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COLONEL ROBERT P. PALMER
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Colonel Robert P. Palmer is Director of Public Affairs for Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga. He serves as the principal advisor to the commander on public affairs matters and supervises the force management of about 220 Public Affairs officers and 310 enlisted Public Affairs personnel.
Colonel Palmer leads the command's community and media outreach programs, supporting the activities of about 70,000 Reservists serving at 12 host installations and 60 other bases and locations. He is responsible for informing the public, shaping and protecting the Air Force Reserve's identity, and sending out command messages to troops, taxpayers and worldwide audiences.
Colonel Palmer was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army National Guard through Army ROTC at The Citadel. In 2003, he transferred to the Air Force Reserve and was assigned as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee at Headquarters, Air Mobility Command. In 2004, Colonel Palmer began his first Active Guard Reserve (AGR) tour as the Chief of Strategic Communications for the National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).
Prior to becoming a career AGR officer, Colonel Palmer served as executive vice president and chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of Indiana, a statewide construction trade association based in Indianapolis.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Arts in political science, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.
1998 Master of Public Affairs, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air AFB, Ala. (correspondence)
2003 Master of Arts in international affairs, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Mass.
2005 Air Command Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (correspondence)
2006 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va,
2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (correspondence)
2008 Capitol Hill Legislative Fellowship Program, The Government Affairs Institute, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1990 - July 1993, Fire Direction Officer, Battery C, 3rd Battalion, 139th Field Artillery, INARNG, Danville, Ind.
2. July 1993 - April 1994, Fire Support Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 293rd Infantry, INARNG, Logansport, Ind.
3. April 1994 - October 1996, Briefing Officer, Det. 1, 126th Press Camp Headquarters, INARNG, Indianapolis, Ind.
4. October 1996 - December 1998, Commander, Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 139th Field Artillery, INARNG, Lafayette, Ind.
5. December 1998 - October 2000, Aide de Camp to the Adjutant General of Indiana, INARNG, Indianapolis, Ind.
6. October 2000 - February 2002, Commander, Det. 1, 126th Press Camp Headquarters, INARNG, Indianapolis, Ind. (deployed for six months to Bosnia-Herzegovina as media operations officer for SFOR 9)
7. February 2002 - March 2003, Assistant Fire Support Coordinator, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 38th Division Artillery, INARNG, Indianapolis, Ind.
8. March 2003 - June 2003, Public Affairs Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 38th Infantry Division, INARNG, Indianapolis, Ind.
9. June 2003 - December 2003, Control Group, U.S. Army Reserve, St. Louis, Mo.
10. December 2003 - December 2004, IMA to the Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. (activated for four months to backfill the chief of public affairs, 509th Bomb Wing)
11. December 2004 - July 2007, Chief of Strategic Communications, National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C. (deployed to Southwest Asia for four months to serve as the chief of media operations for USCENTAF-FWD)
12. July 2007 - December 2008, Air Force Legislative Fellow, Office of the Air Force Reserve, detailed to the office of Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina, Washington, D.C.
13. January 2009 - January 2012, Legislative Affairs Officer and later, Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs Directorate, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Washington, D.C.
14. January 2012 - June 2012, Special Assistant, Strategy and Assessments Division, Secretary of the Air Force Office of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.
15. June 2012 - Present, Director of Public Affairs, Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Ga.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2004 - July 2007, Chief of Strategic Communications, National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C.
2. January 2009 - January 2012, Legislative Affairs Officer and later, Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs Directorate, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border
Air Force Longevity Service with three oak leaf clusters
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 'M' Device
Army Service Ribbon
NATO Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Air Force Association
The Honorable Order of St. Barbara
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1999 Indianapolis Business Journal's "40 Under Forty"
2001 Who's Who in America
2002 Indianapolis Business Journal's "Who's Who in Construction and Engineering"
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 12, 1990
First Lieutenant June 1, 1993
Captain June 5, 1997
Major June 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel, August 2, 2007
Colonel, June 25, 2012
(Current as of August, 2012)
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