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Colonel W. Halsey Burks is the Commander, 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The 15th Wing provides trained and ready Airmen to the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Commander, Pacific Air Forces to execute strategic airlift, air dominance, and executive airlift missions via C-17A, C-37A, C-40 Band, F-22A aircraft. As the commander, Colonel Burks serves as the senior airfield authority on Hickam Field and is responsible for the airfield’s safe and effective operation. Hickam Field serves as a strategic launching pad for the projection of American airpower throughout the Indo-Pacific region. The wing’s total force integration relationship with the Hawaii Air National Guard is critical to the day-to-day operations and maintenance successes of the C-17 and F-22 mission sets. The 15th Wing also serves as the Air Force lead in partnership with the Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to provide mission support to all other Air Force entities on base.

W. Halsey Burks

Colonel Clementz is the Commander of the 15th Maintenance Group, 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He leads and provides operational direction to an Integrated Total Force of 500 active duty, Hawaii Air National Guard, civilian, and contractor members supporting nine C-17s, twenty F-22s, a C-37, and a C-40 Special Assigned Airlift Mission aircraft to meet global airlift, global strike, and theater security mission requirements. Additionally, his group supports 6,500 joint and allied aircraft transiting through Hickam each year.

Dominic Clementz

Colonel Kara Ayn Gormont is the Commander, 15th Medical Group, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The 15th Medical Group provides outpatient healthcare to the Hickam community and maintains operational ready forces through wellness and primary healthcare. Colonel Gormont is responsible for providing medical and dental services for 14,800 beneficiaries and directs 278 personnel. She oversees a 35 million dollar infrastructure, operations, and maintenance budget. In addition she ensures quality healthcare services for 90,000 visits, 22,000 dental visits and over 125,000 pharmaceutical distributions annually.

Kara Ayn Gormont

Chief Master Sergeant Mark R. Henriquez is the Superintendent, 15th Operations Group at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. As the Operations Group senior enlisted leader he is directly responsible to the Group Commander for all enlisted matters, quality of life issues and morale trends for over 300 military and civilian personnel assigned to four operational squadrons at the largest joint-use airfield in the United States that executes Total Force combat/peacetime C-17A and F-22A global operations and provides C-37A and C-40 executive airlift for the CDRUSPACOM, USFK/CC, COMPACAF, and other senior military leaders. He is a key advisor to unit leadership and validates Squadron, Group, Wing and MAJCOM policies affecting the entire Operations Group officer and enlisted force.

Mark R. Henriquez

Chief Master Sergeant Steven O. Koehler Jr., is the is the Command Chief Master Sergeant of the 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii. He serves as the principal adviser to the wing commander on enlisted issues. His responsibilities include advising the commander on all matters affecting the health, morale, and welfare of 7,500 personnel assigned to the host wing and 37 tenant units, including the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, 624th Regional Support Group, 692nd Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group and Headquarters Pacific Air Forces. The wing supports C-17A, C- 37A, C-40B, F22A and KC-135 operations, while also providing command functions to operate the airfield at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The wing, in partnership with the Hawaii Air National Guard and US Navy, employs Total Force combat and peacetime joint base support to operations across Hawaii and throughout the Pacific Theater.

Steven O. Koehler Jr.

Colonel Geoffrey E Lohmiller is the Vice Commander, 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The 15th Wing provides the Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Commander, Pacific Air Forces trained and equipped strategic airlift resources for contingency operations, tactical air supremacy assets with allweather strike capability, ad in-flight aerial refueling for United States and allied military aircraft. The wing operates the C-17A, C-37A, C-40B and F-22A aircraft, while also providing command functions to
operate the airfield at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The wing, in partnership with the Hawaii Air National Guard, employs Total Force combat and peacetime support to operations across Hawaii and throughout the Indo-Pacific Theater. Colonel Lohmiller entered the Air Force in 1996, earning his commission from the United States Air Force
Academy. He has served in a variety of positions at the Squadron, Group, Wing, and Headquarters levels, including and Commander of the 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Virginia.

Geoffrey E. Lohmiller

Chief Master Sergeant Gabriel A. Nerf is the 15th Maintenance Group Superintendent, 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He serves as the Group’s Chief Enlisted Manager and is the primary advisor to the Maintenance Group Commander for all matters concerning morale, welfare, safety, organizing, training and equipping of over 550 Active Duty, Air National Guard, and Civilian personnel supporting nine C-17A valued at $1.25 billion dollars, and $181 million in facilities. In addition, he provides maintenance personnel and resource support to the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 18 F-22s and 12 KC-135 aircraft.

Gabriel A. Nerf

Colonel Douglas E. Pierce is the Commander, 647th Air Base Group, 15th Wing, and Deputy Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. In the 647th Air Base Group, he leads over 900 personnel and five squadrons to deliver the full range of mission support for base, theather and global air/joint operations as required by the Commander,U.S. Pacific Command and the Commander, Pacific Air Forces. He directly supports operation of the AF’s largest joint, dual-use airfield, leads base emergency operations, protects $6.5B in DoD assets, acquires $220M in support for theater missions and maintains/trains war fighting-ready forces for ongoing expeditionary combat support. As the Deputy Commander, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, he assists the Joint Base Commander with activating, integrating and guiding over 50 installation support functions for joint base operations supporting more than 38,000 personnel and families.

Douglas E. Pierce

Chief Master Sergeant Carlos A. Rosa is the is the Air Force
Senior Enlisted Leader for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
Hawaii and Superintendent, 647th Air Base Group, 15th Wing. In these roles he advises Joint Base and 647th Air Base Group leaders on all matters regarding morale, utilization, readiness, training and professional development of 2,450 joint military and civilian personnel across five squadrons and six departments. He leads joint forces supporting an installation population of 84,000 and working population of 36,000 military and civilian personnel. As a Joint Base leader, he serves a critical role in ensuring the execution of strategic air mobility, operational missions, special air missions and shore installation services in support of United States Pacific Command, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, United States Pacific Fleet and 176 tenant commands.

Carlos A. Rosa

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