Col. Thomas Moore

Col. Moore To Command 116th

Robins AFB, Ga., March 22, 2007 – Colonel Thomas Moore will assume command of the 116th Air Control Wing, Friday, March 23, 2007. Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, Eighth Air Force Commander, will officiate the change of command ceremony. Moore replaces Colonel James Jones. Joining General Elder will be Major General. Scott Hammond, commander, Georgia Air National Guard.

As wing commander Moore will be responsible for the worldwide employment of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft. The 116th is the only Total Force wing in the Air Force, combining more than 2,600 Air National Guard, active-duty Airmen, Army personnel and civilian contractors into a single cohesive unit. Moore was with the 116th from 1996 to 2003 holding various positions including Deputy Operations Group commander.

The colonel’s previous assignment was Wing Commander of the 165th Airlift Wing (AMC), Georgia Air National Guard at Savannah International Airport, Georgia.

Moore graduated from the University of South Carolina and received his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corp program in 1981. He is a master navigator with more than 3,500 total flying hours.

He has been awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal.

Jones, who became the first Active Duty commander of the 116th Air Control Wing in 2005, leaves to become the commander of the 55th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. He will be responsible for organizing, equipping and training six groups and 32 squadrons executing worldwide reconnaissance, intelligence, information warfare, command and control, presidential support, treaty verification and airlift missions. He will also be responsible for base support to 93 associate units, including U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Weather Agency, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, and more than 57,000 active-duty members, civilians, family members and retirees.