COLONEL LARRY FENNER JR.
Colonel Larry Fenner Jr. serves as the Vice Commander, 36ᵗʰ Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. He is responsible for the conduct of Indo-Pacific Command's bomber task force, theater security packages, and contingency response operations from Andersen AFB. He is also tasked to ensure the successful employment, deployment, integration, and enabling of air and space forces from the most forward sovereign U.S. Air Force base in the Indo-Pacific Region. Here, he is responsible for the well-being of more than 8,000 military and civilian personnel on Andersen Air Force Base and assists with installation management for Joint Region Marianas.
Colonel Fenner received his commission in 2000 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has served in numerous assignments to include United States Indo-Pacific Command as Command Electronic Warfare Officer and Air Force Global Strike Command as Chief of Bomber Requirements. He flew joint operational combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq supporting Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, and IRAQI FREEDOM and served as the Joint Air Component Coordination Element Director for Operation INHERENT RESOLVE.
Colonel Fenner is a master navigator with 900 combat hours and more than 2,900 flight hours.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2005 Squadron Officer School (Correspondence)
2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2007 United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV
2011 Master of Military Science, Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence)
2012 Master of National Security, Naval Command and Staff College, Naval Station Newport, RI
2012 Master of Strategic Studies, Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, Naval Station Newport, RI
2018 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Jul 00 – April 01, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training, Randolph AFB, TX
2. May 01 – Dec 01, Student, B-52H Formal Training Unit, Barksdale AFB, LA
3. Jan 02 – Mar 06, B-52H Electronic Warfare Officer, 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA
4. Apr 06 – Jan 07, Evaluator Electronic Warfare Officer, 2d Operations Group, Barksdale AFB, LA
5. Feb 07 – Dec 07, Assistant Training Flight Commander, 11th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA
6. Jan 08 – Feb 10, Weapons & Tactics Flight Commander, 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA
7. Mar 10 – Aug 11, Executive Officer, 2d Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA
8. Sep 11 – Jun 12, Assistant Director of Operations, Conventional Operations, 2d Operations Support Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA
9. Jul 12 – Jun 13, Student, Naval Command and Staff College, Naval War College, Newport Naval Station, RI
10. Jul 12 – Aug 13, Student, School of Maritime Advanced Warfighting, Naval War College, Newport Naval Station, RI
11. Sep 13 – Sep 15, Command Electronic Warfare Officer, Information Operations Division, United States Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Honolulu, HI
12. Oct 15 – May 16, Deputy Commander, 5th Operations Group, Minot AFB, ND
13. Jun 16 – May 18, Commander, 5ᵗʰ Operations Support Squadron, Minot AFB, ND
14. Jun 18 – Jun 19, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL
15. Jul 19 – April 20, Senior Executive Officer, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, LA
16. May 20 – May 21, Chief, Programs Division, Strategic Plans, Programs & Requirements, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, LA
17. Jun 21 – Jun 22, Chief, Bomber Requirements division, Strategic Plans, Programs & Requirements, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, LA
18. Jul 22 – Present, Vice Commander, 36ᵗʰ Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Navigator
Flight Hours: Over 2,900
Combat Hours: 900
Aircraft Flown: B-52H, T-43A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF RANK
Second Lieutenant June 14, 2000
First Lieutenant June 14, 2002
Captain June 14, 2004
Major May 1, 2010
Lieutenant Colonel September 1, 2015
Colonel August 1, 2021