COLONEL ANTONIO T. DOUGLAS

U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

Colonel Antonio T. Douglas is the Vice Commander, 96th Test Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. He is second in command to more than 5,000 personnel and directs base operating support and services to one center, seven wings (or wing equivalent units) and more 35 associate units as well as over 20,000 military, dependents and retirees on and around the world's largest military installation of over 724 square miles. Under the wing are eight distinct groups as well as 32 squadrons and divisions; including the Air Force's largest civil engineer war fighting unit and Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight; the Air Force's largest supply function; the Air Force's fifth largest hospital coupled with its fourth largest medical mobility commitment; the Air Force's largest transportation function in the United States; one of four Air Force Ground Combat Training Squadrons, and one of two Department of Defense units to achieve level five software engineering status.

Colonel Douglas was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps where he graduated Cum Laude from The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina in May 1987 and entered active duty in March 1988. He has served in financial management positions at the wing, major command and Headquarters Air Force level.

EDUCATION:
1987 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.
1995 Master of Administration Management, University of Maryland-Europe
2000 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College,
Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS:
1. March 1988 - June 1990, Deputy Budget Officer, 2d Comptroller Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
2. June 1990 - February 1993, Chief, Financial Analysis Branch, RAF Bentwaters, U.K.
3. February 1993 - February 1996, Command Financial Analyst, Headquarters United States Air Forces Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
4. February 1996 - July 1999, Flight Commander, Executive Officer and Operations Officer, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
5. July 1999 - June 2000, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
6. June 2000 - June 2002, Commander, 314th Comptroller Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ariz.
7. June 2002 - June 2005, Chief, Investment Programs Integration Division, Military Assistant to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Financial Management) and Military Assistant to the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller), Pentagon, Washington D.C.
8. June 2005 - June 2007, Commander, 15th Comptroller Squadron, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
9. June 2007 - May 2008, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 2008 - June 2011, Director, Financial Management, Headquarters Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2011 - Present, Vice Commander, 96th Air Base Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant Oct 11, 1987
First Lieutenant Oct 11, 1989
Captain Oct 11, 1991
Major May 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel Jan 1, 2004
Colonel May 1, 2009

(Current as of July 2011)