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COLONEL DAVID J. HORNYAK
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Col. David Hornyak is vice commander of the 377th Air Base Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The wing provides highly trained forces in support of the Air Force nuclear enterprise, expeditionary combat forces to the combatant commanders, and is responsible for installation security, operations, maintenance and mission support for more than 23,000 personnel who live and work on Kirtland AFB's 52,000 acres.
The 377th Air Base Wing is host to more than 100 mission partners, including the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Air Force Safety Center, Air Force Inspection Agency, Air Force Distributed Mission Operations Center, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Air Force Research Laboratory, 58th Special Operations Wing, 150th Wing, New Mexico Air National Guard, U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration and Sandia National Laboratories.
Col. Hornyak is a 1989 graduate of the University of Central Florida.
After earning a commission through the ROTC program as a Distinguished Graduate, he entered Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training at Mather AFB, Calif., earning his wings in 1990. As a B-52 instructor, he was a Distinguished Graduate and Top Academic Award winner from the USAF Weapons School. Col. Hornyak 's staff tours include serving as a member of the Pentagon think-tank "Checkmate," where he led the formulation of theater and national level strategies, including Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and as the vice commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, where he facilitated and enabled the continued development of the nuclear enterprise. He has commanded at the squadron level twice, leading combat flying operations in Operation Enduring Freedom while commanding an Operations Support Squadron.
EDUCATION
1989 - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management, University of Central Florida, Fla.
1997 - Squadron Officer School, Residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1999 - Master of Science in Administrative Management, Central Michigan University, Mich.
2003 - Air Command and Staff College, Residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2003 - Master of Science in Military Operational Art and Science, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 - Air War College, Non-residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 - Air War College, Residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 - Master of Science in Strategic Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. March 1990 - July 1991, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather AFB, Calif.
2. July 1991 - Feb. 1992, Student, B-52 Initial Qual Training, 329th Combat Crew Training Sq, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. Feb. 1992 - Sep. 1995, Radar Navigator, 23rd Bomb Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D.
4. Sep. 1995 - Aug. 1998, Assistant Flight Commander, Training Flight, 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
5. Aug. 1998 - March 2000, Chief, Sq. Weapons and Tactics Office, 11th Bomb Squadron (FTU), Barksdale AFB, La.
6. March 2000 - Aug 2002, Chief, EUCOM Strategy Branch, HQ USAF/XOOC (Checkmate), Pentagon, Va.
7. Aug. 2002 - July 2003, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 2003 - March 2004, Assistant Director of Operations, 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
9. March 2004 - July 2006, Assistant Director of Operations, 2nd Operations Support Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
10. July 2006 - June 2007, Director of Operations, 36th Operations Support Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam
11. June 2007 - July 2009, Commander, 36th Operations Support Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam
12. July 2009 - June 2010, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. June 2010 - March 2011, Vice Commander, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
14. March 2011 - Present, Vice Commander, 377th Air Base Wing, Kirtland AFB. N.M.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Navigator
Flying Hours: More than 2,900 (173 combat hours)
Aircraft Flown: T-43A, B-52G/H
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Nov. 27, 1989
First Lieutenant Nov. 26, 1991
Captain Nov. 26, 1993
Major March 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 1, 2006
Colonel July 1, 2011
(Current as of July 2011)
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