Col. Henry A. Smart, Jr.

Savannah, Ga., February 11, 2007 -- Georgia’s 165th Airlift Wing underwent a change of command in February as Vice Wing Commander, Colonel Henry A. "Hank" Smart assumed command of the 900 member Savannah-based Airlift unit.

Smart replaces Col. Thomas R. Moore who will soon  take a senior level position at the 116th Air Control Wing at Robins AFB, Ga.

Smart, who joined the 158th Airlift Squadron in May 1986, was appointed vice wing commander in December 2004

Graduated from Georgia Southern College, Smart received his commission through the Academy of Military Science in Knoxville, Tenn., in 1984. He is a Command Pilot with more than 3000 hours total flying time in the T-41 single engine trainer, as well as T-37, T-38 jets and the multi-engine propeller driven C-130 Hercules E and H Models.

Smart graduated from undergraduate pilot training in 1985, and entered C-130 initial copilot training graduating in April 1986. Between May 1986 and April 1996, he was a squadron pilot with the 158th Airlift Squadron in Savannah. In April 1996, he became flight commander and in Sept 2002, he assumed command of the 158th. For eight months, beginning in January 2002, he served as director of operations, Headquarters, GA ANG. He returned to Savannah's 165th as operations group commander in September 2002. Deployed a year later, Smart was appointed squadron commander and then operations group commander, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing at Misirah AB, Oman. He returned to Savannah in 2004 as vice wing commander.

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