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COLONEL KEVIN J. KEEHN
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Colonel Kevin J. Keehn is the Wing Commander, New Jersey Air National Guard, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ. He is responsible for two flying units, the 141st Air Refueling Squadron flying the KC-135R Stratotanker, and the 150th Special Operations Squadron flying the C-32B. He also commands over 25 support units, including the first Contingency Response Group in the Air National Guard. The 108th Wing, with more than 1,300 members, is an Air National Guard unit and a reserve component of the Air Force's Air Mobility Command.
Colonel Keehn was born in Jackson, NJ, and graduated from Jackson Memorial High School in 1975. After graduating, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served in the Strategic Air Command at Kincheloe Air Force Base, MI, and Castle Air Force Base, CA, as an in-flight refueling operator. In 1979 he was honorably discharged and joined the New Jersey Air National Guard, 170th Air Refueling Group, as a part time in-flight refueling operator while he attended Monmouth University. In 1984, he graduated from Monmouth University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing.
Colonel Keehn was commissioned through the Academy of Military Science in April 1984. His military education includes Air Command and Staff College and Air War College. He received his pilot's wings at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi in 1984. After completing Combat Crew Training School at Castle Air Force Base, CA, he returned to the 170th Air Refueling Group as a KC-135 pilot. He has served as the 108th Operations Group Vice Commander, as both the 150th and 141st Air Refueling Squadron's Operations Director, and as the 108th Air Refueling Wing Chief of Standardization and Evaluation.
EDUCATION
1975 Air Force Basic Training
1984 Bachelor of Science, Marketing, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey
1990 Masters of Business Administration, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey
1991 Air Mobility Operations Course
1991 Air Command and Staff College (Seminar)
1994 Air War College (Seminar)
ASSIGNMENTS
1. 1975, Air Force Basic Training, Lackland AFB, TX
2. 1976, In-flight Refueling Operators Course, Castle AFB, CA
3. 1976 - 1977, In-flight Refueling Operator, 908th Bomb Wing, Kincheloe AFB, MI
4. 1977 - 1979, In-Flight Refueling Operator, 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA
5. 1979 - 1984, In-Flight Refueling Operator, 170th Air Refueling Group, McGuire AFB, NJ
6. 1984, Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, TN
7. 1984 - 1985, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, MS
8. 1985 - Present, KC-135 Pilot, McGuire AFB, NJ
9. 1989 - 1990, EWO Plans Division, McGuire AFB, NJ
10. 1989 - 1991, C-26B Pilot, McGuire AFB, NJ
11. 1991 - 1996, Stan/Eval Pilot, McGuire AFB, NJ
12. 1996 - 1997, Operations Director, 150th Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire AFB, NJ
13. 1997 - 1998, Operations Director, 141st Air Refueling Squadron, McGuire AFB, NJ
14. 1998 - 2003, Chief, Stan/Eval, McGuire AFB, NJ
15. 2003 - 2004, Vice Commander, 108th Operations Group, McGuire AFB, NJ
16. 2004 - 2011, Commander, 108th Operations Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
17. 2011 - Present, Acting Commander, 108th Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 6,000
Military Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135A, KC-135E, C-26A and C-32B
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal (with three Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with one Valor Device and two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal (with one Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Good Conduct Medal (with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal (with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with one Bronze Service Star)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (with two Bronze Service Stars)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with two Bronze Service Stars)
Armed Forces Service Medal (with one Bronze Service Star)
Air Force Longevity Service Medal (with one Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with three 'M' Devices)
Air Force Training Ribbon (with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
Global War on Terror Medal
Expeditionary Global War on Terror Medal
New Jersey Meritorious Service Medal
New Jersey Good Conduct Medal
New Jersey Merit Award
New Jersey Governors Unit Award
New Jersey Unit Strength Award
New Jersey Desert Storm Medal
DATES OF PROMOTION
Colonel June 30, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel April 6, 1999
Major, January 22, 1994
Captain April 11, 1989
First Lieutenant November 23, 1986
(Current as of Dec 2011)
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