 145,000 students and a retiree community of more than 250,000. The 502nd ABW also supports in excess of $4.5 billion in directed Base Closure and Realignment and other major projects.

General Carter entered the Air Force in September 1985 as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Purdue University. A career civil engineer, she has served in a variety of positions at the base, major command and Air Staff levels, and commanded a civil engineer squadron, mission support group and an air base wing. Her contingency experience includes service in support of Operation Desert Shield, and command of a civil engineer unit in support of Operation Southern Watch. In 1997, she was named the Air Force Senior Civil Engineer Manager of the Year.

EDUCATION
1985 Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
1988 Master of Science degree in industrial engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman
1989 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1999 Air War College, by correspondence
2003 Distinguished graduate, Master of Science degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2007 USAF Senior Leadership Course, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2008 Senior Executive Fellows Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1985 – July 1987, industrial engineer, 2854th Civil Engineer Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
2. August 1987 – December 1988, graduate student, industrial engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology Civilian Institute Program, University of Oklahoma, Norman
3. January 1989 – March 1991, Chief of Industrial Engineering; Hurricane Hugo Recovery Program Manager; and Chief, Production and Materiel Management, 363rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
4. April 1991 – April 1992, operations flight commander, 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Shemya AFB, Alaska
5. April 1992 – December 1995, Environmental Program Manager; Environmental Compliance Program Manager; special assistant and, later, executive officer to the Civil Engineer, Civil Engineer Directorate, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
6. December 1995 – July 1997, operations flight commander, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
7. August 1997 – June 1998, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. June 1998 – June 2000, Military Construction Program Manager and Chief, Housing Operations Branch, Office of the Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. June 2000 – July 2002, Commander, 355th Civil Engineer Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
10. August 2002 – August 2003, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
11. August 2003 – June 2005, Commander, 42nd Mission Support Group, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 2005 – January 2006, Vice Commander, 78th Air Base Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.
13. January 2006 – January 2008, Commander, 78th Air Base Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.
14. January 2008 – July 2011, Director of Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. July 2011 – present, Commander, 502d Air Base Wing, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device, silver and bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with three oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1997 Senior Civil Engineer Manager of the Year, USAF
2003 Award for Excellence in Logistics Research and Writing, Defense Logistics Agency
2010 Outstanding Industrial Engineer Alumni, Purdue University
2011 Purdue University ROTC Hall of Fame
Registered Professional Engineer, Virginia

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 9, 1985
First Lieutenant July 9, 1987
Captain July 9, 1989
Major Aug. 1, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 1999
Colonel Aug. 1, 2003
Brigadier General May 7, 2010

Col. William A. Eger, III, is Commander, 802nd Mission Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

The 802nd Mission Support Group is the second largest support group in the Air Force.  More than 4,900 men and women support the training of 74,000 students annually and provide the complete spectrum of community services to a daily base population of more than 49,000 people and 72 mission partners.

Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Eger served as Deputy Commander, 628th Mission Support Group, Joint Base Charleston, S.C.  His last deployment was to Baghdad, Iraq, as the lead communications advisor to the Iraqi Air Force Director of Communications and the A6 staff.

EDUCATION

1990    Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Valdosta State College, Valdosta, Ga.

1995    Master of Arts degree in Computer Resource Management, Webster University

1996    Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2005    Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2007    Air War College, by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS

1.   March 1991 – July 1991, Student, Basic Communications-Electronics Course, Kessler AFB, Miss.

2.   July 1991 – June 1995, Action Officer, Air Force Communications Agency, Scott AFB, lll.

3.   June 1995 – June 1997, Chief, Network Operations Center, 28th Communications Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.

4.   June 1997 – June 1998, Information Systems Flight Commander, 28th Communications Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.

