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COLONEL CHARLES G. OHLIGER

Colonel Charles G. Ohliger is the Vice Commander, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus Air Force Base, Okla. He is second in command of the air mobility wing, and is responsible for the formal training of all C-17 and KC-135 aircrews for active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units, as well as multiple partner air forces from across the world. In addition, the wing simultaneously maintains a worldwide capability to support combatant commanders by deploying mission ready Airmen on short notice.

Colonel Ohliger graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 1992, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Behavioral Sciences. He was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at Loyola Marymount University the same year and entered active duty in 1993.

Colonel Ohliger’s previous operational assignments include tours in the C-17A, C-21A and T-37B with deployments in support of Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. Prior to his current assignment, Col. Ohliger was assigned to the U.S. Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., as a senior developmental education student. Colonel Ohliger is a command pilot with more than 4,700 hours in the C-17A, C-21A, T-37B, and T-1A.

EDUCATION

1992 Bachelor of Arts, Behavioral Sciences, Cal Poly Pomona, Calif.

1994 Distinguished Graduate, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese Air Force Base, Texas

1999 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

2000 Master of Arts, Human Resources Development, Webster University, Mo.

2003 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence

2007 Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2007 Master of Arts, Mil Op Arts & Sciences, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2009 Air War College, by correspondence

2015 Graduate with Highest Academic Distinction, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2015 Master of Arts, Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. September 1993 - September 1994, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, 35th and 52nd Flying Training Squadrons, Reese AFB, Texas.

2. November 1994 - January 1998, C-21A Evaluator Pilot, 458th Airlift Squadron, Scott AFB, IL, and Group Executive Officer, 375th Operations Group, Scott AFB, Ill.

3. January 1998 - February 2001, C-17A Instructor Pilot, Wing Training Airlift Director and Assistant Flight

Commander, 15th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.

4. June 2001 - April 2004, T-37B Evaluator Pilot, Assistant Director of Operations and Flight Commander, 41st Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.

5. May 2004 - June 2006, Chief, Airlift Programming Section, Program Objective Memorandum Development Branch, Headquarters AMC, Scott AFB, Ill.

6. July 2006 - June 2007, Student and 21st Student Squadron Assistant Director of Operations, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

7. October 2007 - June 2010, C-17 Instructor Pilot and Operations Officer, 3d Airlift Squadron, and Operations Officer, 436th Operations Support Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.

8. June 2010 - June 2012, Commander, 731st Air Mobility Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea

9. June 2012 - June 2014, Deputy Commander, 436th Operations Group, Dover AFB, Del.

10. June 2014 - June 2015, Student, U.S. Air Force Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

11. June 2015 - Present, Vice Commander, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Okla.

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Rating: Command Pilot

Flight Hours: more than 4,700

Aircraft Flown: C-17A, C-21A, T-37B, T-1A

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters

Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Aerial Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster