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U N I T E DU N I T E D ??S T A T E S ??A I R ??F O R C ECOLONEL CASEY D. EATON3242945200977500Col Casey D. Eaton is the Commander, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The 515 AMOW provides forward-deployed command and control, aerial port, and aircraft maintenance support to DoD organic and contracted commercial aircraft executing airlift and air refueling missions throughout the Pacific theater. The wing is comprised of approximately 2,000 U.S. military, civilian, and local national personnel operating from 15 locations and includes two groups, six squadrons, three detachments, and six operating locations spanning from Alaska to Diego Garcia. Col Eaton entered the Air Force in 1993 as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officers Training Corps program at Angelo State University in Texas. He has held various operational positions including C-17 Squadron Commander, Deputy Operations Group Commander and Vice Wing Commander. Additionally, Col Eaton has served at Headquarters Air Force, Washington D.C., as a Deputy Division Chief in the Operational Requirements Directorate and as the Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of the Air Force. Prior to his current assignment, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff, Headquarters (HQ) North American Aerospace Defense Command-United States Northern Command (NORAD-USNORTHCOM). Col Eaton is a Command Pilot with more than 3,600 flying hours in the KC-10, C-21, C-17 and KC-135.EDUCATION1993 Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics, Angelo State University, ROTC Distinguished Graduate 1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala., Distinguished Graduate and Outstanding Squadron Graduate2004 IDE, Advanced Study of Air Mobility, Air Mobility Warfare Center/AFIT, Fort Dix, N.J.2004 Air Command and Staff College by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.2004 Masters Degree in Transportation Management/Air Mobility, AFIT, Fort Dix, N.J.2007 Air War College by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.2011 Research Fellow, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, KennedySchool of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.ASSIGNMENTS1. April 1994–June 1995, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, ENJJPT, Sheppard Air Force Base (AFB), Texas2. June 1995–January 2000, KC-10A Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Training, Chief of Scheduling, Training Officer, 6th AirRefueling Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.3. January 2000–May 2003, C-21A Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Stan/Eval, Operations Group Executive Officer, 458th AirliftSquadron and 375th Operations Group, Scott AFB, Ill.4. May 2003–May 2004, Student, Advanced Study of Air Mobility, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J.5. May 2004–May 2005, Deputy Chief, Air Force Operational Requirements, Policy and Process Branch, Pentagon,Washington D.C.6. May 2005–June 2007, Aide-de-Camp to the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C.7. June 2007–April 2008, Chief of Safety, 15th Airlift Wing, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 8. April 2008–October 2009, Commander, 535th Airlift Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii9. October 2009–June 2010, Deputy Commander, 15th Operations Group, Hickam AFB, Hawaii10. June 2010–June 2011, Research Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School ofGovernment, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.11. June 2011–April 2013, Vice Commander, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Okla.12. April 2013–March 2014, Deputy Director, Requirements, Analysis & Resources, HQ NORAD-USNORTHCOM,Peterson AFB, Colo.13. April 2014–February 2015, Deputy Chief of Staff, HQ NORAD-USNORTHCOM, Peterson AFB, Colo.14. March 2015–Present, Commander, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HawaiiFLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command PilotFlight Hours: More than 3,600Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, KC-10, C-21, C-17, KC-135MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service MedalLegion of MeritMeritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clustersAir MedalAerial Achievement MedalJoint Service Commendation MedalAir Force Commendation MedalACHIEVEMENTS / EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant Oct. 28, 1993First Lieutenant Oct 28, 1995Captain June 1, 1998Major March 1, 2004Lieutenant Colonel Sep. 1, 2007Colonel June 1, 2011(Current as of July 2015) ................
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