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COLONEL SCOTT W. HURRELBRINK

    

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Colonel Scott W. Hurrelbrink is Vice Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. He is responsible for the conduct of Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence, 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 Pacific. Here, he is responsible for the well-being of more than 6,900 military and civilian personnel on Andersen AFB and assists with installation management for Joint Region Marianas.

A 1994 graduate of Bowling Green State University, Colonel Hurrelbrink attended undergraduate navigator and undergraduate pilot training. Qualified in the B-52, A/OA-10, and F-117, he has held multiple positions throughout the squadron and wing levels as well as completing both joint and NATO assignments. In these capacities, his primary focus has been on close air support, terminal attack control and joint fires, interdiction and strategic attack, and special technical operations.

EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Technology, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2007 Master of Military Arts and Sciences, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama

2014 NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy

ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1994 – March 1996, Section Commander, 28th Munitions, then 28th Maintenance Squadrons, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
2. March 1996 – May 1997, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida
3. May 1997 – January 1999, B-52 Electronic Warfare Officer, 11th, then 20th Bomb Squadrons, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
4. January 1999 – May 2000, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, 37th, 50th, then 49th Flying Training Squadrons, Columbus AFB, Mississippi
5. May 2000 – April 2003, A/OA-10 Pilot, 357th, then 354th Fighter Squadrons, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
6. May 2003 – June 2006, F-117A Pilot, Flight Commander, Assistant Director of Operations, 7th, then 9th Fighter Squadrons, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
7. July 2006 – July 2007, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
8. August 2007 – November 2008, Chief, Special Technical Operations, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
9. December 2008 – August 2011, A-10 Pilot, Assistant Director of Operations, Chief of Wing Inspections, Director of Operations, and Chief of Safety, 81st Fighter Squadron, 52d Operations Support Squadron, then 52d Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
10. August 2011 – July 2013, Commander, 12th Combat Training Squadron, Fort Irwin AIN, California
11. August 2013 – June 2014, Student, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
12. June 2014 – July 2016, Chief, NATO Close Air Support and Forward Air Control Capabilities, HQ Allied Air Command, Ramstein AB, Germany
13. July 2016 – Present, Vice Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam  

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2007 – November 2008, Chief, Special Technical Operations, Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Al Udeid AB, Qatar 
2. June 2014 – July 2016, Chief, NATO Close Air Support and Forward Air Control Capabilities, HQ Allied Air Command, Ramstein AB, German

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: 2,300
Aircraft Flown: B-52H, A/OA-10A/C, F-117A, and T-38A

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
NATO Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant 4 Jun 1994
First Lieutenant 4 Jun 1996
Captain 4 Jun 1998
Major 1 Nov 2004
Lieutenant Colonel 1 Oct 2009
Colonel 1 Jan 2016

(Current as of January 2017)