Lt. Col. Jeremy Weihrich is the 302nd Fighter Squadron Director of Operations, 477th Fighter Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Prior to his present assignment, he served as the 302nd Fighter Squadron Chief of Weapons and Tactics.

Lieutenant Colonel Weihrich served five years in the United States Air Force Reserve and 12 years in the Combat Air Forces while on active duty. He worked in a variety operational and training fighter assignments. After serving as a first assignment instructor pilot in the F-15C, he instructed at the F-15C Fighter Training Unit culminating as the Weapons Officer of the 2nd Fighter Squadron, following graduation from the Air Force Weapons School.  Lieutenant Colonel Weihrich was hand selected to return to Nellis as an F-15C WIC instructor pilot and then transition as an initial cadre to stand up the F-22 WIC. He then transitioned to the Air Force Reserve and served in the CAF as an F-22 instructor at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.  He has logged combat and combat support mission experience in support of Operations SOUTHERN WATCH and NOBLE EAGLE.

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot

Flight Hours: 2000

Aircraft flown: F-15C and F-22A

EDUCATION

1999 Bachelor of Science, United States Air Force Academy

2011 Air Command and Staff College by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Aug 1999 - Feb 2001, student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, 80th Operations Support Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas

2. Feb 2001 - Apr 2001, student, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 49th Flight Training Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.

3. Apr 2001 - Oct 2001, F-15C student pilot, 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

4. Oct 2001 - May 2004, F-15C instructor pilot/Chief of Stan/Eval, 390th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Id.

5. May 2004 - May 2006, F-15C instructor pilot / Chief of Weapons, 2nd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

6. May 2006 - Apr 2008, F-15C WIC instructor pilot / 57th Wing Stan/Eval Flight Examiner, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nv.

7. Apr 2008 - Aug 2008, F-22 student pilot, 43rd Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

8. Aug 2008 - Aug 2011, F-22 Director of Operations/F-22 WIC instructor pilot, 433rd WPS, Nellis AFB, Nv.

9. Aug 2011 - Oct 2014, Chief, Weapons and Tactics/F-22 instructor pilot, 302nd Fighter Squadron, JBER, Alaska

10. Oct 2014 - Present, Director of Operations/F-22 instructor pilot, 302nd Fighter Squadron, JBER, Alaska

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal

Air Medal

Aerial Achievement Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Combat Readiness Medal

Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal

National Defense Service medal

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal