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COL. CHRISTOPHER J. KULAS
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Col. Christopher J. Kulas is the commander of the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, supporting four USAF MAJCOM flying programs and more than 16,800 military, civilian, dependent, and retiree personnel. With 15 KC-135 aircraft, the wing is the only permanently assigned air refueling operation in the European theater.
After graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 1989, Colonel Kulas attended pilot training at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona. He has since served as an instructor pilot in the KC-135, EC-135 and C-17 aircraft and is a command pilot with more than 3,500 flying hours.Colonel Kulas has had four overseas tours, including studying in the Czech Republic as an Olmsted Scholar and commanding the 728th Air Mobility Squadron Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Prior to his current assignment, he served as Operations Group Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 Master of Science degree in Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Fla.
2002 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Ft. McNair, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1989 - September 1990, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams AFB, Ariz.
2. October 1990 - March 1991, student, KC-135 Initial Qualification Course, Castle AFB, Calif.
3. April 1991 - June 1992, KC-135A pilot, 920th Air Refueling Squadron, Wurtsmith AFB, Mich.
4. June 1992 - September 1996, KC-135R pilot and instructor pilot, squadron scheduler, assistant chief of training, 351st Air Refueling Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
5. September 1996 - August 1998, EC-135 instructor/evaluator pilot, standardization/evaluation flight commander, 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.
6. August 1998 - May 1999, student, Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, Va.
7. May 1999 - July 2001, Olmsted Scholar, Prague, Czech Republic
8. August 2001 - June 2002, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 2002 - June 2005, pilot/instructor pilot C-17, Chief Wing Contingency Cell, Operations Officer, 437th Operations Support Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
10. June 2005 - December 2006, Commander, 728th Air Mobility Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey
11. January 2007 - June 2007, Director of Staff, 39th Air Base Wing, and Commander, 39th Comptroller Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey
12. July 2007 - June 2008, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
13. June 2008 - June 2010, U.S. Transportation Command Liaison Officer to U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
14. June 2010 - June 2011, Commander, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia
15. June 2011 - present, Commander, 100th Air Refueling Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,800
Aircraft Flown: KC-135, T-37, EC-135 and C-17
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 1989
First Lieutenant May 1991
Captain May 1993
Major August 2000
Lieutenant Colonel April 2005
Colonel October 2008
(Current as of June 2011)
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