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            BRIGADIER GENERAL DWIGHT M. KEALOHABrigadier General Dwight M. Kealoha is commander of the 15th Air Base Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.  The wing operates and maintains Hickam, Bellows Air Force Station and Wake Island Airfield.  The wing also supports approximately 140 associate and tenant units in Hawaii and throughout the Pacific. 

The general entered the Air Force in 1966 and has commanded two Air Force wings, worked with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and served as a special assistant to the commander and chief of staff of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.  He was one of five Air Force officers selected to serve on the Reagan transition team.  He has served in the continental United States, Europe and the Pacific with assignments as an A-10 squadron commander, combat support group commander, wing vice commander, a MAJCOM staff officer, Air Staff action officer and combined command staff officer.  He is a command pilot, having flown more than 3,600 hours, principally in fighter aircraft, and served two tours in Southeast Asia.EDUCATION1966  Bachelor's degree in political science, University of Hawaii  
1973  Squadron Officer School  
1974  Air Command and Staff College  
1976  Master's degree in business, University of Utah  
1985  Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.ASSIGNMENTS1.  December 1966 - December 1967, student, undergraduate pilot training, Williams Air Force Base, Ariz.  
2.  December 1967 - March 1968, survival training, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and aircrew upgrade, England Air Force Base, La.  
3.  March 1968 - March 1969, 360th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam  
4.  March 1969 - May 1969, T-33 familiarization, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.  
5.  June 1969 - October 1969, RF-4C, replacement training unit, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho  
6.  November 1969 - November 1970, RF-4C pilot (Bullwhip Fast Reconnaissance), Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand  
7.  November 1970 - May 1974, instructor pilot, standardization and evaluation, 32nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Royal Air Force Station Alconbury, England  
8.  May 1974 - June 1977, flight examiner, RF-4C, F-4C, D and E, U.S. Air Forces in Europe standardization and evaluation team, Ramstein Air Base, West Germany  
9.  June 1977 - May 1981, action officer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.  
10.  May 1981 - October 1981, A-10 upgrade, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.  
11.  November 1981 - June 1982, A-10 pilot, 511th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Station Bentwaters, England  
12.  June 1982 - June 1984, commander, 509th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Station Bentwaters, England  
13.  June 1984 - June 1985, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.  
14.  July 1985 - July 1986, commander, 48th Combat Support Group, Royal Air Force Station Lakenheath, England  
15.  July 1986 - June 1987, vice commander, 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Station Lakenheath, England  
16.  June 1987 - December 1988, commander, 513th Airborne Command and Control Wing, Royal Air Force Station Mildenhall, England  
17.  December 1988 - May 1990, assistant deputy for plans, programs and policy, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, West Germany  
18.  May 1990 - October 1991, special assistant to the chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Belgium  
19.  October 1991 - June 1993, commander, 375th Airlift Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.  
20.  June 1993 - present, commander, 15th Air Base Wing, Hickam Air Force Base, HawaiiFLIGHT INFORMATIONRating:  Command pilot Flight hours:  More than 3,600, including 300 combat missions and 1,128 combat hours Aircraft flown:  T-33, RF-4C, AT-38, A-10, F-4C, D and E, F-111F, EC-135, C-21 and C-9MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONSDefense Superior Service MedalLegion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award Vietnam Service Medal with seven service stars Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm Navy Meritorious Unit CommendationEFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONSecond Lieutenant  Jun 8, 1966 First Lieutenant  May 29, 1968 Captain  Nov 29, 1969 Major  Aug 1, 1978 Lieutenant Colonel  Oct 1, 1980 Colonel  Oct 1, 1985 Brigadier General  Feb 1, 1992  

(Current as of January 1994)