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COLONEL JAMES L. PASQUINO
Colonel
James L. Pasquino is commander, Detachment 1, 15th Air Base Wing,
Johnston Atoll Airfield. The detachment provides host-management
responsibilities for the four small islands located about 717 nautical
miles southwest of Hickam. Johnston Atoll is the site of the Army's
chemical weapons disposal plant.
Colonel Pasquino entered the Air Force as a
distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at
The Citadel in 1976. He served in a variety of Strategic Air Command
wing and headquarters positions as a B-52 master navigator with more
than 3,000 flying hours. He previously commanded the Air Force’s
largest air launched cruise missile munitions maintenance squadron at
Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, and was commandant of the International
Officers School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. He served as deputy
chief of nations assistance and chief of legislative liaison at U.S.
Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Va. Prior to assuming his current position he
was the commander, Pacific Air Forces Manpower and Innovation Flight.
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EDUCATION:
1976
Bachelor of science in business administration, The Citadel, S.C.
1983
Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1984
Master of business administration, Louisiana Tech University, La.
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ASSIGNMENTS:
- 1.
March 1977 - March 1978, student, undergraduate navigator training,
navigator-bombardier training, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
2.
July 1978 - September 1981, navigator, instructor navigator,
standardization evaluation navigator, and radar navigator, 46th
Bombardment Squadron, 319th Bombardment Wing, Grand Forks Air Force
Base, N.D.
3.
October 1981 - August 1984, radar navigator, instructor radar
navigator, standardization evaluation radar navigator, and target
study officer, 596 Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Wing,
Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
4.
September 1984 - August 1988, deputy chief, plans and programs
division, inspector general, Headquarters Strategic Air Command,
Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
5.
September 1988 - August 1989, instructor radar navigator, 20th
Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Wing, Carswell Air Force Base,
Texas
6.
August 1989-May 1992, chief of bombing and navigation division, 7th
Bombardment Wing, Carswell Air Force Base, Texas
7.
May 1992 - March 1993, commander, 7th Munitions Maintenance Squadron,
Carswell Air Force Base, Texas
8.
March 1993 - June 1993, director, Wing Commanders’ Seminar, Eaker
College for Professional Development, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
9.
June 1993 - January 1996, commandant, International Officers School,
Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
10.
January 1996 - May 1997, deputy chief, nations assistance division,
plans and policy directorate, U.S. Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Va.
11.
June 1997 - June 1999, chief, legislative liaison, program planning
and assessment directorate, U.S. Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Va.
12.
June 1999 – October 2000, commander, Pacific Air Forces Manpower and
Innovation Flight, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
13.
October 2000 – Present, commander, Detachment 1, 15th Air Base Wing,
Johnston Atoll Airfield
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FLIGHT
INFORMATION:
Rating:
Master navigator
Flight
hours: More than 3,000
Aircraft
Flown: T-37, T-43A, KC-135A, B-52G, B-52H
MAJOR
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense
Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious
Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air
Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air
Force Achievement Medal
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OTHER
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Distinguished
graduate, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Distinguished
graduate, Undergraduate Navigator Training
Distinguished
graduate, Navigator Bombardier Training
Distinguished
graduate, Radar Navigator Bombardier Training
EFFECTIVE
DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second
Lieutenant - Dec. 1, 1976
First
Lieutenant - Dec. 1, 1978
Captain
- Dec. 1, 1980
Major
- Jan. 1, 1988
Lieutenant
Colonel - March 1, 1993
Colonel
- Feb 1, 1999
(Current as of December 2000)
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Master Sergeant Perry Schultz
has been great in providing information and assistance to the team. I
will put more info on MSgt Schultz as I receive it. |
Army News Release on the island's
mission. |