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The 15th Wing Operations Group welcomed their new commander during an assumption of command ceremony here June 18, 2019.
Col. Scott Berndt’s assumption of command was presided over by Col. Halsey Burks, 15th Wing commander.
“To the 15th Operations Group, you are getting a high energy and charismatic leader,” said Burks. “He understands the importance of interoperability with our allies and joint partners. His experience aligns perfectly with our 15th Wing mission to enable, employ and project combat power across the Indo-Pacific.”
Berndt is a command pilot with more than 3,730 flight hours in the AC-130U, C-21 and C-17. His operational leadership experience includes serving as the commander for the 405th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Thumrait Air Base, Oman, detachment commander of the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, and operations officer of the 8th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
Over the past three years, the 15th OG has flown 24,000 flight hours, moved 38 million pounds of cargo and 19,000 personnel, earning them the Pacific Air Forces Gen. Joseph Smith trophy for top airlift squadron. The 15th OG also flew the first C-17 mission into North Korea to return 55 boxes of remains from the Korean War back to the U.S.
“Commander of the Pacific Air Forces, Gen. C.Q. Brown has charged us to be ready, resilient, and postured for the future,” said Burks. “Arguably you are getting the most varied mission set an OG can have--global strategic airlift, air dominance, VIP support, and operating PACAF’s strategic fulcrum airfield pushing operations North, South, East and West as necessary.”
As the 15th OG commander, Berndt will direct all activities to ensure the combat readiness of more than 300 personnel assigned to four operational squadrons. He is responsible for operations at the largest joint-use airfield in the U.S., executing Total Force combat/peacetime C-17 and F-22 global operations and providing C-37 executive airlift for senior military leaders.
| Date Taken: | 06.24.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 06.24.2019 21:57 |
| Story ID: | 328970 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US |
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