New YARS commander: Just the facts

YOUNGSTOWN AIR RESERVE STATION, Ohio -- BACKGROUND:
Col. Reinhard L. Schmidt joins Youngstown Air Reserve Station
from Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force
Base, Ga., where he was the director of Installations and Mission
Support. Schmidt is a master navigator with more than 4,000 flying
hours. He is the recipient of the Major General Tom E. Marchbanks
Jr. Award for heroism and is a member of the Reserve Officers
Association and Airlift Tanker Association-VP Robins Chapter.

EDUCATION:
1982-Bachelor of Arts, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.
1990-Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997-USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1998-Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002-Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Master Navigator
Flight hours: More than 4,157 hours
Aircraft flown: HC-130P/N, C-130E, WC-130H, C-130H3
RECENT ASSIGNMENTS:
July 2010-November 2011: Director, Installations and Mission
Support (A7), Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins
AFB, Ga.
March 2009-July 2010: Deputy Director of Manpower, Personnel,
and Services, Headquarters AFRC, Robins AFB, Ga.
April 2007-March 2009: Commander, 914th Airlift Wing, Niagara
Falls ARS, N.Y.
August 2006-April 2007: Commander, 913th Airlift Wing, Willow
Grove ARS, Pa.
New YARS commander: Just the facts

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
The Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with valor device and three oak
leaf clusters
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal with five oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with three bronze stars
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with three oak
leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two M devices
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Training Ribbon with one oak leaf cluster
NATO Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant April 22, 1983
First Lieutenant April 22, 1986
Captain April 22, 1990
Major March 7, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 30, 2000
Colonel Feb. 6, 2004