5.   June 1998 – July 2001, Assignments Officer and Executive Officer, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas

6.   July 2001 – June 2004, Action Officer, Directorate of Communications and Directorate of Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

7.   June 2004 – June 2005, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

8.   June 2005 – August 2006, Chief Network Operations, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

9.   August 2006 – May 2008, Chief, Systems Integration Division, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

10. June 2008 – July 2009, Commander, 78th Communications Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga.

11. July 2009 – June 2010, Executive Officer, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga.

12. June 2010 – June 2011, Lead Communications Advisor to Iraqi Air Force A6 Director and Staff, 321st AEW, Baghdad, Iraq

13.  July 2011 – June 2012, Deputy Commander, 628 Mission Support Group, Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

14.  July 2012– present, Commander, 802nd Mission Support Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas

JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

1.   June 2005 – August 2006, Chief Network Operations, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

2.   August 2006 – May 2008, Chief, Systems Integration Division, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.

3.    June 2010– June 2011, Lead Communications Advisor to Iraqi Air Force A6 Director and Staff, 321st AEW, Baghdad, Iraq

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Bronze Star

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Joint Meritorious Unit Award

Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

Humanitarian Service Medal

Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant                  1990

First Lieutenant                       1992

Captain                                       1994

Major                                          2001

Lieutenant Colonel                  2006

 Colonel                                       2012

Major Patrick Oneil is deputy director of the Center for Pre-Deployment Medicine at the Army Medical Department Center and School, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

The Center for Pre-Deployment Medicine (CPDM) analyzes, designs and develops individual pre-deployment training courses and products to meet Army and Army Medical Department (AMEDD) “just-in-time” combat trauma training requirements. CPDM’s mission is to provide professional expertise and quality medical pre-deployment training to produce technically and tactically competent physicians, physician assistants, nurses, health care specialists an future military medical leaders that support United States and Coalition Forces.

Senior Master Sergeant Brian D. Meeks is the Superintendent of the Cyberspace Plans Division, A3 Directorate, 24 Air Force, Lackland AFB, Texas.  Sergeant Meeks oversees defensive and offensive cyber planning functions for Air Force’s Cyber, ensuring coordination with higher headquartered units while reducing possible threats to the Air Force mission.  He’s also responsible for ensuring the organizing, training, equipping, and supervising of the critical planning positions for the Cyberspace Plans Division.

Sergeant Meeks entered the Air Force in November 1994.  He has served in various AF and Joint assignments performing high level cyber support for both mobile communication units as well as fixed Comm, i.e. Network Control Center, Network Special Maintenance Team, and the oldest Joint Task Force in the world supporting the War on Drugs.  Prior to his current assignment, he was the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Network Defense Branch for the 624th Operations Center, Lackland AFB, TX.

EDUCATION:

1995 Electronic Principles, Lackland TX

1995 Communications Cable Systems Apprentice, Sheppard TX

1999 Airman Leadership School, Kapaun GE

2002 Information Computer Systems Operator Course, Keesler MS

2006 Air Force Noncommissioned Academy, Tyndale FL

2008 USAF Senior NCO Academy, Correspondence

2010 Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electronic Systems Technology

2010 Associate of Applied Science Degree in Information Systems Management

2011 Associate of Applied Science Degree in Cyber Surety

2012 USAF Senior NCO Academy, In-residence, Montgomery, AL

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1995 – Oct 1997, Cable Splicing Apprentice, 12th Communications Squadron, Randolph AFB TX.
2. Oct 1997 – Aug 1999, Team Chief, Network Special Maintenance Team, Detachment 1 USAFE CSS,  Ramstein AFB, Germany
3. Aug 1999 – Jul 2002, Team Chief, Cable and Antenna Special Maintenance Team, Detachment 1USAFE CSS, Ramstein AFB, Germany
4. Jul 2002 – May 2003, Communications Computer Operator Apprentice, 93rd Intel Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX
5. May 2003 –Apr 2004, Regional Network Control Center, System Operator, 93d Intel Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX
6. Apr 2004 – Jul 2004, Team Chief, Network Infrastructure Team,  93d Intel Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX
7. Jul 2004 – Jan 2005, Assistant NCOIC, Help Desk, 543d Support Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX
8. Jul 2005 – Jan 2009, NCOIC, Network and Security Systems Operations Center, Joint Interagency Task Force South, Key West, FL
9. Jan 2009 – Jul 2009, Network Event Manager, 608th Air Force Network Operations Center, Barksdale AFB, LA
10. Jul 2009 – Dec 2009, Operations Controller, 608th Air Force Network Operations Center, Barksdale AFB, LA
11. Dec 2009 – Dec 2011, Operations Controller, 624th Operations Center, Lackland AFB, TX
12. Dec 2011 – Aug 2012, NCOIC, Network Defense Branch 624th Operations Center
13. Aug 2012 – Present, Superintendent Cyberspace Plans, 24^th Air Force, A3 Division, Twenty-Forth Air Force, Lackland AFB, TX

