Colonel Scott C. Bridgers
Colonel Scott C. Bridgers is Commander, 169th Maintenance Group, 169th Fighter Wing, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. He is responsible for maintaining 26 F-16CM Fighting Falcon aircraft for the largest operational F-16 wing in the Air National Guard. He provides leadership and direction for more than 700 military personnel, including 625 Air National Guard and 75 Active Duty Airmen assigned to the wing in an Active Associate construct.
Colonel Bridgers earned his commission in 1991 from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at East Carolina University and graduated from undergraduate pilot training at Williams Air Force Base, Ariz. in 1991. He is a command pilot with more than 4,900 hours logged during assignments with Air Education Training Command, Pacific Air Forces, Air Combat Command and the Air National Guard. Colonel Bridgers has flown 201 combat sorties, amassing 873 combat hours in Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, NORTHERN WATCH, SOUTHERN WATCH, VIGILANT WARRIOR, and DESERT FOX. Prior to his current position, Colonel Bridgers was the Commander of the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C.
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2003 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2007 Air War College, by correspondence
2012 Safety and Accident Investigation Board President Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2016 Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1990 - March 1991, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 82d Flying Training Wing, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.
2. March 1991 - April 1992, F-16 Student Pilot, 56th Fighter Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla.
3. April 1992 - April 1993, F-16C Fighter Pilot, 33d Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
4. April 1993 - December 1995, F-16 Fighter Pilot, 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
5. December 1995 - July 1996, F-16C Flight Lead, Assistant Chief of Programming, 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
6. July 1996 - July 1997, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Chief of Scheduling, 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
7. July 1997 - April 1999, F-16C Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander, 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
8. May 1999 - August 2000, Tactical Fighter Pilot, Scheduling Officer, 157th Fighter Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard, McEntire Air National Guard Station, S.C.
9. August 2000 - August 2001, Tactical Fighter Pilot, 169th Operations Support Flight, SC ANG, McEntire ANGS, S.C.
10. August 2001 - April 2009, Flying Safety Officer, 169th Fighter Wing, SC ANG, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C.
11. April 2009 - March 2011, Commander, 169th Maintenance Squadron, SC ANG, McEntire JNGB, S.C.
12. April 2011 - March 2015, Commander, 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, SC ANG, McEntire JNGB, S.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 4,900
Aircraft Flown: More than 4,900
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 6, 1989
First Lieutenant May 6, 1991
Captain May 6, 1993
Major Oct. 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel Mar. 3, 2005
Colonel Jul. 1, 2015
(Current as of June 2018)
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