The Air Force has chosen 13 officers to be nuclear and missile operations squadron commanders and chiefs of safety, the Air Force Personnel\u00a0Center said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The list of selectees includes 11 lieutenant colonels and two lieutenant colonel-selects. They were chosen from 30 candidates, and those who\u00a0didn’t make the cut will be eligible for other jobs throughout 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the release, nuclear and missile operations career field manager Zannis Pappas said these jobs present great opportunities for officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Selection for these positions is very competitive since we have many high quality nuclear and missile operations officers to choose from,”\u00a0Pappas said. “The officers selected were nominated by their supervisors and vetted by the nuclear and missile operations development team\u00a0to the hiring authorities. They possess the right expertise and leadership qualities to lead airmen in accomplishing this critical Air Force\u00a0mission.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lieutenant colonels are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aguirre, Peter A. Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boughner, Derek M.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Byrd, Kevin W.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hays, Daniel J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kasayka, Mark A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moore, Tytonia S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nelson, Jared C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Schlabach, James L.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Schraeder, Brandon B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thrower, Robert S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wopat, Justine A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lieutenant colonel-selects are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Douglas, Joel K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kindrick, Tory D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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