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COLONEL KURT V. WOYAK
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Colonel Kurt V. Woyak is the Vice Commander of the 161st Air Refueling Wing at Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, Ariz. He is responsible for assisting the Wing Commander in the management, training, and command and control of one of the key aerial refueling wings in the Air National Guard. The wing is equipped with eight KC-135R aircraft and supports both the Single Integrated Operational Plan (SIOP) and conventional tanker missions.
Following graduation from Milwaukee School of Engineering in May 1983, Colonel Woyak attended the U.S. Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School and was commissioned an Ensign in September 1983. After graduating from pilot training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, he served as a C-130 and E-6 "TACAMO" aircraft commander for Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Four at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. During this time he served in maintenance and aircrew training leadership positions.
Colonel Woyak transferred to the U.S. Air Force Reserve in 1993 and began flying the KC-135R while serving as the 434th Air Refueling Wing flying safety officer at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind. He transferred to the Air National Guard in 1996 and began flying the KC-135E while serving in leadership positions in the 161st Air Refueling Wing located in Phoenix, Ariz.
Colonel Woyak has participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Noble Eagle. He has served in key leadership roles while deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and Southwest Asia.
In his civilian career Colonel Woyak has been employed by Honeywell International since 1995. He has served in leadership roles in finance, six sigma and lean, business development, and program management. He is currently on military leave.
EDUCATION:
1987 Bachelor of Science degree, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wis.
1995 Master of Science degree, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
1997 Six Sigma Master Blackbelt, Six Sigma Associates, Boulder, Colo.
1997 Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (non-residence)
2002 Air Command and Staff College, University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (non-residence)
2006 Air War College, University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (non-residence)
2007 Program Management Professional, Program Management Institute (non-residence)
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. 1987 - 1988, Primary Flight School, Training Squadron Six, Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Fla.
2. 1988 - 1989, Advanced Flight School, Training Squadron Thirty-One Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas
3. 1989 - 1993, Aircraft Commander, Maintenance Officer, Aircrew Training Officer, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Four, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
4. 1993 - 1996, Aircraft Commander, Flying Safety Officer, 434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.
5. 1996 - 2000, Aircraft Commander, Assistant Flight Commander, 197th Air Refueling Squadron, Phoenix, Ariz.
6. 2000 - 2005, Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander, 197th Air Refueling Squadron, Phoenix, Ariz.
7. 2005 - 2006, Operations Officer, 197th Air Refueling Squadron, Phoenix, Ariz.
8. 2006 - 2007, Commander, 197th Air Refueling Squadron, Phoenix, Ariz.
9. 2007 - 2010, Vice Commander, 161st Air Refueling Wing Operations Group, Phoenix, Ariz.
10. 2010 - Present, Vice Commander, 161st Air Refueling Wing, Phoenix, Ariz.
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 4,000
Aircraft Flown: T-34C, T-44A, C-130Q, E-6A, B707, KC-135E, KC-135R
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Kosovo Campaign Medal with oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
NATO Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Ensign (USN) Sept. 4, 1983
Lieutenant Junior Grade (USN) Sept. 4, 1987
Lieutenant (USN) Sept. 4, 1991
Major Oct. 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 7, 2002
Colonel May 31, 2011
(Current as of September 2012)
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