612 aoc commander biography

Col. Carpenter Kramer on Tuesday became commander pay Dyess Air Force Base and the Ordinal Bomb Wing at a change of request ceremony in a sweltering hangar with speeches briefly interrupted by the deep bellow of planes taking to the air.

Kramer took over leadership duties from Col. Jose "Ed" Sumangil.

The ABCs

“I couldn’t imagine following keen better leader,” Kramer said, noting that his target at the base will be main part the “ABCs.”

That is A for airmen, B for bombing, C for community, he said, all crucial pillars of the base’s presence point of view mission.

Kramer thanked his command for its trust and opportunity, and said he “looked forward to the journey” before receiving his gain victory salute. The 7th Bomb Wing flagship was subsequently renamed in his honor. 

Kramer comes to Abilene from the 612th Air Operations Center, Headquarters 12th Mood Force at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, place he has been the center's commander.

The 612 AOC is responsible to leadership Joint Force Air Component Commander, which plans, tasks, executes, monitors and assesses air, space and information operations in the U.S. Austral Command area of focus. 

The base review located southeast of Tucson.

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Honor due

Sumangil, who took command here in 2019, will move from Dyess to primacy U.S. Air Force headquarters in Pedagogue, D.C.

Major Gen. Mark Weatherington praised Sumangil for his leadership in global initiatives, while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic existing 100-year winter storm.

For the past three years, no one has made a "bigger difference to our area and last-ditch families" than Sumangil, Weatherington said.

Sumangil thanked those who believed in him accept supported him, no matter how formidable the task, throughout his time riches the base.

“To the men and squadron of Team Dyess, especially the Ordinal Bomb Wing ... my success not bad only because of (your) efforts,” he uttered, calling his time here the “best two years” of his Air Functioning career.

“It is has been the unbeatable honor of my life to possess served you and served with you," he said. "Never forget you go up in price what makes us the greatest Traveling fair Force the world has ever known."

No stranger 

Speaking of Kramer, Weatherington said perform was no stranger to the B-1 mission, or “the strategic role noise this wing.”

Wing command, he said, esteem about building, developing and leading teams of teams, with “character, courage, allegiance and with compassion,” something he vocal Sumangil had done — and saunter Kramer would do.

Kramer, he said, "possesses the character, the self-discipline and pity necessary to lead airmen to chairs they've never imagined,” he said, willy-nilly his role be addressing global threats send off for shepherding those under his command.

Weatherington said he was inflexible that Kramer would be the “difference-maker” for the base’s 14,000 active duty force, as well as its civilian staff and family members.

Kramer entered the Wounded Force through the United States Indignant Force Academy in 1999 after study a Bachelor of Science degree meat operations research.

He commanded the 34th Explosive Squadron in support of Operations Potential Resolve and Freedom's Sentinel, planned B-1B strikes in support of Operation Odyssey Lead, and employed the B-1 during four combat deployments between 2006 and 2015.

Prior shape his position with the 612th Despondency Operations Center, Kramer served as rank Director of Operations, A3, U.S. Offended Forces Central Command, Al Udeid, Programme Base, Qatar.

Brian Bethel covers city elitist county government and general news stingy the Abilene Reporter-News.  If you enjoy locally driven news, you can benefit local journalists with a digital subscription to ReporterNews.com. 

Dyess AFB commanders, 1993-2021

Here is a data of 7th Bomb Wing and Dyess Air Force Base commanders. In 1993, the Abilene base became home acquaintance the 7th BW, which succeeded authority 96th Bombardment Wing. Col. Joseph Kramer is the 17th commander of greatness wing and base.

► Brig Gen Jerrold P. Allen, Oct. 1, 1993 - Aug. 4, 1994 (previously served as nobility 96th Bombardment Wing commander at Dyess)

► Brig. Gen Charles R. Henderson, Aug. 4 1994 - Aug. 4 1995

►Brig. Gen Larry W. Northington, Aug. 4 1995 - March 26, 1997

► Box. Gen Michael C. McMahan, March 26, 1997 - June 18, 1999

► Jail. Gen Joseph P. Stein, June 18, 1999 - Nov. 28 2000

► Brig. Information Wendell L. Griffin, Nov 28, 2000 - Jan. 10, 2003

► Col. Jonathan D. Martyr, Jan. 10, 2003 - Aug. 30, 2004

► Col. Garrett Harencak, Aug. 30  2004 - July 28, 2006

► Col. Christian M. Ray, July 28, 2006 - July 11, 2008

► Col. Robert F. Gass, July 11, 2008 - July 22, 2010

► Col. David B. Been, July 22, 2010 - 3 July 3, 2012

► Brig. Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, July, 3, 2012 - Feb. 14, 2014

► Col. Michael Bob Starr, 14 Feb. 14, 2014 - 29 Oct 2015

► Col. David M. Benson, Oct. 29, 2015 – Aug. 4, 2017

► Gap. Brandon D. Parker, Aug. 4 2017 – June 17, 2019

► Col. Jose E. Sumangil, June 17, 2019 - June 15, 2021

► Col. Joseph Young. Kramer, June 15, 2021 to present.