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COLONEL ROBERT W. STANLEY II
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Colonel Robert W. Stanley II is the Vice Commander, 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. The wing's 4,000 personnel defend the United States with combat-ready Airmen and nuclear forces. They are responsible for base support, maintenance, security and operation of 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles located throughout a 13,800 square-mile complex in central Montana.
Colonel Stanley was commissioned through ROTC at Purdue University in 1988. After completing Undergraduate Missile Training in 1989, he served as a combat crew member in the USAF Ground-Launched Cruise Missile program. Following an assignment to the 487th Tactical Missile Wing at Comiso Air Station, Sicily, Colonel Stanley underwent Intercontinental Ballistic Missile operations training and was assigned to Strategic Air Command. After a Minuteman III crew tour at the 90th Strategic Missile Wing in Cheyenne, Wyo., he was certified as an Air Force Launch Controller for the Delta II spacelift program at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. He went on to serve with Air Force Space Command's Inspector General team, and in their Operations Directorate. Colonel Stanley has also served at the Pentagon as Deputy Division Chief for Space Launch and Ranges for HQ USAF. Additionally, he commanded the 90th Operations Support Squadron after serving as the Operations Officer for the 319th Missile Squadron. Colonel Stanley is a master space and missile operator with numerous GLCM and ICBM alerts as well as 17 DoD, NASA, or commercial spacelift missions, including NASA's Mars Pathfinder launch. He also served as Chief, Strategic Operations Division on the Joint Staff (J3). Leading the largest division on the Joint Staff, he was responsible for providing direct operational support to the President, Secretary of Defense, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on all matters regarding nuclear and conventional global strike operations. His division was also the Joint Staff focal point for Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) counter-proliferation operations, DoD Continuity of Operations and US Continuity of Government plans and procedures, as well as strategic command and control systems and procedures for the National Military Command System. His responsibilities included maintaining the President's Nuclear Decision Handbook. Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Stanley was assigned as the visiting Air Force Nuclear Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
EDUCATION:
1988 Bachelor of Science degree, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
1994 Master of Science degree, Lesley College, Cambridge, Mass.
1995 Master of Arts degree, U.S. Naval War College, Newport R.I.
2002 Master of Arts degree, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. May 1989 - August 1989, Undergraduate Missile Training (GLCM), Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
2. October 1989 - October 1990, Senior Deputy Combat Crew Instructor/Evaluator (GLCM), 302nd Tactical Missile Squadron, Comiso AS, Italy
3. November 1990 - March 1991, Undergraduate Missile Training (ICBM), Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
4. April 1991 - February 1995, Senior Minuteman III Evaluator, Crew Commander, 90th Missile Wing, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
5. February 1995 - February 1998, Delta II Launch Controller and Assistant Operations Officer, 1st Space Launch Squadron, Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.
6. February 1998 - June 2000, Chief, Plans and Programs Branch, HQ Air Force Space Command IG, Peterson AFB, Colo.
7. June 2000 - August 2001, Chief, Launch Vehicle Branch, HQ Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
8. August 2001 - June 2002, Student, U.S. Naval War College, Naval Station Newport, R.I.
9. June 2002 - June 2003, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 2003 - June 2005, Deputy Chief, Space Launch and Ranges Division, HQ USAF, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
11. June 2005 - June 2006, Operations Officer, 319th Missile Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
12. June 2006 - June 2008, Commander, 90th Operations Support Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
13. June 2008 - June 2010, Chief, Strategic Operations Division (J39), The Joint Staff, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14. June 2010 - June 2011, National Defense Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
15. June 2011 - Present, Vice Commander, 341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Graduate, Minuteman III UMT
Air Force's Space Operations Crew of the Year Award, 1996
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant, December 1988
First Lieutenant, February 1991
Captain, February 1993
Major, July 2000
Lieutenant Colonel, April 2005
Colonel, September 2009
(Current as of June 2011)
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