page_title: Frank Gorenc
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Gorenc / Education
caption_attribution_description: Maj Gen Frank Gorenc, Commander, Air Force District of Washington, greets Pope Benedict XVI upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., hosted by the 316th Wing and the Air Force District of Washington, on April 15th, 2008, beginning his weeklong trip to the United States. The Pontiff, selected 265th pope on April 19, 2005, will meet with President George W. Bush at the White House, address the Presidents of Roman Catholic Colleges and Universities, and celebrate mass at Nationals Park in Washington D.C. and Yankee Stadium in New York City.
context_page_description: Frank Gorenc is a United States Air Force four-star general who served as the Commander, U.S. Air Forces Europe; Commander, U.S. Air Forces Africa; Commander, Allied Air Command; and Director, Joint Air Power Competence Center. He previously served as the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, Headquarters, United States Air Force at the Pentagon. The general is a command pilot with more than 4,100 flight hours in the T-38A, F-15C, MQ-1B, UH-1N and C-21A. He assumed his final assignment on 2 August 2013.
context_section_description: 1979 Distinguished graduate, Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  1983 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
  1986 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
  1986 NATO Tactical Leadership Program, Jever Air Base, West Germany
  1988 Distinguished graduate, United States Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
  1989 Master of Aeronautical Science degree, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida
  1994 Air War College, by seminar
  1995 Master of Science degree in national security strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
  2006 Joint Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
  2007 Capstone Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
  2008 Joint Flag Officer Warfighter Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
  2008 Defense Policy Seminar, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
caption: Maj Gen Frank Gorenc, Commander, Air Force District of Washington, greets Pope Benedict XVI upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
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