BRIGADIER GENERAL TONY A HART

Commander, 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard

Brigadier General Tony A. Hart is commander of the 176th Wing, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Anchorage, Alaska. His responsibilities include articulating a vision, setting goals and objectives, developing leaders, and providing a healthy and equitable environment in which his people may serve. He oversees the recruiting, retention, and training of over 1500 Air Guard members, as well as operational and maintenance control of eight airlift C-130H, four rescue HC-130H (N), and six rescue HH-60 airframes for in-state and worldwide deployment.

General Hart was commissioned in 1982 through Officer Training School and received his navigator wings the same year. Before entering Officer Training School, General Hart was an enlisted Air Force member and an enlisted member of the Tennessee Air National Guard. He has served in various positions at Air Mobility Command, including Advisor to the Director of Operations and Advisor to the Inspector General. General Hart performed duties as Strategic Airlift Planner, Tanker Airlift Control Center, as well as being a lead qualified navigator in the 118th Air Wing, Nashville, Tennessee and 182d Air Wing, Peoria, Illinois.

General Hart has participated in operations around the world, including Operation DESERT SHIELD and Operation PROVIDE PROMISE. Prior to assuming command at the 176th Wing, General Hart served as Air National Guard Advisor to the Commander, Air Mobility Command.

EDUCATION:

1981 Tennessee Temple University, Bachelor of Arts, Religion, Chattanooga, Tennessee
1999 Air War College by correspondence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. February 1982 - April 1982, Student, Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. May 1982 - December 1982, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, California
3. February 1983 - June 1983, Student, Electronic Warfare School, Mather Air Force Base, California
4. August 1983 - July 1988, Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examine Warfare Officer, 343rd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron and 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
5. August 1988 - October 1995, Senior Navigator, 105th Airlift Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, Nashville, Tennessee
6. August 1995 - January 1997, Strategic Airlift Director, Tanker Airlift Control Center, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
7. October 1995 - February 1997, Senior Navigator, 169th Airlift Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, Peoria, Illinois
8. February 1997 - May 1999, Chief, Air National Guard Readiness Plans, Office of the Inspector General, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
9. June 1999 - June 2000, Strategic/Tactical Air Operations Staff Officer, Training Division, Directorate of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
10. June 2000 - October 2003, Air National Guard Advisor to the Director of Operations, Directorate of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
11. October 2003 - January 2005, Air National Guard Advisor to the Commander, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
12. January 2005 - present, 176th Wing Commander, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Anchorage, Alaska

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Master Navigator
Flight hours: More than 4000
Aircraft flown: C-130A/E/H, RC-135U

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Combat Readiness Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Stars)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with "M" Device and Gold Hourglass)
Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 30 April 1982
First Lieutenant 30 April 1984
Captain 30 April 1986
Major 6 August 1991
Lieutenant Colonel 19 June 1997
Colonel 30 March 2001
Brigadier General 29 August 2005

(Current as of November 2007)