Col Thomas F. Wegner is the AFRS/A1/4 Chief, Manpower, Personnel, and Logistics, Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. As Chief, he leads all manpower and personnel actions directing assignments and personnel actions for more than 2,890 Active Duty and Civilian personnel dispersed across all 50 states, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific. In addition, Col Wegner oversees the selection of approximately 400 new recruiters annually. Col Wegner also oversees the AFRS logistics portfolio and is responsible for the largest GSA vehicle fleet in the DAF, coordinating with the Army Corps of Engineers on real estate requirements for over 1000 worldwide recruiting offices, and ensuring those recruiting offices meet all anti-terrorism and force protection requirements.
Col Wegner was born in Topeka, KS. He graduated from Angelo State University in 1991 and worked in Information Technology at General Telco Federal Credit Union until 1993 when he enlisted in the Air Force as a Security Policeman. He worked for San Antonio Armed Forces Police, at the time, the only town patrol in the continental United States and was deployed to Panama for Operation Safe Haven. In 1997 Col Wegner left active duty to become a police officer for Universal City, TX. He was an Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) for the Air Force Reserves and answered the call for security forces reservists to return to active duty in 1999. He earned his commission in 2000.
EDUCATION
1991 Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX2001 Program Management Level I Certification
2003 Masters of Business Administration, Webster University, St Louis, MO
2005 Squadron Officer School (correspondence), Maxwell AFB, AL
2006 Space Operations Course, National Security Space Institute, Colorado Springs, CO
2007 Test and Evaluation Level I Certification
2008 Test and Evaluation Level II Certification
2008 Space 200, National Security Space Institute, Colorado Springs, CO
2008 Engineering Level I Certification
2008 Program Management Level II Certification
2009 Systems Planning RD&E-Program Systems Engineer Level I Certification
2009 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence), Maxwell AFB, AL
2016 Air War College (correspondence), Maxwell AFB, AL
2021 Air War College (in residence), Maxwell AFB, AL
ASSIGNMENTS
- Dec 1993 – Jan 1994 331st Basic Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX
- Jan 1994 – Apr 1994 343d Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX
- Apr 1994 – Dec 1997 37th Security Forces Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX (deployed to Panama in support of Operation Safe Haven Sep 94 – Feb 95)
- Dec 1997 – Aug 1999 IMA Reservist, 37th Security Forces Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX
- Aug 1999 – Jul 2000 12th Security Forces Squadron, Randolph AFB, TX
- Jul 2000 – Sep 2000 Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL
- Sep 2000 – Jul 2002 Combat Air Forces Command and Control System Program Office, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA
- Jul 2002 – Aug 2003 Force Protection System Program Office, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA
- Aug 2003 – Aug 2006 Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM
- Aug 2006 – Jun 2010 Detachment 4, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Peterson AFB, CO (deployed to Baghdad in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom Jun 07 – Dec 07)
- Jun 2010 – Jun 2011 821st Support Squadron, Thule AB, Greenland
- Jun 2011 – May 2013 Space Logistics Directorate, Space and Missile Systems Center, Peterson AFB, CO
- Jun 2013 – May 2014 324th Training Squadron, JBSA-Lackland, TX (Sq inactivated)
- May 2014 – Jul 2015 322d Training Squadron, JBSA-Lackland, TX
- Jul 2015 – Jun 2017 Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Assessments Directorate, HQ Air Education and Training Command, JBSA-Randolph, TX
- Jun 2017 – Mar 2019 364th Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX
- Mar 2019 – Jun 2020 782d Training Group, Sheppard AFB, TX
- Jul 2020 – May 2021 Student, Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
- Jun 2021 – Jul 2023 Analysis and Innovation Directorate, HQ Air Education and Training Command, JBSA-Randolph, TX
- Jul 2023 – Present Air Force Recruiting Service, JBSA-Randolph TX (deployed to Germany in support of AFRICOM Oct 23 – May 24)
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with one silver and one bronze oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star
Iraq Campaign Medal with one bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal