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                  United States Air ForceWilliam K. Uptmor
            WILLIAM K. UPTMORMr. William K. Uptmor is the Deputy Director of Plans, Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. He leads a staff of military and civilians in the annual development of the Air Force’s 30-Year Resource Allocation Plan. Mr. Uptmor is also responsible for the development and integration of the Air Force strategy and long-range plans to ensure the Air Force builds and employs effective air, space and cyber forces to achieve national defense objectives.
Mr. Uptmor entered the Air Force in 1989 as a Graduate of Montana State University and the AFROTC program with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. His staff assignments include two previous tours in the Pentagon as a Division Chief on the Joint Staff (J-8) and Branch Chief, Tanker Requirements, KC-135 Program Element Monitor on the Headquarters Air Force Staff in Operations and Plans. He also served as a contingency and exercise planner at the Tanker Airlift Control Center, Air Mobility Command. Mr. Uptmor is a command pilot with more than 3,500 flying hours in KC-135A/Q/R/T aircraft.
Mr. Uptmor’s operational assignments include squadron command of the 911th Air Refueling Squadron, honored with the 2011 Spaatz Trophy as the most outstanding air refueling squadron in AMC. He has flown and commanded combat air refueling aircraft on several deployments including Northern Watch, Southern Watch and the first post 9/11 refueling operations supporting Enduring Freedom in addition to numerous operational squadron assignments.**EDUCATION**
1989 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, AFROTC, Montana State University, Bozeman
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2000 Master of Science, Aeronautical Science and Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2002 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2011 Master of Science, Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.**ASSIGNMENTS**
1. June 1989–April 1991, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
2. October 1991–May 1994, Copilot, Aircraft Commander, Plattsburgh AFB, N.Y.
3. August 1994–August 1998, Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Training, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
4. August 1998–August 2000, Contingency/Exercise Planner, Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC/A8), Scott AFB, Ill.
5. December 2000–December 2003, Chief, 909th Air Refueling Squadron Standards/Evaluation and Operations Officer, Kadena Air Base, Japan
6. December 2003–December 2005, KC-135 PEM, Executive Officer AF/XOR, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
7. January 2006–November 2007, Operations Officer, 6th Operations Support Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
8. December 2007–June 2010, Commander, 911th ARS, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
9. July 2010–May 2011, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. May 2011–October 2013, Division Chief (J-8), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. November 2013–December 2016, Retired
12. December 2016–September 2019, Associate, Nuclear Deterrence Panel, (A-8), Headquarters Air Force the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. September 2019–December 2022, Associate, Planning Integration, (A-8), HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.**FLIGHT INFORMATION**
Rating:  command pilot
Flight hours:  more than 3,500 hours
Aircraft Flown:  T-37, T-38 and KC-135R/T/A/Q**MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS**
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
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