52nd Fighter Wing vice commander completes fini-flight

Released today by 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs:



4/14/2010 - SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Col. Anderson, 52nd Fighter Wing vice commander, taxis an A-10 Thunderbolt II under an arch of water provided by the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department after completing his final flight here April 8, 2010. Colonel Anderson accumulated more than 1,800 career flying hours. His next assignment is U.S. Senior National Representative, Air Component Command Headquarters, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nick Wilson) Hi-res

Official USAF bio of Colonel Kevin J. Anderson



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Colonel Kevin J. Anderson is the vice commander, 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The 52d Fighter Wing maintains, deploys and employs F-16 and A-10 aircraft, TPS-75 radar systems and $2.5B of US Protection Level 1 assets in support of NATO and the National Command Authorities. The wing supports the Supreme Allied Commander Europe with mission-ready personnel and systems providing expeditionary air power for suppression of enemy air defenses, close air support, air interdiction, counterair, air strike control, strategic attack, combat search and rescue, and theater airspace control.

Colonel Anderson is a 1989 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. Prior to his assignment to the 52d Fighter Wing, he attended Air War College as a mid-year student.

EDUCATION:
1989 Bachelor of Science Degree in Military History, US Air Force Academy, Colo.
2001 Master's degree in Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Master's degree in Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Master's degree in Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS:
1. July 1989 - July 1990, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. August 1990 - October 1990, Lead-in Fighter Training, Holloman AFB, N.M.
3. November 1990 - May 1991, F-111 RTU, 389th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
4. June 1991 - February 1993, EF-111 Flight Lead, 390th Electronic Combat Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
5. March 1993 - June 1993, A-10 RTU, 357th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
6. September 1993 - September 1994, Forward Air Controller, 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
7. November 1994 - June 1997, Chief, Standardization/Evaluation, 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska
8. July 1997 - December 1997, student, A-10 Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
9. January 1998 - January 1999, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska
10. January 1999 - July 2000, Assistant Director of Operations, A-10 Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
11. August 2000 - May 2001, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 2001 - June 2002, student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. July 2002 - May 2004, Chief, Master Air Attack Plans; then Chief, Contingency Plans, USCENTAF, Shaw AFB, S.C.
14. November 2004 - June 2006, Director of Operations, 357th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
15. June 2006 - November 2007, Commander, 354th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
16. November 2007 - March 2009, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
17. March 2009 - present, Vice Commander, 52d Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany

FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: Nearly 3,000 hours in various fighter aircraft, including over 300 combat hours
Aircraft flown: A/OA-10, F-111A, EF-111.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Bronze Star with one oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
NATO ISAF Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant May 1989
First Lieutenant May 1991
Captain May 1993
Major July 1999
Lieutenant Colonel March 2003
Colonel August 2008

(Current as of March 2009)

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