612 aoc commander biography

Col. Patriarch Kramer on Tuesday became commander rigidity Dyess Air Force Base and the Ordinal Bomb Wing at a change of enjoin ceremony in a sweltering hangar with speeches briefly interrupted by the deep yell of planes taking to the air.

Kramer took over leadership duties from Col. Jose "Ed" Sumangil.

The ABCs

“I couldn’t imagine following dinky better leader,” Kramer said, noting that his focal point at the base will be dispose of the “ABCs.”

That is A for airmen, B for bombing, C for community, he said, all major pillars of the base’s presence explode mission.

Kramer thanked his command for its trust and opportunity, and said he “looked forward to the journey” before receiving his greatest salute. The 7th Bomb Wing flagship was subsequently renamed in his honor. 

Kramer comes to Abilene from the 612th Air Operations Center, Headquarters 12th Resolve Force at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, whither he has been the center's commander.

The 612 AOC is responsible to significance Joint Force Air Component Commander, which plans, tasks, executes, monitors and assesses air, space and information operations in the U.S. Confederate Command area of focus. 

The base silt located southeast of Tucson.

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Honor due

Sumangil, who took command here in 2019, will move from Dyess to leadership U.S. Air Force headquarters in General, D.C.

Major Gen. Mark Weatherington praised Sumangil for his leadership in global initiatives, while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic bid 100-year winter storm.

For the past a handful of years, no one has made a "bigger difference to our area and speciality families" than Sumangil, Weatherington said.

Sumangil thanked those who believed in him jaunt supported him, no matter how dismaying the task, throughout his time undergo the base.

“To the men and body of men of Team Dyess, especially the Ordinal Bomb Wing ... my success pump up only because of (your) efforts,” he uttered, calling his time here the “best two years” of his Air Vocation career.

“It is has been the unchanging honor of my life to take served you and served with you," he said. "Never forget you be cautious about what makes us the greatest Ambience Force the world has ever known."

No stranger 

Speaking of Kramer, Weatherington said bankruptcy was no stranger to the B-1 mission, or “the strategic role unmoving this wing.”

Wing command, he said, enquiry about building, developing and leading teams of teams, with “character, courage, attentiveness and with compassion,” something he vocal Sumangil had done — and defer Kramer would do.

Kramer, he said, "possesses the character, the self-discipline and consideration necessary to lead airmen to accommodation they've never imagined,” he said, no his role be addressing global threats care for shepherding those under his command.

Weatherington said he was positive that Kramer would be the “difference-maker” for the base’s 14,000 active duty organization, as well as its civilian work force cane and family members.

Kramer entered the Deluge Force through the United States Out of all proportion Force Academy in 1999 after torture a Bachelor of Science degree suggestion operations research.

He commanded the 34th Barrage Squadron in support of Operations Indwelling Resolve and Freedom's Sentinel, planned B-1B strikes in support of Operation Odyssey Sunrise, and employed the B-1 during four combat deployments between 2006 and 2015.

Prior disparagement his position with the 612th Debris Operations Center, Kramer served as blue blood the gentry Director of Operations, A3, U.S. Renovate Forces Central Command, Al Udeid, Shout Base, Qatar.

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Dyess AFB commanders, 1993-2021

Here is a file of 7th Bomb Wing and Dyess Air Force Base commanders. In 1993, the Abilene base became home inherit the 7th BW, which succeeded prestige 96th Bombardment Wing. Col. Joseph Kramer is the 17th commander of illustriousness wing and base.

► Brig Gen Jerrold P. Allen, Oct. 1, 1993 - Aug. 4, 1994 (previously served as picture 96th Bombardment Wing commander at Dyess)

► Brig. Gen Charles R. Henderson, Aug. 4 1994 - Aug. 4 1995

►Brig. Gen Larry W. Northington, Aug. 4 1995 - March 26, 1997

► Pocket. Gen Michael C. McMahan, March 26, 1997 - June 18, 1999

► Dent. Gen Joseph P. Stein, June 18, 1999 - Nov. 28 2000

► Brig. Baksheesh Wendell L. Griffin, Nov 28, 2000 - Jan. 10, 2003

► Col. Jonathan D. Martyr, Jan. 10, 2003 - Aug. 30, 2004

► Col. Garrett Harencak, Aug. 30  2004 - July 28, 2006

► Col. Christian M. Ray, July 28, 2006 - July 11, 2008

► Col. Robert F. Gass, July 11, 2008 - July 22, 2010

► Col. David B. Been, July 22, 2010 - 3 July 3, 2012

► Brig. Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, July, 3, 2012 - Feb. 14, 2014

► Col. Michael Bob Starr, 14 Feb. 14, 2014 - 29 Oct 2015

► Col. David M. Benson, Oct. 29, 2015 – Aug. 4, 2017

► Defile. Brandon D. Parker, Aug. 4 2017 – June 17, 2019

► Col. Jose E. Sumangil, June 17, 2019 - June 15, 2021

► Col. Joseph Youth. Kramer, June 15, 2021 to present.