Col. Jeffrey T. Schreiner is the Vice Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This composite wing includes strike; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; mobility; aeromedical evacuation; and command and control assets which support Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom's Sentinel. The wing provides support to more than 9,400 Air Force, joint, and coalition forces.
After graduating from the Air Force Academy in 1996, Colonel Schreiner’s first assignment was Laughlin AFB, Texas for Undergraduate Pilot Training. Upon graduation, Colonel Schreiner remained at Laughlin as an Instructor Pilot in the T-38 until being selected to attend B-2 training at Whiteman AFB, Mo. Colonel Schreiner was an Instructor and Evaluator in both the T-38 and B-2. He was selected to attend the United States Air Force Weapons School where he graduated with the Flying Award and was later named the 8th Air Force Weapons Officer of the Year.
After departing Whiteman, Colonel Schreiner served as the Air Officer Commanding of Cadet Squadron Twenty Five, the “Rock Hard Redeyes.” In his time as an AOC he directly developed and mentored over 300 cadets and was chosen as the Outstanding Air Officer Commanding of Basic Cadet Training in 2010. Colonel Schreiner returned to Whiteman AFB in 2011 to be the Wing Chief of Safety, followed by command of the 13th Bomb Squadron, “The Grim Reapers.” Following command he spent a year as a National Defense Fellow at the prestigious Stimson Center in Washington D.C. Prior to his current assignment, the colonel spent two years at USSTRATCOM working as both a Branch Chief in J8 and Division Chief in JFCC Global Strike.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Science, Political Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2002 Master of Business Administration, Webster University, Mo.
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2003 Squadron Officer’s School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Master of Leadership and Counseling, University of Colorado—Colorado Springs
2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2015 National Defense Fellow, Stimson Center, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1996 - September 1997, student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. September 1997 - February 1998, student, Pilot Instructor Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
3. February 1998 - May 2000, T-38 Instructor Pilot, 87th Flight Training Squadron, Laughlin AFB, Texas
4. May 2000 - November 2001, T-38 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot and B-2A upgrade student, 394th Combat Training
Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
5. November 2001- July 2004, T-38 and B-2 Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation,
393d Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
6. July 2004 - December 2004, student, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. December 2004 – July 2006, Chief of Weapons and Tactics and Assistant Director of Operations, 393d Bomb
Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
8. July 2006 – October 2007, Assistant Director of Operations, 325th Weapons Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
9. October 2007 – May 2008, Assistant Director of Operations/Chief of Mission Planning Cell, 509th Operations
Support Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
10. May 2008 – May 2009, student, University of Colorado—Colorado Springs, Colo.
11. May 2009 – June 2011, Air Officer Commanding, Cadet Squadron 25, USAF Academy, Colo.
12. June 2011 – June 2012, Chief of Safety, 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
13. June 2012 – June 2014, Commander, 13th Bomb Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
14. June 2014 – June 2015, National Defense Fellow, Stimson Center, Washington, D.C.
15. June 2015 – June 2016, Branch Chief, Air Delivered Capabilities, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
16. June 2016 – June 2017, Division Chief, Conventional Global Strike, Joint Functional Component Command for Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
17. June 2017 – Present, Vice Wing Commander, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,500
Aircraft flown: B-2A, B-52H, T-38A, T-52A, and T-37
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 29, 1996
First Lieutenant May 29, 1998
Captain May 29, 2000
Major April 1, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2010
Colonel March 1, 2017
(Current as of June 2017)