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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen

Air Force | Bomber Combat Systems Officer

Dates of Service: Nov 1968 - Nov 1993

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Commissioning Source: ROTC, Jun 1968

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Bio

B-52, FB-111 & B-1 crewmember/staff. Systems & Safety Management in Hospitality/Education & Military career environments. Strategic Plan development in military for natural/man made disasters, coordinating organization wide responses. Developed & managed Risk Management program that was awarded for low incident ratios and produced $50k annual savings on Workmen's Compensation policy premiums.

Military Experiences

Jun 1988 - Nov 1993

B-1 Operations Officer (S3)

319 OG, 319 ABW, USAFEC, AMC | Grand Forks AFB, ND

Jun 1985 - Jun 1988

Joint Staff Officer

CENTCOM HQ, CENTCOM | MacDill AFB, FL

Nov 1981 - Jun 1985

FB-111 Crew Member/Staff Officer

HQ 509 BW, 509 BW, 8th AF, AFGSC | Pease ANGB, NH

Nov 1980 - Nov 1981

Munitions Squadron Commander

TUSLOG Det 184/63-2 | Balikesir, Turkey

Deployments

(3 years, 11 months)

Dec 1971 - Apr 1975

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Multiple deployments and B-52 combat missions in support of Vietnam War

Dec 1970 - May 1971

Vietnam War

Flew B-52 bombing missions

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Mar 1982 - Mar 1983

Air War College (Correspondence)

May 1979 - Mar 1980

Air Command & Staff College (Correspondence)

May 1974 - Sep 1974

Squadron Officer School (SOS In-Residence)

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Jan 1988 - Jun 1988

B-1B Combat Crew Training

May 1979 - Sep 1979

Air Force Munitions Maintenance School

Apr 1975 - Dec 1975

FB-111 Combat Crew Training

Mar 1970 - Dec 1970

B-52 Combat Crew Training

Certifications

Jan 2005

Additional Specialization(s)

1980

4054A: Weapons Safety Officer

Security Clearance

Top Secret/SCI or higher

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

1976 - 1978

University of Southern California

Master's Degree, Systems Management

1964 - 1968

Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration

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