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ROBERTO I. GUERRERO
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Mr. Roberto I. Guerrero, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Director of Staff, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The Air Force Reserve Command is one of 10 Air Force major commands. With more than 70,000 personnel assigned, it is the second largest major command. Air Force Reserve Command's 34 wings and six groups operate at 10 Reserve bases and on 56 other bases throughout the Air Force. The command provides support to each of the other Air Force major commands and to combatant commanders across the globe.
Mr. Guerrero earned his commission as an ensign in the Navy through Aviation Officer Candidate School in 1988. He completed pilot training and was first assigned to the UH-1N helicopter with the Antarctic Development Squadron 6 at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Calif. Mr. Guerrero and his crew were awarded the Naval Helicopter Association's 1992 Aircrew of the Year Award for their efforts in the rescue of a fellow aircrew during an Antarctic blizzard. He completed warfare specialty cross-training with qualification in the MH-53E, serving with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, NAS Alameda, Calif. In 1996, following the squadron's move to south Texas, he was reassigned to Training Squadron 28 where he was the safety officer, operations officer and a flight instructor in the T-34C.
In 2000, Mr. Guerrero was selected for inter-service transfer to the Air Force. He qualified in the E-3 AWACS and held assignments at Tinker AFB, Okla., and Kadena Air Base, Japan, where he commanded the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron. He later served at the Air Force Safety Center as a division chief and culminated his military career as the center's Vice Commander. He participated in operations Deep Freeze, Korean Contingency and Noble Eagle, and flew 24 combat missions over Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. He is a command pilot with more than 4,100 flight hours, including more than 350 combat hours. Mr. Guerrero then entered civil service where he served as Deputy Chief of Safety, U.S. Air Force, and Executive Director, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering, California Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
1991 Aviation Safety Officer's Course, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
2001 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. June 1988 - March 1989, student, U.S. Navy aviator training (fixed wing), Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas
2. April 1989 - September 1989, student, U.S. Navy aviator training (helicopter), Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Fla.
3. October 1989 - December 1989, recruiter, ROTC Officer Programs, Los Angeles, Calif.
4. January 1990 - March 1990, student, UH-1N Fleet Replacement pilot training, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.
5. April 1990 - December 1992, UH-1N pilot; helicopter maintenance quality assurance officer; communications officer; and logs and records officer, Antarctic Development Squadron 6, Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Calif.
6. January 1993 - October 1993, student, MH-53E Fleet Replacement pilot training, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 12, NAS Norfolk, Va.
7. November 1993 - December 1993, student, Aviation Safety Officer Course, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
8. January 1994 - December 1997, mine countermeasures pilot, aviation safety officer; maintenance quality assurance officer; and Head, Safety Department, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, Naval Air Station Alameda, Calif., and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas
9. January 1997 - April 2000, T-34C flight instructor; operations officer; aviation safety officer; and Head, Safety Department, Training Squadron 28, NAS Corpus Christi, Texas
10. May 2000 - March 2003, flight commander; and assistant Director of Operations, 965th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
11. April 2003 - January 2005 Director of Operations and evaluator pilot, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan
12. January 2005 - April 2007, Commander, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
13. June 2007 - September 2009, Chief, Space Safety Division, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
14. October 2009 - March 2010, Chief, Ground Safety Division, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
15. April 2010 - September 2010, Vice Commander, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
16. October 2010 - September 2012, Deputy Chief of Safety, U.S. Air Force, and Executive Director, Air Force Safety Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with gold numeral one and two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Navy Commendation Medal with gold star
Navy Achievement medal with gold star
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device
Antarctica Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1992 Rescue Aircrew of the Year, Single Action, Naval Helicopter Association
(Current as of Octoer 2012)
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