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COLONEL DANIEL M. SEMSEL
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Colonel Daniel M. Semsel is the Vice Commander of the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The 88th Air Base Wing is the largest air base wing in the Air Force with more than 5,400 officers and enlisted Airmen, Air Force civilians and contractor employees. The wing provides support and services to the largest, most diverse, and most organizationally complex base in the Air Force including a major acquisition center, research and development laboratories, a major command headquarters, an airlift wing, and the world's largest military air museum. The base is home to more than 27,000 military, government civilian, and contractor employees and associate units
Colonel Semsel was commissioned through AFROTC at Ohio University in November, 1988. He worked at base, Numbered Air Force, and joint assignments in fuels, logistics readiness, information management, and aircraft maintenance. He recently completed an assignment as the Division Chief, Distribution Operations, Defense Logistics Agency at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Colonel Semsel deployed to Operations DESERT STORM, SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM, and most recently ENDURING FREEDOM.
EDUCATION:
1988 Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
1989 Information Management Officer Course, Keesler AFB, Miss.
1991 Supply Operations Officer Course (Distinguished Graduate), Lowry AFB, Colo.
1993 Squadron Officer School in residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Masters Degree in Aviation Management, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
2001 Air Command and Staff College by correspondence
2006 Air War College by seminar/correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1989 - July 1990: Squadron Section Commander, 963rd Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla.
2. July 1990 - September 1992: Squadron Section Commander and Assistant Chief of Supply, 37th Supply Squadron, Tonopah Test Range, Nev.
3. September 1992 - September 1993: Chief of Logistics, 932nd Air Control Squadron, Rockville Naval Yard Installation, Iceland
4. September 1993 - December 1995: Materiel Management Flight Commander and Fuels Management Flight Commander, 438th Supply Squadron which became 305th Supply Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J.
5. December 1995 - December 1997: Wing Logistics Readiness Chief, Sortie Generation Flight Commander, Maintenance Supervisor, 605th Aircraft Generation Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J.
6. December 1997 - May 2000: Chief of Supply, Headquarters, 12th Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
7. May 2000 - June 2002: Commander, 89th Supply Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md.
8. June 2002 - June 2005: Commander, Defense Energy Support Center-Mid Pacific, Camp H.M. Smith, Hi.
9. June 2005 - July 2007: Commander, 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D.
10. July 2007 - July 2010: Deputy Commander, 509th Mission Support Group, Whiteman AFB, Mo.
11. July 2010 - July 2011: Division Chief, Distribution Operations, Headquarters Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.
12. July 2011- Present: Vice Commander, 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with valor device
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Nov. 28, 1988
First Lieutenant Dec. 24, 1990
Captain Dec. 24, 1992
Major May 1, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2005
Colonel July 1, 2010
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