Garrett Harencak

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.

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

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

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

Flight information

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

Awards and decorations

*Legion of Merit
*Defense Meritorious Service Medal
*Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
*Air Force Commendation Medal
*Air Force Achievement Medal
*Army Achievement Medal
*Combat Readiness Medal
*National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
*Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Effective dates of promotion

*Second Lieutenant June 1, 1983
*First Lieutenant June 1, 1985
*Captain June 1, 1987
*Major March 1, 1994
*Lieutenant Colonel January 1, 1998
*Colonel June 1, 2003
*Brigadier General January 4, 2008

(Current as of January 2008)