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BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS A. BUSSIERE
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Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere is the Commander, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. He is responsible for the combat readiness of the Air Force's only B-2 wing, including development and employment of the B-2's combat capability as part of the Air Force's Global Strike Task Force. His command provides logistics support for the Air Force Reserve 442nd Fighter Wing; Missouri Air National Guard 131st Bomb Wing; Air Combat Command 20th Reconnaissance Squadron; Missouri Army National Guard 1st Battalion, 135th Aviation Unit; and the Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 11 Security Detachment D. He manages flying assets in excess of $46 billion and an annual operations and maintenance budget of $147 million.
General Bussiere is a 1985 distinguished graduate of Reserve Officer Training Corps from Norwich University. He has held a variety of flying, staff and command assignments including the Inspector General, Headquarters, Air Force Global Strike Command; Advanced Programs Division, Headquarters, Air Combat Command; and duty as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Camp Victory, Baghdad Iraq. He commanded the 325th Bomb Squadron, 13th Bomb Squadron and 509th Operations Group at Whiteman AFB, Mo. General Bussiere is a graduate of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies and the U.S. Army War College Advanced Strategic Arts Program.
General Bussiere is a command pilot with more than 3,300 hours in the T-38, F-15C and B-2. He led F-15C combat missions during operations Southern Watch and Vigilant Warrior and B-2 combat missions during operations Allied Force and Iraqi Freedom.
EDUCATION
1985 Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Norwich University, Vt .
1990 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2001 Master of Airpower Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. by correspondence
2007 Advanced Strategic Arts Program, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2007 Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
2008 Executive Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 1986 - March 1987, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
2. April 1987 - September 1990, T-38 Instructor Pilot, Williams AFB, Ariz.
3. July 1990 - August 1990, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
4. October 1990 - May 1996, F-15C Instructor Pilot, Langley AFB, Va.
5. June 1996 - June 1999, B-2A/T-38 Instructor Pilot, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
6. July 1999 - June 2000, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. June 2000 - July 2001, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. August 2001 - September 2002, Chief, Advanced Survivability Technology Branch, Advanced Programs
Division, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
9. October 2002 - June 2004, Chief of Wing Safety, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
10. June 2004 - September 2005, Commander, 325th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
11. September 2005 - June 2006, Commander, 13th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
12. July 2006 - June 2007, Advanced Strategic Arts Program, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
13. July 2007 - May 2009, Commander, 509th Operations Group, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
14. May 2009 - May 2010, Deputy Chief of Staff, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Camp Victory, Iraq
15. July 2010 - December 2010, Special Assistant to the Commander, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La.
16. December 2010 - June 2012, Inspector General, Headquarters Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, La.
17. June 2012 - present, Commander, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
May 2009 - May 2010, Deputy Chief of Staff, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Camp Victory, Iraq as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: 3310
Aircraft flown: T-38A, AT-38B, F-15 A/B/C/D and B-2A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Combat Readiness Medal with silver and oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Oct. 19, 1985
First Lieutenant Oct. 19, 1987
Captain Oct. 19, 1989
Major Aug. 1, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 2002
Colonel Dec. 1, 2006
Brigadier Aug. 3, 2012
(Current as of August 2012)
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