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37th Training Wing Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 78236-5103	Office of Public Affairs 210-671-2907

COLONEL MARY KAY HERTOG

Colonel Mary Kay Hertog is commander of the 37th Training Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, the largest training wing in the U.S. Air Force. She is responsible for four primary training missions graduating more than 70,000 students annually, plus the support and operations of the base. Those four missions are the basic military training of all enlisted people entering the Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, operational training for a wide array of Air Force base support functions encompassing more than 390 separate courses, English language training for international military personnel from more than 110 countries at the Defense Language Institute English Language Center, and specialized maintenance and security training for Latin American students from more than 20 countries at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy. She was selected for promotion to brigadier general in December 2003.

Colonel Hertog entered the Air Force in 1978 as an AFROTC distinguished graduate. As a career security forces officer, she has worked at unit, major command, and Air Staff level in various positions, to include commanding several large security forces units.

EDUCATION:

• 1978 -- Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
• 1982 -- Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
• 1985 -- Master of Arts in Industrial Psychology, Webster University, Webster Groves, Mo.
• 1991 -- Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
• 1996 -- Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. January 1978 – June 1981 -- Officer Shift Commander, 1608th Security Police Squadron, 1606th Security Police Group, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2. July 1982 – February 1983 -- Operations Officer, 63rd Security Police Squadron, Norton AFB, Calif.
3. February 1983 – July 1984 -- Chief, Nuclear Security Branch and Executive Officer, HQ MAC Security Police, Scott AFB, Ill.
4. July 1984 – August 1987 -- Operations Officer and Commander, 554th Security Support Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
5. August 1987 – August 1990 -- Chief, Law Enforcement and Antiterrorism Division, and Chief, Plans and Resources Division, HQ PACAF Security Police, Hickam AFB, Hawaii.
6. August 1990 – June 1991 -- Student, Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. June 1991 – July 1995 -- Air Staff Action Officer (specializing in law enforcement, antiterrorism, physical security acquisition, and security police requirements), HQ USAF, Security Police (Pentagon).
8. July 1995 – June 1996 -- Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 1996 -- July 1999 -- Commander, 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
10. August 1999 – June 2000 -- Commander, 86th Security Forces Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
11. June 2000 – July 2002 – Commander, 37th Training Group, Lackland AFB, Texas.
12. July 2002 – June 2004 – Director of Security Forces, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
13. June 2004 – Present – Commander, 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

• Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster
• Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
• Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
• Air Force Achievement Medal
• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
• Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with one oak leaf cluster
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
• Air Force Recognition Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

(Current as of June 2004)