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Colonel Craig M. Lightfoot is the Senior Aerospace Science Instructor, Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Perry High School, Perry, GA 31069.
Colonel Lightfoot was born in Tifton, Georgia, November 28, 1949. He graduated from Arlington Heights High School, Fort Worth, Texas, in 1968, and in 1972, graduated from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelors of Science degree in communications. In 1986, he earned a Masters Degree in Human Resources from Central Michigan University. He is a graduate of Squadron Officers’ School in residence, Air Command and Staff College, in residence by correspondence, and the National Security Management Course by correspondence.
EDUCATION:
1972 Bachelors of Science degree in Communications, Univ of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.
1974 Officers’ Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, TX
1975 Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, CA
1980 F-4 Fighter Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, NV
1982 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
1986 Masters Degree in Human Resources, Central Michigan Univ, Mt Pleasant, MI
1988 National Security Management Course, Washington DC
1989 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
ASSIGNMENTS:
1.October 1974 - September 1975: Student, Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, CA
2. November 1975 - July 1976: F-4 RTU, MacDil1 Air Force Base, FL
3.July 1976 - January 1979, F-4 Weapons System Office, 59th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, FL.
4.February 1979 - February 1980: F-4 Instructor Weapons System Officer Instructor Stan/Eval Examiner, 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
5.February 1980 - April 1984: Chief, Weapons and Tactics, 68th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, GA
6.April 1984 - April 1985: Chief, Weapons and Tactics and Flight Commander, 347th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Taegu Air Base, Republic of Korea
7.May 1985 - April 1988: Chief, Operational Requirements, Follow-on Munitions, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hawaii
8.April 1988 - June 1989: Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
9.June 1989 - April 1991: Assistant Chief of Operations, 3rd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines
10.April 1991 - July 1993: Chief, Pacific Division, Air Force Wargaming Center, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
11.July 1993 - December 1995: Commander, l0th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Riley, KS
12.March 1996 - April 1997: Assistant Chief of Operations, Headquarters 5th Air Force, Yokota Air Base, Japan
13.April 1997 – January 1999: Director of Staff, 347th Wing, Moody Air Force Base, GA
14.January 1999 – October 2000: Director, Utah Test and Training Range, 338 Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, UT
15.October 2000 – Aug 02: Director, Combined Aerospace Operations Center – Experimental, Langley Air Force Base, VA
16.September 2002 – June 2003: Senior Aerospace Science Instructor, AFJROTC GA-066, Perry High School, Perry, GA
17.June 2003 – June 2005: Senior Analyst, Scientific Research Corporation, JC2ISRC, JT&E, Hurlburt Field, FL
18.June 2005 – Present: Senior Aerospace Science Instructor, AFJROTC GA-066, Perry High School, Perry, GA
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Ratings: Master Navigator and Private Pilot
Flying hours: 2,200 Aircraft flown: F-4s and light aircraft
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal with nine oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with one oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Humanitarian Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with two devices
Kuwait Liberation Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
1991 Operation Desert Storm - Detachment Commander, 6xF4Es, 7440th Combat Wing
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant: Oct 1974
First Lieutenant: Jul 1976
Captain: Oct 1978
Major: Mar 1986
Lieutenant Colonel: Apr 1991
Colonel: Jul 1997
Retired 1 Aug 02
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