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BRIGADIER GENERAL CHRISTOPHER P. WEGGEMAN
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Selected for reassignment as Deputy Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber Systems, (J-6), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
Brig. Gen. Christopher P. Weggeman is Commander, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. As such, General Weggeman leads a wing of more than 5,500 military and civilian personnel who maintain, deploy, and employ F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt II, TPS-75 radar systems and $ 2.5 billlion of U.S. Protection Level 1 assets in support of NATO and U.S. missions as directed by the President and Secretary of Defense. The wing supports the Supreme Allied Commander Europe with mission-ready personnel and systems providing expeditionary air power.
General Weggeman's command experience includes the 421st Fighter Squadron, Air Combat Command, the 12th Operations Group, Air Education and Training Command and his present assignment commanding the 52nd Fighter Wing, United States Air Forces in Europe. He is a 1987 graduate of Purdue University, where he was commissioned through Air Force ROTC as a distinguished graduate.
General Weggeman has flown combat operations in Operation's Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom where he twice led an F-16 Squadron in combat.
EDUCATION:
1987 Bachelor of Science in biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
1993 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (Distinguished Graduate)
1994 United States Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. (Distinguished Graduate)
1996 United States Weapons School Instructor Pilot Upgrade Program, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1999 Master of Military Arts and Sciences, Army Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, Kan.
2006 Masters in Strategic Studies with Academic Distinction, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. November 1987 - December 1988, Student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas (distinguished graduate)
2. March 1989 - October 1989, Student, F-16C Training, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
3. October 1989 - June 1994, F-16 Pilot, Hill AFB, Utah
4. January 1995 - January 1996, Weapons Officer, 35th Fighter Squadron, later, Assistant Chief, Wing Weapons and Tactics, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
5. January 1996 - June 1998, Instructor, F-16 Division, Air Force Weapons School, later, Division Scheduler and Assistant Operations Officer, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. June 1998 - June 1999, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
7. June 1999 - August 2001, Chief, Joint Strike Fighter Operational Requirements Branch, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
8. August 2001 - December 2002, Chief, Safety, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
9. December 2002 - July 2003, Operations Officer, 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
10. July 2003 - July 2005, Commander, 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
11. July 2005 - July 2006, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (academic distinction)
12. July 2006 - June 2008, Commander, 12th Operations Group, Randolph AFB, Texas
13. June 2008 - July 2010, Director of Staff, U.S. Senior National Representative, later, Commander, Air Force Element, Allied Air Component Command Headquarters, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
14. July 2010 - Present, Commander, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany
JOINT ASSIGNMENTS:
1. September 2000 - December 2000, J3 Weapons & Tactics Officer, Joint Task Force Southwest Asia, as a lieutenant colonel
2. June 2008 - July 2010, Director of Staff, U.S. Senior National Representative, later, Commander, Air Force Element, Allied Air Component Command Headquarters, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 2,800
Combat Hours: More than 250
Aircraft Flown: F-16C, F-16D, T-38C, AT-38C, T-6A, AT-38B, T-1A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor Device
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
AF Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War of Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant Aug. 13, 1987
First Lieutenant Aug. 13, 1989
Captain Aug. 13, 1991
Major Sept. 1, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
Colonel Feb. 1, 2006
Brigadier General June 5, 2012
(Current as of June 2012)
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