Colonel Shane A. Barrett is the Commander of the 23d Maintenance Group, Moody AFB, Georgia, home of the Air Force's legendary "Flying Tigers." The group provides safe, reliable, and effective maintenance on 49 A-10C, 14 HC-130J/P, and 39 HH-60G aircraft across three geographically separated units. He is responsible for over 2,400 personnel in Air Combat Command's (ACC) largest maintenance organization and ensures their ability to deploy aircraft, personnel, and cargo worldwide to conduct forward air control, close air support, air interdiction, and combat search and rescue missions.
Colonel Barrett received his commission in June 1994 from ROTC at Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio. He has held a variety of operational maintenance and logistics assignments at the wing, major command, and staff levels, and has served as an Air Force Fellow at RAND Corporation. A master maintainer, he has provided combat and humanitarian support to Operations JOINT GUARD, SOUTHERN WATCH, NOBLE EAGLE, IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, TOMODACHI and ODESSY DAWN/ UNIFIED PROTECTOR.
EDUCATION:
1994 Bachelor of Arts, Communications, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
1995 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, TX
1999 Squadron Officer School, in-residence, Maxwell AFB, AL
1999 Master of Science, International Relations, Troy State University, FL
2008 Master of Operations Art & Science, Air Command & Staff College, in-residence, Maxwell AFB, AL
2011 Air War College, by correspondence, Maxwell AFB, AL
2015 Air Force Fellow, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. 1987 - 1992, Vehicle Mechanic, 269th Combat Communications Squadron, Ohio ANG, Springfield, OH
2. 1994 - 1995, Assistant Maintenance Supervisor, 16th Component Repair Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
3. 1995 - 1996, OIC, Propulsion/Accessories Division, 16th Component Repair Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
4. 1996 - 1997, Assistant Sortie Generation Flight Commander / Sortie Support Flight Commander, 16th Aircraft Generation Squadron, 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Hurlburt Field, FL
5. 1998 - 2000, Detachment Commander, 372d Training Squadron, Detachment 13, Nellis AFB, NV, Detachment 13A, Hill AFB, UT
6. 2000 - 2001, Flight Commander, 57th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Strike AMF, Nellis AFB, NV
7. 2001 - 2001, Maintenance Supervisor, 57th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV
8. 2001 - 2002, Squadron Maintenance Officer, 22d Air Refueling Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, ID
9. 2002 - 2003, Maintenance Supervisor, 366th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, ID
10. 2003 - 2004, Maintenance Ops Officer, 366th Component Maintenance Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, ID
11. 2004 - 2007, Chief, CV-22 Integrated Logistics/Requirements, Headquarters AFSOC, Hurlburt Field, FL
12. 2007 - 2008, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
13. 2008 - 2010, Commander, 982d Maintenance Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX
14. 2010 - 2012, Commander, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Beale AFB, CA
15. 2012 - 2014, Deputy Chief TFE Division, Directorate of Strategic Planning, HQ USAF, Washington D.C.
16. 2014 - 2015, Air Force Fellow, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
17. 2015 - Present, Commander, 23d Maintenance Group, Moody AFB, GA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star Device
Armed Forces Expeditonary Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Star Device
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air & Space Campaign Medal
Nuclear Deterrance Operations Service Medal
NATO Medal for Yugoslavia
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant June 11, 1994
First Lieutenant August 5, 1996
Captain August 5, 1998
Major February 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2009
Colonel June 1, 2015
(Current as of 9 July 2015)