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COLONEL ROBERT E. WEBB
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Col. Robert E. Webb is the Vice Commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The wing's mission is to train the world's greatest F-16 pilots and maintainers while deploying mission-ready warfighters. As part of Air Education and Training Command, and home to more than 135 F-16 aircraft and 24 squadrons, the 56th is the largest fighter wing in the U.S. Air Force and graduates more than 300 F-16 pilots and 500 crew chiefs annually. The wing oversees the Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field and is steward of the Barry M. Goldwater Range, a military training range spanning more than 1.7 million acres of Sonoran desert.
Colonel Webb was commissioned an Ensign in 1988 from the U.S. Naval Academy. He was an instructor pilot in the A-4 and F/A-18, completing combat deployments on the USS America (CV-66) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). After a pilot exchange tour, he transferred to the Air Force in 2002 and has flown the F-16 in several operational and training assignments. He is a command pilot with more than 4,870 flight hours, 580 carrier landings and over 750 combat hours. Additionally, he served as Commander of the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Balad Air Base, Iraq.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
1999 Master's degree in aeronautical science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
2002 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air War College, outstanding graduate, by correspondence
2010 Master's degree in strategic studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1988 - January 1989, student, basic flight training, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas
2. February 1989 - April 1990, student, intermediate/advanced jet training, NAS Chase Field, Texas
3. May 1990 - August 1992, A-4 instructor pilot; assistant air-to-ground phase chief; and NATOPS and Public Affairs Officer, NAS Chase Field, Texas
4. September 1992 - April 1993, student, F/A-18 initial qualification training, Strike Fighter Squadron 106, NAS Cecil Field, Fla.
5. May 1993 - August 1996, F/A-18 instructor pilot; aerial demonstration pilot; Chief of Weapons and Tactics; aircraft division officer; and administrative officer, Strike Fighter Squadron 86, NAS Cecil Field, Fla., and USS America (CV-66)
6. September 1996 - August 1999, weapons officer, flight commander and F-16 instructor pilot, Pilot Exchange Program, 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
7. September 1999 - January 2000, student, F/A-18 Refresher Course, NAS Lemoore, Calif.
8. February 2000 - August 2002, F/A-18 instructor pilot; mission commander and flight examiner; and Operations, Maintenance and Safety Department Head, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
9. September 2002 - April 2005, F-16 instructor pilot and assistant Director of Operations, 522nd Fighter Squadron; Chief of Advanced Programs, 27th Fighter Wing; Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 27th Operations Group, Cannon AFB, N.M.
10. May 2005 - July 2006, operations officer, F-16 instructor pilot and flight examiner, 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
11. August 2006 - August 2007, F-16 instructor pilot and Commander, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Balad Air Base, Iraq
12. September 2007 - June 2009, F-16 instructor pilot and Deputy Commander, 20th Operations Group, Shaw AFB, S.C.
13. July 2009 - May 2010, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
14. June 2010 - May 2011, Program Director, Operations and Training, Joint Region Marianas, Guam
15. June 2011 - present, Vice Commander, 56th Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, Ariz.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,870
Aircraft flown: F-16, F/A-18 and A-4
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with 11 oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Navy Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters and combat "V"
Navy Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Ensign May 25, 1988
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) May 25, 1990
Lieutenant May 25, 1992
Lieutenant Commander May 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2004
Colonel Nov. 1, 2009
(Current as of October 2011)
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