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COLONEL CHRISTOPHER D. OGREN

Col. Christopher D. Ogren is the Commander, 477th Fighter Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. He oversees Alaska’s only Air Force Reserve unit, responsible for a combat-ready force of more than 300 Airmen under the Total Force Integration concept of Air Force Reserve Command’s first F-22 associate unit.

Colonel Ogren was commissioned in 1990 through the U.S. Air Force Academy where he earned academic honors. He has served on the Air Staff as a total force programmer for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs and on the Joint Staff. Colonel Ogren has also served as section commander, F-16 instructor, evaluator, flight commander and Director of Operations for both the Reserve and Active components in a Total Force Wing.

Colonel Ogren joined the Air Force Reserve in 2000. He is a command pilot with more than and has logged more than 3,300 flying hours in the F-16 and F-22 as a veteran of Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM I & II, and ENDURING FREEDOM. He is a native of Tucson, Ariz.

EDUCATION

1990 Bachelor of Science degree, Operations Research, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

1997 Squadron Officer, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2003 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
2007 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2012 Air War College, by correspondence
2014 Joint Professional Military Education II, Joint Forces Staff College

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Sep 1990 - Oct 1991, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese AFB, Lubbock, Texas
2. Nov 1991 - Dec 1994, banked pilot, Adjutant, Section Commander, Stan/Eval AO, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
3. Jan 1995 - Jun 1995, student pilot, F-16 FTU, 309th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
4. Jul 1995 - Dec 1997, Chief of Safety, 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
5. Dec 1997 - Dec 1998, Chief of Stan/Eval, Instructor, 8th Fighter Wing DV Mission Briefer, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, Korea
6. Jan 1999 - May 2000, Flight Commander, Evaluator, 522nd Fighter Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M.
7. Jun 2000 - Jul 2007, Air Reserve Technician, 466th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
8. Jul 2007 - Sep 2010, Air Reserve Technician, Assistant Director of Operations, 466th Fighter Squadron and Senior Assistant Director of Operations, 421st Fighter Squadron (TFI) Hill AFB, Utah
9. Sep 2010 - Sep 2012, F-16 & F-22 Programmer, Combat Forces Division, Directorate of Programs, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs and liaison officer for Reserve fighter/bomber programs, Directorate of AF Reserve Plans, Programs and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C.
10. Sep 2012 - Mar 2014, Operations Branch Chief, Deputy Directorate of Integration, Directorate for Joint Force Development (J-7), The Joint Staff, Washington D.C.
11. Mar 2014 - Apr 2015, Strategy and Planning Branch Chief, Director's Action Group, Directorate for Joint Force Development (J-7), The Joint Staff, Washington D.C.
12. Apr 2015 - Jul 2016, Deputy Commander, 477th Fighter Group, JBER, Alaska

13. Jul 2016 - Present, Commander, 477th Fighter Group, JBER, Alaska

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

1. Sep 2012 - Mar 2014, Operations Branch Chief, Deputy Directorate of Integration, Directorate for Joint Force Development (J-7), The Joint Staff, Washington D.C.
2. Mar 2014 - Apr 2014, Strategy and Planning Branch Chief, Director's Action Group, Directorate for Joint Force Development (J-7), The Joint Staff, Washington D.C.

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Rating: Command Pilot

Flight Hours: More than 3,300, 405 Combat

Aircraft Flown: F-16, F-22

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with five oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant - May 30, 1990
First Lieutenant - May 30, 1992
Captain - May 30, 1994
Major - May 10, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel - Aug 15, 2007
Colonel - Apr 21, 2015

(Current as of September 2016)