COLONEL QUINN A GUMMEL Colonel Quinn Gummel is the Vice Commander, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California. The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is responsible for both the Air Force's entire high-altitude reconnaissance fleet of RQ-4 Global Hawk and U-2 Dragonlady aircraft as well as the Air Force's tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance fleet of MC-12 aircraft. As Vice Commander, Colonel Gummel oversees qualification and continuation training, and monitors the planning and execution of JCS tasked reconnaissance missions around the globe. The 9th Reconnaissance Wing is comprised of five groups and five overseas operating locations which execute worldwide missions in support of all six geographic combatant commanders with an annual flying allocation of more than 22,000 hours. Col Gummel entered active duty as a graduate of the Air Force Academy in 1990. He served as a Logistics Plans Officer and EC-130E pilot before being selected for the U-2 program. He has served as instructor and evaluator pilot, flight commander, Chief of Safety and commanded a U-2 squadron. Prior to his current assignment, he was Deputy Director for Collections Programs, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, Pentagon, Washington D.C. He is a command pilot with more than 3,400 flying hours, including over 700 combat hours flown in support of Operations DELIBERATE FORCE, ALLIED FORCE, IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. EDUCATION: 1990 Bachelor of Science, History, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 1993 Master of Science, Logistics Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL 2003 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2007 Air War College, by correspondence ASSIGNMENTS: 1. May 1990 - Nov 1991, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese AFB, TX 2. Nov 1991 - Sep 1993, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 3. Oct 1993 - Feb 1995, Logistics Plans Officer, 23rd Logistics Support Squadron, Pope AFB, NC 4. Feb 1995 - Sep 1999, EC-130E Evaluator Pilot /Flight Commander, 42nd Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 5. Sep 1999 - May 2000, U-2 Qualification Training, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB, CA 6. May 2000 - May 2002, U-2 Instructor Pilot/Assistant Director of Operations, 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale AFB, CA 7. May 2002 - Jun 2005, U-2 Program Element Monitor, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 8. Jun 2005 - Jun 2007, Evaluator Pilot, 9th Operations Group, Beale AFB, CA 9. Jun 2007 - Jun 2008, Chief of Safety, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB. CA 10. Jun 2008 - Jun 2009, Commander, 5th Reconnaissance Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea 11. Jun 2009 - Jun 2011, Deputy Commander, 9th Operations Group, Beale AFB, CA 12. Jun 2011 - Jun 2013, Deputy Director for Collections Programs, ISR Programs, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence), Washington D.C. 13. Jun 2013 - Present, Vice Commander, 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, CA FLIGHT INFORMATION: Rating: Command Pilot Flight Hours: More than 3,400 Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, T-1, (E)C-130E/H, (T)U-2S and RQ-4A/B MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant May 30, 1990 First Lieutenant May 30, 1992 Captain May 30, 1994 Major June 1, 2001 Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2006 Colonel Dec. 1, 2011 (Current as of August 13)