Gerald Goodfellow:
CLASS OF 1985
Gallup High SchoolClass of 1985
Gallup, NM
Gerald's Story
Life
LIEUTENANT COLONEL GERALD GOODFELLOW
EDUCATION:
Professional Military Education
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2003 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2003 Air War College (correspondence), Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
Formal Education:
1989 Bachelor of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
1997 Master of Aeronautical Science with Distinction, Dual Specialization in Aviation/Aerospace Management and Aviation/Aerospace Operations, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL
2003 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. February 1990 Â April 1991, student, undergraduate flight training, Mather Air Force Base, CA
2. April 1991 Â July 1991, student, KC-135 combat crew training squadron, Castle Air Force Base, CA
3. July 1991 Â October 1993, 917th Air Refueling Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, TX
4. October 1993 Â April 1994, student, B-1 Bomber combat crew training squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, TX
5. April 1994 Â October 1995, B-1 Bomber offensive systems officer and life support officer, 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, TX
6. October 1995 Â December 1995, outstanding graduate, B-1 Bomber central flight instructor course, Dyess Air Force Base, TX
7. December 1995 Â May 1996, training flight instructor offensive systems officer, 9th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, TX
8. May 1996 Â September 1996, distinguished graduate, electronic warfare training/B-1 defensive systems course, B-1 combat crew training squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, TX
9. October 1996 Â December 1996, student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell...Expand for more
Air Force Base, AL
10. January 1997 Â July 2002, jobs performed: chief of training flight, chief of standardization and evaluation, flight commander, chief Weapon System Officer wing standardization and evaluation, and Wing Executive Officer, Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD
11. July 2002 Â June 2003, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
12. June 2003 - Present, Chief Wargaming Branch, U.S. Air Force Directorate for Strategy, Concepts and Doctrine, Headquarters U.S. Air Force-Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Flight hours: over 2,700
Combat flight hours: over 140
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Distinguished Flying Cross for Heroism
Meritorious Service Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 1 oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Recognition Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Kosovo Campaign Medal
OTHER MAJOR AWARDS:
General Ira C. Eaker Award, Outstanding Single Feat of Military Airmanship in 8th Air Force, 2000
Mackay Trophy winner, USAFÂs most meritorious flight of the year, 1995
Holder of two World Speed Records  Speed Around-the-World, nonstop (Eastbound)
-- Speed Around-the-World with refueling in flight
--- 36 hours-13 minutes-36 seconds, 1,015.76 average km/h
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant Sep 24, 1989
First Lieutenant Sep 24, 1991
Captain Sep 24, 1993
Major Jan 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel Apr 1, 2004
(Current as of July 2004)
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