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COLONEL OM PRAKASH
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Col Om Prakash is Vice Commander, 82nd Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. As the vice commander, he assists and advises the commander responsible for the training of more than 62,000 Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps students annually at Sheppard AFB and also through the wing's field training detachments located throughout the world. The 82nd TRW trains more than half of all of the Air Force's enlisted Airmen in career fields such as aircraft maintenance, logistics and civil engineering. The wing is made up of four training groups, a mission support group and a medical group. The 82nd TRW also provides support services to the 80th Flying Training Wing.
Colonel Prakash is a distinguished graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, receiving his commission in 1989. He completed a masters of science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is a foreign area officer specializing in Japan and a distinguished graduate of the US Air Force Test Pilot School. He has commanded a flying squadron and flown more than 3,000 hours in over 50 types of aircraft. A command pilot, Colonel Prakash has flown 40 test missions in various aircraft and has over 260 combat hours in the F-15E. Prior to his current assignment he served as the military assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, Pentagon VA.
EDUCATION:
1989 Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences,
Minor in Japanese, Distinguished Graduate with Honors,
USAF Academy, CO
1991 Master of Science in Aeronautical and Astronautical
Engineering, MIT, MA
1994 Squadron Officer School, Correspondence/Residence, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
1999 USAF Test Pilot School, Distinguished Graduate, Edwards Air Force Base, CA
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence
2004 Air War College, Correspondence
2009 National War College, Distinguished Graduate, Ft. McNair, Washington DC
ASSIGNMENTS:
Jun 89 - Jun 91 Graduate Student, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
Jun 91 - Aug 92 Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Williams AFB, AZ
Aug 92 - Aug 94 Chief of Mission Engineering, 301 Intelligence Squadron, Misawa, Japan
Aug 94 - Jan 96 F-15E FTU, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Jan 96 - Jun 97 Asst. Chief of Scheduling, F-15E Pilot, 492 FS, RAF Lakenheath, UK
Jun 97 - Jun 98 Chief of Training, F-15E Pilot, 492 FS, RAF Lakenheath, UK
Jun 98 - Jun 99 Student, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB
Jun 99 - Aug 00 Flight Commander, F-15/T-38 Instr/Test Pilot, 445 FLTS, Edwards AFB
Aug 00 - Mar 01 Asst. Chief, Flying Qual Branch, F-15/F-16 Instr/Test Pilot, USAFTPS, CA
Mar 01 - Jun 02 Chief, Test Management Branch, F-15/16 Instr/Test Pilot, USAFTPS, CA
Jun 02 - Jun 03 Chief, Stan/Eval, F-15E Flight Examiner, 494 FS, RAF Lakenheath, UK
Jun 03 - Aug 04 Asst Director of Operations, F-15E Flight Examiner, 494 FS, RAFL, UK
Aug 04 -Jan 06 Operations Officer, T-38A/C Flight Examiner, 87 FTS, Laughlin AFB, TX
Jan 06 - Jun 07 Commander, T-38A/C Flight Examiner, 87 FTS, Laughlin AFB, TX
Jun 07 - Jul 08 Deputy Director, Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Executive Action Group, Pentagon, VA
Aug 08 - Jun 09 National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington DC
Jun 09 - Jun 11 Military Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy, Pentagon, VA
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: Over 3,000
Aircraft: F-15A/C/E, F-16A/B/C/VISTA, T-38A/C, C-12, and numerous others
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War of Terrorism Service Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Society of Experimental Test Pilots
Order of Daedalians
River Rats Association
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
2009, Distinguished Graduate, National War College
2009, Secretary of Defense writing Award
2002, Instructor Pilot of the Year, 494 FS
1999, Onizuka Propwash Award, USAFTPS
1999, Distinguished Graduate, USAFTPS
1989, Draper Research Fellow, MIT
1989, Distinguished Graduate with Honors, USAFA
1989, Wright Brothers Award, Engineering Sciences, USAFA
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1989
First Lieutenant May 31, 1991
Captain May 31, 1993
Major Aug 1, 2000
Lt Colonel April 1, 2004
Colonel Aug 1, 2009
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