Colonel Dennis P. Duffy is the Vice Commander of the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The 514th Air Mobility Wing is an associate Reserve wing comprised of 24 subordinate units that support airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation missions using KC-10 Extender and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. Colonel Duffy is responsible for training and equipping more than 2,800 personnel, including Air Reserve Technicians and Traditional Reservists.
The colonel received his commission in 1989 after graduating from the US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He finished Undergraduate Pilot Training at Reese Air Force Base, Lubbock, Texas, in 1990. Colonel Duffy served nine years on active duty piloting the C-141 Starlifter before joining the Air Force Reserve in 1998. During that time, he held such diverse positions as airdrop instructor pilot, tactics officer and special operations low-level instructor pilot at McGuire AFB, and at Charleston AFB, S.C., respectively. After leaving active duty in 1998, Colonel Duffy started his Air Force Reserve career with the 702d Airlift Squadron at McGuire AFB. Later, he transferred to the 732d Airlift Squadron flying the C-141. In 2004 as the C-141s were retiring from the Air Force inventory, he transitioned to the C-17 Globemaster III. As chief of squadron readiness, in 2007 Colonel Duffy was instrumental in the planning and execution of AFRC’s first ever C-17 Air Expeditionary Forces rotation.
A command pilot with over 6,600 hours, Colonel Duffy has flown global airlift missions during Operations DESERT STORM/DENY FLIGHT, PHOENIX JESTER and RESTORE HOPE. He accumulated over 500 combat hours supporting Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM and NEW DAWN.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science in Engineering Sciences, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1996 Squadron Officer’s School, in residence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Master’s Degree in Air Mobility, Advanced Study of Air Mobility, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, JBMDL, N.J.
2006 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2012 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1989 – October 1990, student, undergraduate pilot training, Reese AFB, Texas
2. December 1990 – July 1995, C-141 aircraft commander; chief of tactics; 18th Airlift Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J.
3. July 1995 – September 1998, C-141 SOLLII instructor pilot; chief pilot planner, 16th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
4. September 1998 – May 2003, C-141 flight examiner, aircraft commander; 732d Airlift Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J.
5. May 2003 – June 2004, student, Advanced Study of Air Mobility, Air University & USAF Air Mobility Warfare Center, JBMDL, N.J.
6. June 2004 – March 2011, C-17 instructor pilot, assistant operations officer; executive officer; chief of readiness; 732d Airlift Squadron, JBMDL, N.J.
7. April 2011 – June 2013, commander, 732d Airlift Squadron, JBMDL, N.J.
8. June 2013 – March 2014, deputy commander, 514th Operations Group, JBMDL, N.J.
9. March 2014 - present, vice commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, JBMDL, N.J.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: More than 6,600
Aircraft: C-141B, C-17
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
2nd Lieutenant, 31 May 1989
1st Lieutenant, 31 May 1991
Captain, 31 May 1993
Major, 1 October 2001
Lieutenant Colonel, 1 October 2008
Colonel, 22 March 2014
(Current as of April 2014)