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BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM B. BINGER
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Brigadier General William B. Binger is the Commander, 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. His command includes all fighter, bomber, special operations, rescue, airborne warning and control, flying training, combat air operations battle staff, remotely piloted aircraft, space and cyber units in the Air Force Reserve Command. When mobilized, or used in a full-time or part-time capacity, these units provide reserve combat capability to Air Combat Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Pacific Air Forces, Air Force Space Command, Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Education and Training Command and the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency.
General Binger entered the Air Force on active duty in 1981. He earned his pilot wings in 1982 and graduated from fighter weapons school in 1988. He served on active duty from 1981 to 1996 and joined the Air Force Reserve in 1996 as an Active Guard Reserve member, and in 2007 he became an Air Reserve Technician. Throughout his career, General Binger has held several senior supervisory positions and has commanded at the group, wing and center level.
General Binger is a command pilot with more than 4,500 hours in the F-16, including 40 combat missions over Iraq.
EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor of Science degree in industrial technology, California State University, Los Angeles
1986 Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1987 Master's degree in aviation science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Fla.
1989 USAF Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1996 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
1999 Air War College, by seminar
2001 USAF Accident/Safety Board President Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2007 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2010 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1982 - December 1982, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. January 1983 - September 1983, student, F-16 Fighter Training, MacDill AFB, Fla.
3. December 1983 - December 1987, Flight Commander, 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Torrejon Air Base, Spain
4. January 1988 - April 1988, student, Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
5. May 1988 - July 1991, weapons officer, 309th Tactical Fighter Squadron; Flight Commander, 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron; Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 31st Fighter Wing, Homestead AFB, Fla.
6. August 1991 - July 1992, aide to Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
7. August 1992 - November 1996, operations officer, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. December 1996 - November 2001, operations officer, Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center, 162nd Fighter Wing, Tucson, Ariz.
9. December 2001 - October 2003, Air Force Reserve Command advisor to the Air Combat Command Director of Air and Space Operations, Headquarters ACC, Langley AFB, Va.
10. November 2003 - June 2006, Commander, 944th Operations Group, Luke AFB, Ariz. (September 2005 - January 2006, Deputy Commander and Commander, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group, Balad AB, Iraq)
11. August 2006 - June 2007, Director of Air and Space Operations, HQ AF/RE, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
12. June 2007 - October 2007, Director of Plans and Programs, HQ AF/RE, the Pentagon Washington, D.C.
13. October 2007 - May 2008, Deputy Director, Air Force Strategic Planning, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
14. May 2008 - June 2010, Commander, 482nd Fighter Wing, Homestead ARB, Fla.
15. June 2010 - November 2011, Commander, AFRC Force Generation Center, Robins AFB, Ga.
16. November 2011 - present, Commander, 10th Air Force, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight Hours: More than 4,500, including 190 combat hours
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38 and F-16
OTHER ACHIEVMENTS
1982 ATC Commanders Trophy, Top Graduate, UPT, Laughlin AFB, Texas
1988 Top Flying Award, USAF Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
Honorary Chief Master Sergeant, 944th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Medal with bronze service star
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" device
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 22, 1981
First Lieutenant Dec. 22, 1983
Captain Dec. 22, 1985
Major Oct. 1, 1991
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 18, 1998
Colonel June 1, 2002
Brigadier General April 3, 2009
(Current as of November 2011)
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