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COLONEL CHERYL D MINTO
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Colonel Cheryl D. Minto is the Commander, 35th Maintenance Group, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan. She is responsible for approximately 1,000 aircraft maintenance personnel who perform on- and off-equipment maintenance on 46 F-16CJ aircraft, an O & M budget of over $1 million, the daily operations of PACAF's regional jet engine intermediate maintenance facility that provides over 156 operational F110 engines valued at over $500 million to three fighter wings in PACAF; and a $200 million equipment account.
Colonel Minto was born in Berkeley, California. She was commissioned on 10 May 1990 through the ROTC program at the University of Southern California, and entered active duty service on 1 December 1990 after graduation. Col Minto has served in a variety of maintenance positions at the flight and squadron level maintaining A-10, B-1, F-15, F-16, KC-135 and MH-53 aircraft. She has commanded two squadrons, worked at an Air Logistics Center and held positions on the Air Staff. Prior to assuming her current position, she was a student at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces where she earned a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy.
Her family includes her husband, Lt Col (Ret.) Patrick D. Minto.
EDUCATION:
1990 Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
1999 Master of Science degree in Management, Troy State University, Kadena AB Campus
2001 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence), Maxwell AFB, AL
2010 Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ft. McNair, DC
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. December 1990 - April 1991, Student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Chanute AFB, IL
2. April 1991 - July 1992, Officer-in-Charge, Propulsion Branch, 23d Tactical Fighter Wing, England AFB, LA
3. July 1992 - August 1993, Accessories Flight Commander, 355th Fighter Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
4. August 1993 - July 1997, Avionics Flight Commander; later, Officer-In-Charge, Sortie Production, 12th Fighter Squadron, and Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan
5. July 1997 - July 1999, Security Assistance Program Manager; later, Deputy Chief, Program Control Division, C/KC-135 System Program Office, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB, OK
6. July 1999 - July 2000, Sortie Generation Flight Commander; later, Senior Maintenance Officer, 31st Special Operations Squadron, Osan AB, Korea
7. July 2000 - June 2002, Maintenance Supervisor, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron; later, Squadron Maintenance Officer, 34th Bomb Squadron, 366th Wing, Mountain Home AFB, ID
8. June 2002 - July 2004, Commander, 366th Logistics Support Squadron and 366th Maintenance Operations Squadron, 366th Wing, Mountain Home AFB, ID
9. July 2004 - July 2006, Commander, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, SC
10. July 2006 - June 2008, Chief, Fighter Sustainment, Weapons System Division; later, Chief, Maintenance Policy Branch, Maintenance Management Division, Directorate of Maintenance, Headquarters US Air Force, Washington, DC
11. June 2008 - August 2009, Executive Officer, Director of Maintenance; then Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters US Air Force, Washington, DC
12. August 2009 - June 2010, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ft McNair, DC
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal (five oak leaf clusters) Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal (one oak leaf cluster)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant May 10, 1990
First Lieutenant August 13, 1992
Captain August 13, 1994
Major September 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2005
Colonel, June 15, 2010
(Current as of July 2010)
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