Garrett Harencak

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Brig. Gen. Garrett Harencak is Commander, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. He is responsible for the combat readiness of the U.S. Air Force's only B-2 wing. His responsibilities include development and employment of the B-2's combat capability as part of the U.S. Air Force's Global Strike Task Force. His command provides logistics support for the Air Force Reserve's 442d Fighter Wing; Missouri Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 135th Aviation Unit; and the Navy Reserve's Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 114. He manages flying assets in excess of $46 billion and an annual operations and maintenance budget of $147 million.

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[edit] Biography

General Harencak entered the Air Force in 1983 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. His assignments include aircraft command of the B-52; instructor pilot and squadron command in the B-1B; a tour in weapon systems acquisition; and service as aide to the Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Central Command. He also directed the Headquarters Air Force Executive Secretariat. General Harencak commanded the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess AFB, Texas. Prior to his current assignment, he was Deputy Director of Requirements, Headquarters, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia

[edit] Education

1983 Bachelor of Science, U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
1988 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
1991 Master of Science, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas
1994 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2002 Master of Science, Air University, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Alabama
2002 Air War College, Maxwell AFB,Alabama

[edit] Assignments

July 1983 - July 1984, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese AFB, Texas
July 1984 - December 1984, student, B-52 Combat Crew Training, Castle AFB, California
December 1984 - September 1989, copilot, standards and evaluations pilot, and aircraft commander, 97th Bomb Wing, Eaker AFB, Arkansas
September 1989 - August 1993, aircraft commander, instructor pilot, and evaluator pilot, 96th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas
August 1993 - June 1994, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
June 1994 - October 1997, action officer and aide de camp to Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Florida
October 1997 - June 2001, instructor pilot, operations officer, 9th Bomb Squadron and Commander, 28th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas
June 2001 - June 2002, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
June 2002 - June 2003, Director, Executive Review Secretariat, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
June 2003 - August 2004, Vice Commander, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas
August 2004 - July 2006, Commander, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas
July 2006 - September 2007, Deputy Director of Requirements, Headquarters ACC, Langley AFB, Virginia
September 2007 - present, Commander, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri

[edit] Flight information

Rating: Command pilot Flight Hours: More than 3,000 hours Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, B-52G, B-1B , B-2

[edit] Awards and decorations

[edit] Effective dates of promotion

(Current as of January 2008)