COLONEL CHRISTOPHER D. HOLMES Colonel Christopher D. Holmes is Commander of the 325th Mission Support Group, 325th Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The group provides support to the 325th Fighter Wing, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern), 601st Air Operations Center, 53d Weapons Evaluation Group, AFCEC, AFRL, 337th Air Control Squadron and Silver Flag. The wing provides support to more than 23,000 Airmen, civilians, contractors and their families in more than 1,700 facilities on 29,000 acres. The group is responsible for civil engineering, security, communications, manpower, personnel, services, contracting, supply, fuels, logistics, and transportation support for 23,000 active duty guard, reserve, civilian, contractor, dependent and retired personnel. Colonel Holmes received his commission from Tufts University, Mass. as a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force ROTC program in 1992. EDUCATION: 1992 Bachelor of Arts in History, Tufts University, Mass. 1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1999 Master of Aeronautical Science in Aviation Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. 2006 Master of Military Operational Arts & Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2012 Master of Arts in Military History, Norwich University, Vt. 2013 Master of Science in National Resource Strategy, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security & Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS: 1. January 1993 - January 1995, Deputy Chief of Current Operations, 21st Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England 2. February 1995 - February 1996, Chief of Wing Operations Scheduling, 51st Operations Support Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea 3. February 1996 - February 2000, Search-and Rescue Controller, Watch Supervisor, Chief of Standardization & Evaluation, then Deputy Director, Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. 4. February 2000 - July 2002, Chief, Command Deployment Readiness and Base Exercises, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 5. July 2002 - July 2004, Readiness Flight Commander, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash. 6. July 2004 - July 2005, Operations Officer, 92nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash. 7. August 2005 - June 2006, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 8. June 2006 - June 2007, Instructor, Department of International Security and Military Studies, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 9. June 2007 - January 2008, Deputy Course Director, Department of International Security and Military Studies, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 10. February 2008 - January 2009, Director of Logistics, Combined Air Power Transition Force, Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan 11. February 2009 - May 2009, Instructor, Department of International Security and Military Studies, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 12. May 2009 - July 2011, Commander, 96th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. 13. July 2011 - August 2012, Chief, 21R Force Development, Directorate of Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 14. August 2012 - June 2013, Student, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort J. Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C. 15. August 2013 - Present, Commander, 325th Mission Support Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: 1993: Distinguished graduate, Squadron Adjutant Basic Officer Course, Keesler AFB, Miss. 2000: Distinguished graduate, Logistics Plans Officer Course, Lackland AFB, Texas 2003: Air Mobility Command General Thomas P. Gerrity Field Grade Logistics Officer of the Year 2004: Air Mobility Command Field-Grade Logistics Readiness Officer of the Year 2004: U.S. Air Force Colonel Cynthia L. Benulis Field-Grade Logistics Readiness Officer of the Year 2013: Distinguished Graduate, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort J. Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C. EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant Aug. 26, 1992 First Lieutenant Aug. 26, 1994 Captain Aug. 26, 1996 Major April 1, 2003 Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 2007 Colonel Aug.1, 2013 (Current as of August 2013)