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COLONEL JOHN C. KUBINEC
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Colonel John C. Kubinec is the 377th Air Base Wing and installation commander, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The wing provides highly trained forces in support of the Air Force nuclear enterprise, expeditionary combat forces to combatant commanders, and is responsible for installation security, operations, maintenance and mission support for more than 23,000 military and civilian employees who live and work on Kirtland's 52,000 acres.
The 377th Air Base Wing is the host unit for 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 of the New Mexico Air National Guard, U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration and Sandia National Laboratories.
Colonel Kubinec received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1992, serving as commander of the cadet wing his senior year. He is a career aircraft/munitions maintenance officer and has held numerous maintenance leadership positions spanning five different major commands, including command at the squadron and group levels. His staff positions include the Air Force Intern Program, service as the Chief of the Air Force Material Command Commander's Action Group, and as the Logistics Panel Chair on the Air Staff. Previously, he commanded the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group and most recently served as the Vice Commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center.
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Science degree in Military History, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2000 Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Master of Science Degree in Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2009 Master of Science Degree in National Security Strategy, National War College, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1992 - December 1992, student, Aircraft/Munitions Maintenance Officer Course, Chanute AFB, Ill.
2. January 1993 - February 1996, various maintenance positions culminating as Sortie Generation Flight Commander, 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.
3. March 1996 - September 1996, Assistant Squadron Maintenance Officer, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England
4. September 1996 - September 1997, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Third Air Force, RAF Mildenhall, England
5. October 1997 - July 1998, Munitions Flight Commander, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England
6. July 1998 - May 2000, Air Force Intern Program, with duties in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and the EAF Implementation Division, Deputy Chief of Staff Air and Space Operations, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
7. June 2000 - June 2001, Munitions Flight Commander, 8th Maintenance Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
8. June 2001 - March 2003, Chief, Operations Division, Specialized Management Directorate, and Chief, F-16 Branch, Maintenance Directorate, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah
9. April 2003 - June 2005, Commander, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
10. July 2005 - June 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 2006 - July 2008, Chief, AFMC Commander's Action Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
12. August 2008 - June 2009, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. June 2009 - May 2010, Logistics Panel Chair, Deputy Chief of Staff Installations, Logistics and Mission Support, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon Washington, D.C.
14. June 2010 - June 2011, Commander, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, Southwest Asia
15. July 2011 - December 2011, Vice Commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
16. December 2011 - Present, Commander, 377th Air Base Wing and Installation Commander, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 27, 1992
First Lieutenant May 27, 1994
Captain May 27, 1996
Major Nov. 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2006
Colonel Oct. 1, 2010
(Current as of December 2011)
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