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LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM D. BOWMAN
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Lt. Col. William D. Bowman is Commander, 21st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.
Colonel Bowman received his commission through the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1993. He earned his pilot wings in 1994 and piloted the B-1B at Dyess AFB, Texas, until 1997. He then cross-trained in the F-16 and was stationed at Moody AFB, Ga., where he deployed in support of Operation Southern Watch. In 2001, he was assigned to Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, where he was selected as the 8th Operations Group Flight Commander of the Year. He then transferred to Cannon AFB, N.M., and deployed in support of operations Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom, flying more than 60 combat sorties.
After leaving Cannon AFB in 2005, Colonel Bowman was assigned to the Operations Directorate of North American Aerospace Defense Command Headquarters as the NORAD Operations Center Director. During this time he was selected as NORAD's Field Grade Officer of the Year. He returned to fly the F-16 at Luke AFB, serving as the Director of Operations for the 308th Fighter Squadron. Colonel Bowman is a senior pilot with more than 1,500 hours in the F-16, including 140 combat hours.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2000 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Master of Business Administration degree, Touro University International
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1993 - October 1994, student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. October 1994 - March 1998, aircraft commander, 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
3. March 1998 - November 1998, student pilot, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. November 1998 - April 2001, Chief of Training, 68th Fighter Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
5. April 2001 - April 2002, flight commander and F-16 instructor pilot, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
6. April 2002 - January 2005, Chief of Plans and F-16 evaluator pilot, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.
7. January 2005 - January 2008, Director, Operations Center, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
8. January 2008 - June 2009, operations officer and F-16 evaluator pilot, 308th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
9. June 2009 - present, Commander, 21st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,300
Aircraft flown: F-16C/D and B-1B
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 2, 1993
First Lieutenant June 2, 1995
Captain June 2, 1997
Major Aug. 1, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 1, 2008
(Current as of June 2009)
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