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Joint Service Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters

Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and 3 oak leaf clusters

Air Force Organizational Excellence Award 2 oak leaf clusters

National Defense Service Medal with bronze star

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Armed Forces Service Medal

NATO Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

1997 12th Flying Training Wing Honor Guard Member of the Year

1998 Detachment 1 Computer Support Squadron Airman of the Year

2004 AETC Inspector General Outstanding Performer

2006 NCO Academy Distinguished Graduate

2007 South Florida Federal Service Member of the Year – Technical Division

2008 J6 Joint Interagency Task Force South SNCO of the Year

2009 AFSPC Inspector General Professional Performer

2009 24th AF Staff SNCO of the Year

2010 Undergraduate Network Warfare Training Academic Honors

2010 24th AF General John P. Jumper Award for Warfighting Integration

2012 24th AF Information Dominance Award for Cyber Operations

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Senior Airman                         17 Nov 1997

Staff Sergeant                          1 Aug 1999
Technical Sergeant                  1 Apr 2004
Master Sergeant                      1 May 2008

Senior Master Sergeant           1 Sep 2012

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Chaplain (COL) Gary R. Studniewski was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1957 to Richard and Alfreda Studniewski.  He received an Army commission through the ROTC program at the University of Toledo in 1979, completing a Bachelors of Education (Biology).  As a lieutenant, he served in various artillery assignments in the 82d Airborne Division Artillery, and as Aide-de-Camp for the Commanding General, 1^st ROTC Region, Fort Bragg, N.C.  He was assigned in 1983 to United States Army Europe with the 3d Infantry Division as a captain and served as battalion adjutant and firing battery commander in the 2d Bn 41^st Field Artillery, Bad Kissingen.  He then served as the Division Artillery Nuclear Surety Officer in Wuerzburg.   From 1987 to 1989 he served in the Army’s Personnel Command in Alexandria, Va., working in the Officer Personnel Management Directorate, Joint Management Office.

In 1989, Gary left active duty to study for the Catholic priesthood, co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Washington and the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.  He attended the Pontifical North American College and completed Bachelors and Licentiate work in Sacred Theology at the University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. He was ordained a priest of Washington in 1995 and then assigned to a parish in southern Maryland.  In 1998, he re-entered active Army service as a chaplain.  He served as the 82d Airborne Division Support Command Chaplain from 1998 to 2000, the Task Force Chaplain for the Multinational Force and Observers, Sinai, Egypt in 2001, and the Deputy Installation Chaplain at Fort Belvoir, Va., from  2002 to  2005.  In May 2005, he was reassigned to the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, Personnel and Ecclesiastical Relations Directorate as the Vocations and Retention Chaplain at the Pentagon.  He arrived at Fort Lewis,Wash., in June 2008 and deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Brigade Chaplain with the 555^th Engineer Brigade.  In November 2009, he was assigned as the Garrison Chaplain, Fort Lewis and became the Joint Base Garrison Chaplain at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in February 2010.  In July 2012, Chaplain Studniewski was assigned as the Command Chaplain for USA North (5^th Army) at Joint Base San Antonio (Fort Sam Houston).

Chaplain Studniewski is a graduate of the Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Chaplain Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms Services Staff School, the Command and General Staff Officer Course and the Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Course.  He is a member of the Class of 2014 in the Department of Distance Education, US Army War College.