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COLONEL BRIAN J. KRAEMER
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Colonel Brian J. Kraemer is the commander of the 440th Airlift Wing Operations Group, Pope Field, N.C. Overseeing more than 575 reservists, active duty and civilian personnel, he ensures that a sixteen aircraft, C-130 active associate group maintains capability to rapidly deploy in response to worldwide contingencies and emergencies.
Col. Kraemer commands operational support, aeromedical evacuation and airlift squadrons as well as an aeromedical evacuation schoolhouse. He also provides operational direction for an active associate airlift squadron and an active associate aeromedical evacuation squadron.
Joining the Army National Guard in 1981, he served as an infantry platoon leader before joining the Air Force Reserve in 1982. As a master navigator instructor/evaluator with more than 7,200 flying hours in C-130E, C-130H3 and WC-130J aircraft, he has performed airdrop, combat airlift and weather reconnaissance missions. With 140 combat sorties and 37 hurricane penetrations to his credit, he has flown and directed combat operations in support of various conflicts and contingencies to include, Desert Shield/Storm, Provide Promise, Southern Watch, Operation Uphold Democracy, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
EDUCATION
1979 Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration/Accounting, West Chester State University, West Chester, Pa.
1996 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
2009 Reserve Officer Strategy & Policy Course, Naval War College, R.I.
2011 Joint Air Operations Planning Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. March 1981 - August 1982, Rifle Platoon Leader, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Pa.
2. August 1982 - June 1983, student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather AFB, Calif.,
3. June 1983 - September 1983, student, C-130 Combat Crew Training, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
4. September 1983 - December 1994, C-130, Instructor/Evaluator Navigator, 327th Airlift Squadron, Willow Grove JRB, Pa.
5. December 1994 - February 1995, Standardization/Evaluation Navigator, 327th Airlift Squadron, Willow Grove JRB, Pa.
6. February 1995 - December 1998, Chief of Tactics, 327th Airlift Squadron, Willow Grove JRB, Pa.
7. December 1998 - December 2001, Chief of Training, 327th Airlift Squadron, Willow Grove JRB, Pa.
8. December 2001 - July 2004, Chief of Current Operations, 913th Operations Group, Willow Grove JRB, Pa.
9. July 2004 - August 2006, Assistant Director of Operations, 327th Airlift Squadron, Willow Grove JRB, Pa.
10. August 2006 - August 2008, Chief Navigator, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss.
11. August 2008 - February 2010, Director of Operations, 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss.
12. February 2010 - August 2011, Director, Plans, Programs and Requirements, 22nd Air Force, Dobbins ARB, Ga.
13. August 2011 - Present, Commander, 440th Operations Group, Pope Field, Fort Bragg, N.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with nine oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with device
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with three devices
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service with five oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two 'M' devices
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 1981
First Lieutenant March 1984
Captain March 1988
Major March 1995
Lieutenant Colonel March 2002
Colonel January 2010
(Current as of December 2011)
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