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COLONEL ANDRÉ L KENNEDY
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Col. André L. Kennedy is the commander of the 49th Maintenance Group, 49th Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. As commander, he manages, plans, programs, and implements policies and procedures that affect 1,040 maintenance personnel across four squadrons. He is responsible for all on- and off-aircraft maintenance to meet 49th WG operational training and contingency taskings as assigned by combatant commanders and the secretary of defense against high value, heavily defended targets. He also manages 49th WG sortie production, fleet training, weapons standardization and quality assurance. He is responsible for over $4.3 billion in total assets, including F-22 Raptors, MQ-1Predators and MQ-9 Reaper aircraft, avionics, test equipment, engines and munitions.
Colonel Kennedy is a 1988 graduate of South Carolina State University and a 2011 graduate of Air War College. A career aircraft maintainer, he received his commission through AFROTC, served in various stateside and overseas bases and at the Air Staff, and has commanded at the squadron and group levels.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, South Carolina State University
1989 Aircraft Maintenance Officers Course, Chanute Air Force Base, Ill.
1995 Master of Science in Business Administration, University of Phoenix
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2011 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1989 - Oct 1989 student, Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Chanute AFB, Ill.
2. Oct 1989 - April 1992 616th Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in-charge, Elmendorf Air Force Base, AL.
3. April 1992 - April 1993 Sortie Generation supervisor, 517th Airlift Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, AL.
4. April 1993 - May 1995 chief of Aircraft Maintenance, 649th Combat Logistics Support Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, UT.
5. May 1995 - February 1999 chief of Weapons Acquisitions Section, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
6. February 1999 - January 2001 chief of Maintenance Requirements, Operating Location H, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
7. January 2001 - June 2002 squadron maintenance officer, 60th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.
8. June 2002 - June 2003 maintenance operations officer, 552nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
9. June 2003 - July 2004 maintenance operations officer, 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
10. July 2004 - July 2006 commander, 552nd Component Maintenance Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
11. July 2006 - July 2007 deputy commander, 552nd Maintenance Group, Tinker AFB, Okla.
12. July 2007 - May 2009 chief, Combat Air Forces and Training Aircraft Branch, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
13. May 2009 - Jun 2010 senior advisor to Iraqi air force Directorate of Aircraft Maintenance, Iraqi Training and Advisory Mission, Baghdad
14. July 2010 - May 2011 student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
15. July 2011 - Present commander, 49th Maintenance Group, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with valor and three oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 8, 1989
First Lieutenant March 8, 1991
Captain March 8, 1993
Major July 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 2005
Colonel December 1, 2010
(Current as of July 2011)
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