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COLONEL MICHAEL K. MAJOR
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Colonel Michael K. Major is the vice commander of the 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. He is the second most senior officer responsible for the training and readiness of over 2000 assigned wing personnel in 19 units with an inventory of eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.
Colonel Major graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1986, where he earned his commission through the ROTC program. He attended pilot training at Laughlin AFB, Texas, and was assigned to Griffiss AFB, N.Y., where he served in standardization and evaluation. His other active duty assignments included duties as a KC-10A instructor pilot; operations group executive officer; the Air Mobility Command Deputy Assistant for Senior Officer Matters and Chief of Rated Staff Assignments. Colonel Major left active duty in December 2000 and was assigned to the Air Force Reserve at Charleston Air Force Base. He is a command pilot with more than 6,200 hours. In his civilian capacity, he is an MD-11 First Officer with United Parcel Service.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science degree, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg Miss.
1992 Squadron Officer School
1995 Master of Science degree, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Fla.
2002 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2007 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1986 - November 1987, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas.
2. December 1987 - May 1990, Pilot, Standardization Evaluation; Pilot 41st Air Refueling Squadron, Griffiss AFB, N.Y.
3. June 1990 - November 1993, Instructor Pilot, Operations Group Executive Officer, 2nd Air Refueling Squadron and 458th Operations Group, Barksdale AFB, La.
4. December 1993 - April 1995, Deputy Director for Senior Officer Matters, Directorate of Personnel, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
5. May 1995 - May 1996, Chief, Rated Staff Assignments, Directorate of Personnel, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
6. July 1996 - December 2000, Instructor Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, Flight Commander, Assistant Director of Operations, Chief of Squadron Standardization Evaluation, 14th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
7. January 2001 - December 2006, Instructor Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Training, Chief of Scheduling, Assist Chief of Standardization Evaluation, Chief Pilot, 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
8. January 2007 - May 2008, Commander, 701st Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
9. May 2008 - January 2012, IMA to Senior Director of AMC Crisis Action Team, HQ Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
10. January 2012 - Present, Vice Commander, 445th Airlift Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: 6,200
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135, KC-10, C-17, B-757, B-767, DC-8, MD-11
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Outstanding Unit Award with four Valor devices
Combat Readiness Medal with five devices
National Defense Service Medal with one device
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with three devices
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant - August 16, 1986
First Lieutenant - August 16, 1988
Captain - August 16, 1990
Major - May 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel - September 30, 2004
Colonel - September 1, 2008
(Current as of September 2012)
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