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Colonel Charles A. Fallon

Col. Charles A. Fallon is the Wing Commander, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia. He commands a composite wing that includes a wide array of combat Air Force capabilities including precision strike, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and combat search and rescue in direct support of U.S. Air Forces Central and U.S. Central Command priorities. The wing is comprised of three Mission Generation Force Elements, an Expeditionary Air Base Group, two Staff directorates and 13 additional operational and support function squadrons with more than 2,600 total force Airmen. In this deployed role, he fosters partnerships with the host nation and international allies.

Col. Fallon received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 2003. He has previously served as Commander of the 55th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. and in a variety of positions including Chief, Senior Leader Management, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. and Director of Operations for the F-16 Weapons Instructor Course at the United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. Prior to his current position, the colonel was the Commandant of the United States Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

Col. Fallon is a command pilot with more than 2,800 total flying hours including more than 616 combat flight hours. Col Fallon's home station is Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where he serves as the Wing Commander for the 388th Fighter Wing.

EDUCATION

  • 2003 Bachelor of Science in Military History with minor in French, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • 2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
  • 2010 USAF Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
  • 2016 Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.
  • 2017 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  • 2021 Master of Science in National Security Strategy, National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS

  1.  August 2003 – April 2005, Student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program, 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
  2.  April 2005 – January 2006, Student, F-16 Fighter Training Unit, 309th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
  3. January 2006 – August 2007, Flight Lead, 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of South Korea
  4. August 2007 – December 2009, Flight Commander, 13th Fighter Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
  5. December 2009 – June 2010, Student, USAF Weapons Instructor Course, 16th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
  6. June 2010 – September 2012, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 62nd Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
  7.  September 2012 – June 2015, Director of Operations, 16th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
  8. June 2015 – June 2016, Student, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
  9.  June 2016 – July 2017, Chief, Senior Leader Management, HQ Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
  10.  July 2017 – February 2018, Special Assistant to the Commander, 20th Operations Group, Shaw AFB, S.C.
  11. February 2018 – February 2020, Commander, 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
  12.  February 2020 – July 2020, Deputy Commander, 20th Operations Group, Shaw AFB, S.C.
  13.  July 2020 – June 2021, Student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
  14. June 2021 – June 2023, Chief, Strategy Integration Division for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
  15.  June 2023 – June 2025, Commandant, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
  16.  June 2025 - present, Commander, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
June 2021 – June 2023, Chief, Strategy Integration Division for Strategy, Plans, and Policy, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.

FLIGHT INFORMATION

  • Rating: command pilot
  • Flight hours: more than 2,800 including more than 616 combat hours
  • Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, AT-38, F-16, C-17, C-130, HC-130, HH-60W, B-52, B-2 and F-35

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

  • Defense Superior Service Medal
  • Legion of Merit Meritorious Service
  • Medal with four oak leaf clusters
  • Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
  • Aerial Achievement Medal
  • Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

  • First Lieutenant May 28, 2005
  • Captain May 28, 2007
  • Major July 1, 2013
  • Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2016
  • Colonel April 1, 2022

(Current as of June 2025)