ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, March 4, 2011 – Colonel Murray A. Hansen, Commander of the 116th Mission Support Group, 116th Air Control Wing, has been selected to serve as the Air National Guard Advisor to the Commander, Air Force Reserve Command effective April 1, 2011.

In this position, Col. Hansen will advise the Reserve Commander of force structure plans that affect Air Force Reserve (AFR) and Air National Guard (ANG) units long-range plans. He will assure Total Force objectives are established and met between Air Force Reserve Command, National Guard Bureau and Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He will also be responsible for assisting in the determination and implementation of beddown of Reserve Component Forces, as well as advising on the management of available Guard and Reserve forces to optimize combat capability.

Col. Hansen is a graduate of Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, receiving his commission through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. He is a Master Navigator with over 2,700 flying hours in B-52s, B-1B and the E-8C.  He served in the Air Force’s only dual nuclear and conventional qualified B-52 squadron, was one of the last aircrew members to sit nuclear alert in the Strategic Air Command, and flew 156 combat hours in Desert Storm.

He earned Distinguished Graduate honors from B-1B Initial Qualifications Training, flying the B-1 as a Weapon Systems Officer from 1996 to 2002 for the Georgia Air National Guard. During the transition from B-1s to the E-8C JSTARS, he earned his second aeronautical rating as an Air Battle Manager, flying an additional 300+ combat hours in support of Operations IRAQI and ENDURING FREEDOM.

He served as a Director of Operations, then as principal advisor to the Commander, Georgia Air National Guard and the State Adjutant General as Director of Staff as well as the Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters-Georgia.

Contact: Judy Smith

116 Air Control Wing Public Affairs

Phone: (478) 201-1243