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Today's Featured Biography
Barre Seguin
Here is my official military biography: Colonel Barre R. Seguin is a Special Assistant to the Commander, United States European Command (USEUCOM), and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR). He is responsible for a full range of high-level and Allied matters to include strategic transformation; nuclear policy, strategy, and stockpile requirements; the global war on terrorism; questions concerning the 92 countries in the USEUCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR); counter-proliferation; weapons of mass destruction; and theater missile defense. He is an advisor to the Commander on time-sensitive issues requiring personal action, USAF personnel moves, and general officer matters. Colonel Seguin’s duties also include correspondence, presentations, and letters for use in public forums to include Congress, NATO, and SHAPE.
Colonel Seguin was commissioned in 1988 as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He was the first-ever First Assignment Instructor Pilot to transition to an Air Liaison Officer assignment and follow-on to fly the F-16. Colonel Seguin was one of only two USAF operational F-16 instructor pilots qualified in the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infra-Red for Night (LANTIRN) tactical employment system. He is a veteran of Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, DELIBERATE GUARD, DELIBERATE FORGE and JOINT GUARDIAN. He is a distinguished graduate of Undergraduate Pilot Training, Pilot Instructor Training, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, F-16 RTU, Squadron Officer School, and Air Command and Staff College. Colonel Seguin is a combat mission commander with over 3,000 flying hours.
EDUCATION:
1988 Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Economics, State University of NY, Potsdam
1994 Master’s Degree in Aeronautical Science, Management, ERAU, Daytona Beach, FL
1994 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, AL
1997 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
1999 F-16 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, NV
2001 Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
2001 Master’s Degree in Military Operational Art and Science, ACSC, Maxwell AFB, AL
2002 Air War College, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, AL
2007 Senior U. S. Air Force Fellow, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. January 1989 – January 1990, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, TX
2. February 1990 – October 1993, T-38 Instructor Pilot, Evaluator Pilot, Check Pilot, Assistant Flight Commander, 87th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin AFB, TX
3. November 1993 – October 1994, 1st Brigade Air Liaison Officer, Detachment 1 Third Republic of Korea Army Air Liaison Office, Camp Casey, Republic of Korea
4. November 1994 – September 1995, student, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 560th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, TX, and student, F-16 transition training, 308th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, AZ
5. October 1995 – December 1996, F-16C Pilot, Chief of Safety, Chief of Daily Scheduling, 36th Fighter Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
6. January 1997 – February 1997, student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
7. March 1997 – June 2000, F-16C Instructor Pilot, Assistant Operations Officer, Weapons Officer, Flight Commander, Mission Commander, 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy
8. July 2000 – June 2001, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
9. July 2001 – February 2003, Executive Officer, Chief, Joint Strike Fighter Operations Branch, Directorate of Requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA
10. March 2003 – July 2006, Chief of Safety, 56th Fighter Wing, Director of Operations, 310th Fighter Squadron, Commander, 425th Fighter Squadron, Deputy Commander, 56th Operations Group, Luke AFB, AZ
11. August 2006 – April 2007, Senior U.S. Air Force Fellow, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
12. April 2007 – Present, Special Assistant to the Commander, USEUCOM / SACEUR, SHAPE, Belgium
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Pilot
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, F-16C Blocks 25-52
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
PACAF Flight Safety Mishap Prevention Award – 1996
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Services Medal with one oak leaf cluster
NATO Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant October 3, 1988
First Lieutenant October 3, 1990
Captain October 3, 1992
Major July 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2002
Colonel December 1, 2006
Colonel Seguin is married to the former Nancy Wilson of Ogdensburg, New York. They are the proud parents of two daughters, Marie and Sonia, and a son, Barre.
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