United States Air Force Expeditionary Center

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United States Air Force Expeditionary Center
United States Air Force Expeditionary Center.png
United States Air Force Expeditionary Center emblem
Active1 May 1994 – present
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Air Force
RoleEducation and Training
Garrison/HQ Air Mobility Command
Website www.expeditionarycenter.af.mil
Commanders
Commander Brig Gen Stephen P. Snelson
Vice Commander Col Scott M. Wiederholt
Command Chief CMSgt Dennis W. Fuselier

The United States Air Force Expeditionary Center is a United States Air Force training center located at Fort Dix, New Jersey which specializes in combat support and global mobility training and education'. [1]

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Overview

Located on the Fort Dix entity of Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, N.J., the center has direct oversight for end route and installation support, contingency response and partner capacity-building mission sets within the global mobility enterprise. The center provides administrative control for six wings and two groups within Air Mobility Command, including the 87th Air Base Wing and the 621st Contingency Response Wing on the McGuire AFB entity of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, the 319th Air Base Wing at Grand Forks AFB, N.D.; the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein AFB, Germany; the 628th Air Base Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.; the 43d Air Mobility Operations Group at Pope Field, N.C.; and 627th Air Base Group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

The Expeditionary Operations School at the Expeditionary Center offers 92 in-residence courses and 19 web-based training courses, graduating more than 40,000 students annually. Courses include the Air Force Phoenix Raven Training, Advanced Study of Air Mobility and Aerial Port Operations Course.

Both the 87th Air Base Wing and the 628th Air Base Wing are Air Force lead organizations on joint bases that host AMC flying units, along with other Department of Defense partners. [2] The 43d Air Mobility Operations Group and 627th Air Base Group partner with the U.S. Army, [3] while the 319th Air Base Wing supports the Department of Homeland Defense and Air Combat Command emerging missions.

The 515th and 521st AMOWs, along with the 621st CRW, are responsible for end route and combat support, contingency response and partner capacity-building mission sets[ clarification needed ] around the globe.

History

The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, formerly known as the Air Mobility Warfare Center, was established on May 1, 1994, with an official mission assigned on October 1 of the same year. Initially offering a variety of courses, from combat readiness exercises to cargo and passenger transportation training, the center played a pivotal role in enhancing the capabilities of the Air Mobility Command.

The center underwent a name change on March 4, 2007, becoming the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center. Subsequently, on January 7, 2011, the center's scope was expanded to encompass additional responsibilities related to the evolving mission sets of the Air Mobility Command. Further expansion occurred in the spring of 2012 when the center assumed administrative control over three additional air wings, including the sole Contingency Response wing within the Air Force. [1]

USAF Expeditionary Operations School

The USAF Expeditionary Operations School (“EOS”) of the USAF Expeditionary Center, is for mobility and expeditionary operations skills training and Air Mobility Command's provider of support to the mobility enterprise.

The EOS offers a variety of training, from combat support to logistics. The EOS is responsible for advanced leadership training, including Advanced Studies of Air Mobility Course and the Director of Mobility Forces Course.0

The EOS offers 74 in-resident courses and graduates approximately 40,000 students per year from the Expeditionary Center main campus at ASA Fort Dix, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., from the mobile training team class and from detachments Hurlburt Air Force Base, Fla., and Scott Air Force Base, Ill.[ citation needed ] [4]

List of commanders

No.CommanderTerm
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm length
1
William J Begert.jpg
Brigadier General
William J. Begert 		1 October 199414 April 1995195 days
2
Maj Gen Richard C. Marr.jpg
Major General
Richard C. Marr [6] 		14 April 199521 August 19972 years, 129 days
3
Lt Gen William Welser III.jpg
Major General
William Welser III [8] 		21 August 19975 August 19991 year, 349 days
4
Maj Gen Silas R. Johnson.jpg
Major General
Silas R. Johnson [10] 		5 August 19992 June 2000302 days
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Portrait gray.png
Colonel
John C. Scherer
Acting		2 June 200016 June 200014 days
5
Maj Gen Robert J. Boots.jpg
Major General
Robert J. Boots [12] 		16 June 200026 July 20022 years, 40 days
6
Lieutenant General Christopher A. Kelly.jpg
Major General
Christopher A. Kelly [14] 		26 July 200212 May 20052 years, 290 days
7
Maj Gen David S. Gray.jpg
Major General
David S. Gray [16] 		12 May 200523 May 20072 years, 11 days
8
Maj Gen Kip L. Self.jpg
Major General
Kip L. Self [18] 		23 May 200719 October 20092 years, 149 days
9
Richard T. Devereaux (2).jpg
Major General
Richard T. Devereaux 		19 October 20092 October 2010348 days
10
LIEUTENANT GENERAL WILLIAM J. BENDER.JPG
Major General
William J. Bender [20] 		2 October 201029 July 20132 years, 300 days
-
Brig Gen Randall C. Guthrie.jpg
Brigadier General
Randall C. Guthrie [22]
Acting		29 July 20139 September 201342 days
11
Frederick H. Martin.jpg
Major General
Frederick H. Martin [24] 		9 September 20132 August 20162 years, 328 days
12
Maj Gen Christopher J. Bence (2).jpg
Major General
Christopher Bence [27] [28] 		2 August 20169 August 20182 years, 7 days
13
John R. Gordy II (2).jpg
Major General
John R. Gordy [30] 		9 August 201823 September 20202 years, 45 days
14
Maj Gen Mark D. Camerer (2).jpg
Major General
Mark Camerer [33] [34] 		23 September 202017 August 20221 year, 328 days
15
Maj Gen John M. Klein Jr.jpg
Major General
John M. Klein Jr. 		17 August 202212 July 20241 year, 330 days
16
Brig Gen Stephen P. Snelson (3).jpg
Brigadier General
Stephen P. Snelson 		12 July 2024Incumbent116 days

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