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COLONEL THOMAS L. SCHMIDT
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Colonel Thomas L. Schmidt is the Vice Commander, 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. As principal assistant to the Wing Commander, he provides support for training nearly 14,000 fire protection, special instruments, and intelligence experts for the United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, government civilian agencies, and allied nations.
Colonel Schmidt is responsible for implementing the commander's policies and directing wing staff offices. He is also responsible for health promotions, civilian cost management, energy conservation committees and is a focal point for readiness posture. He also serves as commander during the incumbent's absence.
Colonel Schmidt received his commission in 1992 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. He has served in various Air Traffic Control, Airfield Operations and Airspace Management assignments across four Major Commands, including tours in California, Oklahoma, Germany, and New Mexico, as well as deployments to Saudi Arabia/Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Iraq. Prior to his current assignment, he spent five years in Air Education and Training Command, where he served as Commander of a Basic Military Training squadron and Deputy Division Chief on the Headquarters Staff, and one year attending Senior Developmental Education at the National War College.
EDUCATION:
1992 Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Penn.
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2004 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2005 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Extended Campus
2012 Master of Arts in National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. March 1993 - May 1993, Student, Air Traffic Control Officer Course, 3401st Student Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
2. May 1993 - April 1994, Student, Air Traffic Control Officer Training Program, 325th Operations Support Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
3. April 1994 - July 1997, Various Air Traffic Control and Airfield Operations Officer positions culminating in Flight Commander, Airfield Operations, 412th Operations Support Squadron, Edwards AFB, California
4. July 1997 - July 1999, Flight Commander, Airfield Operations, 72nd Operations Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
5. July 1999 - January 2001, Flight Commander, Airfield Operations, 30th Operations Support Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
6. February 2001 - July 2003, Chief, Air Operations Center Airspace Management, 32nd Air Operations Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
7. August 2003 - June 2004, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
8. June 2004 - June 2006, Flight Commander, Airfield Operations; 49th Operations Support Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico
9. July 2006 - July 2008, Commander, 331st Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
10. July 2008 - July 2011, Deputy Chief, Operations, Readiness and Intelligence Division, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
11. February 2009 - January 2010, Airspace Planner, Air Component Coordination Element to Multi-National Forces-Iraq, United States Embassy-Baghdad and Camp Victory, Iraq
12. August 2011 - June 2012, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. July 2012 - present, Vice Commander, 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one device
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with one device
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant October 16, 1992
First Lieutenant October 16, 1994
Captain October 16, 1996
Major April 1, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel December 1, 2006
Colonel May 1, 2012
(Current as of July 2012)
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