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BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES L. MOORE JR.
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Brig. Gen. Charles L. Moore, Jr. is the commander, 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. He is responsible for 39 squadrons at 12 installations comprising the Air Force's most diverse flying wing. The wing flies and maintains more than 130 aircraft of the following types: A-10, F-15C/D, F-15E, F-16C/CG/CJ, F-22A and HH-60G. The wing also utilizes E-3, RC-135, E-8, B-1, B-2, B-52, C-130, KC-135, C-17, AC-130U and MC-130P aircraft and MQ-1/9 remotely piloted aircraft at 12 stateside bases to support the USAF Weapons School syllabus. General Moore is responsible for four groups: the 57th Adversary Tactics Group, 57th Operations Group, 57th Maintenance Group and USAF Weapons School. In addition, he oversees the 561st Joint Tactics Squadron; U.S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School; U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds; and the Red Flag and Green Flag exercises.
General Moore was commissioned in 1989 after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy. He has served as an F-16 fighter pilot, instructor pilot, weapons officer, forward air controller, and an instructor at the USAF Fighter Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nev. He also served as the program element manager and chief of requirements for the Joint Strike Fighter F-35 Program, Headquarters, Air Force Directorate of Operational Requirements. General Moore has a broad background of experience flying the F-16 in various operational locations, including as operations officer and commander of the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy. He led that squadron on a combat deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom and has flown more than 640 combat hours in support of numerous operations. He has also served as a National Defense Fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University. General Moore has commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1999 Masters of Human Resource Management, Troy State University
2002 Masters of Military Operational Art/Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Air War College, by correspondence
2006 Air Force National Defense Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1989 - March 1991, student, undergraduate Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. April 1991 - October 1991, student, F-16 replacement training unit, 314th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
3. October 1991 - August 1992, F-16 pilot, assistant weapons officer, 314th FS, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. September 1992 - January 1994, F-16 pilot, 78th FS, Shaw AFB, S.C.
5. January 1994 - January 1997, F-16 Instructor pilot, wing electronic combat pilot, 20th Operations Group, Shaw AFB, S.C.
6. January 1997 - February 1998, F-16 pilot and weapons officer, 35th FS, Kunsan AB, South Korea
7. February 1998 - August 2001, F-16 instructor pilot, assistant operations officer, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. June 2002 - June 2004, F-35/JSF Program Capabilities and Requirements Manager, HQ AF/XORC
9. June 2004 - July 2006, F-16 pilot, operations officer, and commander 555th FS, Aviano AB, Italy
10. June 2007 - June 2008, Commander, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group, Balad AB, Iraq
11. July 2008 - June 2010, HQ NORAD Vice Director of Operations, Peterson AFB, Colo.
12. June 2010 - March 2012, Commander, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.
13. April 2012 - present, Commander, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, NV
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2008 - June 2010, HQ NORAD Vice Director of Operations, Peterson AFB, Colo. as a Colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,000
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-16 Blocks 30/40/50
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze Star
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with Gold Border
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with two bronze stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989
First Lieutenant May 31, 1991
Captain May 31, 1993
Major April 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2003
Colonel January 1, 2007
Brigadier General Frocked
(Current as of May 2012)
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