Manning

Col. Scott Manning, U.S. Air Force
MHS Class of 1982
Nominated by Lowell Snider and Col. Ralph Swann

A-10 Instructor Pilot, Supervisor of Flying and Chief Ground Training, Royal AFB Alconbury, UK (1988-1991)
T-38 Instructor Pilot, Safety Officer, Williams AFB, (91-92)
AT-38 Fighter Lead-In Instructor Pilot, Assist. Flight Commander, Fighter Lead-In Academic Inst., Randolph AFB, (92-94)
F-16 Transition Student, Luke AFB, AZ (1994-1995)
F-16 Flight Lead, Supervisor of Flying Chief of Programming, and Operations Group Executive Officer, Kunsan AB, Republic of South Korea (1995-1996)
F-16 Instructor Pilot, Flight Examiner, Operations Officer Current Operations, Assistant Operations Officer and Flight Commander, Luke AFB, AZ (1996-1999)
Student, United Kingdom Joint Services Command and Staff College, Bracknell City, UK (99-00)
Student, King’s College, University of London, London, UK (1999-2000)
Chief, Combat Operations and Chief, Strategy Division, UK Joint Force Air Component Headquarters, Royal AFB, High Wycombe, UK. Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (2000-2002)
F-16 Instructor Pilot, “Acting” Director for Operations, 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC. Flew combat mission over Iraq for Operations SOUTHERN WATCH and IRAQI FREEDOM
F-16 Standardization and Evaluation Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander Weapons and Training Flight, 20th Operations Support Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC (2003-2004)
Director for Operations, F-16 Standardization and Evaluation Pilot, Instructor Pilot, 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC (2004-2005)
Commander, F-16 Standardization and Evaluation Pilot, Instructor Pilot, 79th Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, SC (2005-2006)
Deputy Maintenance Group Commander, Instructor Pilot 20th Fighter Wing, 20th Maintenance Group, Shaw AFB, SC (2006-2007)
Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (2007-present)
Promoted to Colonel (2007)

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Distinguished Flying Cross with “V device for Valor
-Iraq Campaign Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
- Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Commendation medal with three oak leaf clusters -Air Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster Bronze Star Medal
AF Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device and silver oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with one device
-Korean Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
-Afghanistan Campaign Medal

Colonel Scott Manning, Class of 1982