COLONEL MARK L. O'LAUGHLIN Colonel Mark L. O'Laughlin is the Vice Commander, 325th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, Tyndall AFB, Fla. The 325th Fighter Wing consists of more than 4,000 personnel who train F-22 pilots, intelligence officers, maintainers, and other support specialties for worldwide assignment to combat air force units. The 325th Fighter Wing is also host to 1st Air Force (AFNORTH), 601st Air Operations Center, 53d Weapons Evaluation Group, AFCEC, AFRL, and Silver Flag. The wing provides support to more than 23,000 Airmen. Colonel O'Laughlin was born in Arcadia, Calif., and entered the Air Force through the San Diego State University AFROTC Class of 1990. He was a distinguished graduate from Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, T-37 Pilot Instructor Training, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, F-15C Replacement Training Unit at Tyndall and Squadron Officers School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. Colonel O'Laughlin has served as an F-15 instructor pilot, flight examiner, operations officer and squadron commander. Before assuming the job of the 325th Fighter Wing vice commander, he was the 18th Operations Group deputy commander at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Colonel O'Laughlin is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours and 186 combat hours. EDUCATION 1990 Bachelor of Science, Business Management, San Diego State University, Calif. 1997 Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2003 Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2003 Masters, Military Operational Arts and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2011 College of Naval Warfare, U.S. Naval War College, Naval Station Newport, R.I. 2011 Masters, National Security and Strategic Studies, U.S. Naval War College, USNS Newport, R.I. ASSIGNMENTS 1. May 1991 - June 1992, Student, Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas. 2. July 1992 - November 1992, T-37 Pilot Instructor Training, Randolph AFB, Texas. 3. December 1992 - November 1996, T-37 Instructor Pilot, Columbus AFB, Miss. 4. December 1996 - July 1997, Student, F-15 RTU, 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla. 5. August 1997 - June 2000, F-15 Instructor Pilot, 493rd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, U.K. 6. July 2000 - July 2002, F-15 Instructor Pilot, 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla. 7. August 2002 - July 2003, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 8. August 2003 - July 2006, Director of Staff, 32nd Air Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. 9. November 2006 - June 2010, Commander, 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. 10. July 2010 - June 2011, Student, US Naval War College, Naval Station Newport, R.I. 11. July 2011 - June 2012, Director of Operations, Joint Region Marianas, Guam. 12. June 2012 - December 2012, Deputy Commander, 18th Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan 13. December 2012 - Present, Vice Commander, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla. FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command Pilot Flight hours: 3,005 (186 Combat) Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-15A/B/C/D MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster AF Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant June 20, 1990 First Lieutenant December 4, 1992 Captain December 4, 1994 Major July 1, 2001 Lieutenant Colonel November 1, 2006 Colonel April 1, 2012 (Current as of January 2013)