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COLONEL "HAWK" CARLISLE
    Colonel "Hawk" Carlisle is the commander of the 1st Operations Group, 1st Fighter Wing, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
    Colonel Carlisle attended the United States Air Force Academy and graduated in 1978. He was the deputy commander of 18th Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, before assuming his current position. He is a command pilot with more than 2,800 flying hours in five different fighter aircraft.
    

EDUCATION

1978 Bachelor of science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1982 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1984 F-15 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
1988 Master's degree in Business Administration, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, Calif.
1991 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1993 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
1997 Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. May 1978 - November 1979, Student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
  2. November 1979 - November 1984, 525th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Bitburg Air Base, Germany.
  3. December 1984 - December 1986, chief, weapons and tactics, 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
  4. December 1986 - December 1988, chief of weapons and tactics and flight commander, 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
  5. December 1988 - December 1990, F-15 Multi-stage Improvement Program (MSIP) director, Tactical Fighter Weapons Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
  6. June 1990 - June 1991, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
  7. June 1991 - June 1993, chief of air operations-forward element, Joint Operations Directorate, U.S. Central Command, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  8. June 1993 - June 1994, operations officer,19th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK.
  9. June 1995 - March 1996, commander, 54th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, AK.
  10. March 1996 - June 1997, student, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
  11. June 1997 - June 1998, deputy commander,18th Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan.
  12. June 1998 - present, commander,1st Operations Group, Langley Air Force Base, Va.

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,800
Aircraft flown: AT-38, YF-110, YF-113, T-38, F-15

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant May 31,1978
First Lieutenant May 31,1980
Captain May 31,1982
Major March 1,1989
Lieutenant Colonel June 1,1993
Colonel Sept.1,1998

(Current as of July 1998)
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