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NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Col. Timothy J. La Barge has been named commander of the 105th Airlift Wing, replacing Brig. Gen. Verle Johnson, who will move into a position in New York Air National Guard state headquarters.
La Barge, who is currently the commander of the 109th Airlift Wing at Stratton Air National Guard Base outside of Schenectady, is a 28-year veteran of the Air Force and Air National Guard who lives in Tupper Lake.
He served in the 105th Airlift wing from 1992 to 2006 as a C-5 instructor and evaluator pilot, a squadron operations officer, the Chief of Standardization and Evaluation and the Chief of the Wing Command Post before moving into positions at Air Force Headquarters and New York Air National Guard Headquarters.
He is slated to take command, April 15.
The 109th Airlift Wing flies the only aircraft in the U.S. military outfitted with skies to land on ice and snow and supports National Science Foundation research missions in the Antarctic and Greenland. La Barge has commanded the 109th Airlift Wing since 2010.
"During his distinguished career with the Air Force and Air National Guard Col. Tim La Barge has held a variety of positions at the command and staff level which have prepared him for command of the 105th Airlift Wing ," said Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy, the Adjutant General of New York.
"He has amassed more than 5,500 hours of flight time in a variety of aircraft, served as Chief of Air Staff for the New York Air National Guard, worked at Air Force Headquarters, and has served as an outstanding commander of the 109th Airlift Wing," Murphy added.
"I look forward to returning to a great unit like the 105th Airlift Wing as it makes the change from one aircraft type to another. I will miss the men and women of the 109th Airlift Wing, but I look forward to facing new challenges with a terrific team," La Barge said.
Prior to assuming command of the 109th Airlift Wing, LaBarge served as Director of Staff for the New York Air National Guard. In that role he was the principal adviser to the Adjutant General and the New York Air National Guard commander on Air National Guard issues. He also served as the New York Air National Guard Chief of Staff.
LaBarge also served in the Directorate of Total Force Integration, Air Force Strategic Planning at Air Force Headquarters in Washington. As a subject matter expert in the Mission Development Division, he worked with the Air Staff, MAJCOMs, the National Guard Bureau, Air Directorate, Joint Directorate and the Air Force Reserve to develop initiatives that maximize the Air Force's overall combat capabilities and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of all Air Force components.
LaBarge, a graduate of St. Lawrence University in Canton, joined the Air Force in 1983 and was commissioned through the Officer Training School program. LaBarge is a command pilot with experience flying the T-37, T-38, C-5, C-130 and LC-130 and has flown combat and combat support missions in Operations Desert Shield / Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
He is a graduate of the Air Force Squadron Officers School, Air Force Command and General Staff School and the Air War College.
LaBarge's awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Combat Readiness Medal the National Defense Service Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal two bronze stars, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal ,the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon, the Antarctic Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait.
LaBarge and his wife Petra have two daughters Lyndsay, and Emily and a grand-daughter named Tayler.
| Date Taken: | 03.05.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 03.05.2012 11:37 |
| Story ID: | 84758 |
| Location: | NEWBURGH, NY, US |
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