Colonel Jeremy Weihrich is the Deputy Commander, 477th Fighter Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Prior to this assignment, Col. Weihrich served as the Special Assist to the Commander, 477th FG; Commander, 302d Fighter Squadron; Commander, 477th Operations Support Squadron; Chief of Stan/Eval, 477th FG; Director of Operations, 302d FS; and Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 302d FS.
Col. Weihrich earned his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1999. He is a graduate and former instructor of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School and is a command pilot with more than 2,400 flying hours in the T-37, T-38, F-15 A/CID, and F-22A. Col. Weihrich served 12 years in the active duty Air Force before joining the Air Force Reserve in 2011 where he currently serves as a Traditional Reservist.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO 2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Al., in-residence
2009 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2020 Air War College, by correspondence
2022 Master of Arts, Theological Studies, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: 2,400+
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-15NC/D, F-22A
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1999 - February 2001, Undergraduate Pilot Training Student, Sheppard Air Force Base, Tx.
2. February - April 2001, Student, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 49th Fighter Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
3. April - October 2001, F-15C Student Pilot, 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fl.
4. November 2001 - October 2004, F-15C Instructor Pilot/Mission Commander, 390th FS, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
5. October 2004 - June 2005, F-15C IP/ Academic Instructor, 325th Operations Support Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fl.
6. June - December 2005, Student, USAF Weapons School, 433rd Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nv.
7. December 2005 - May 2006, Weapons Officer, 2d FS, Tyndall AFB, Fl.
8. May 2006 - June 2008, F-15C IP Weapons Instructor Course, 433rd WS, Nellis AFB, Nv.
9. June - August 2008, F-22A Transition Course, 43rd FS, Tyndall AFB, Fl.
10. August 2008 - August 2011, F-22A IP Weapons Instructor Course, 433rd WS, Nellis AFB, Nv.
11. August 2011 - December 2014, Weapons Officer, 302d FS, JBER, Alaska
12. December 2014 - April 2017, Director of Operations, 302d FS, JBER, Alaska
13. April 2017 - July 2018, Chief of Standardization-Evaluation, 477th Fighter Group, JBER, Alaska
14. July 2018 - October 2020, Commander, 477th Operations Support Flight, JBER, Alaska
15. October 2020 - November 2022, Commander, 302d FS, JBER, Alaska
16. November 2022 - May 2023, Special Assistant to the Commander, 477th FG, JBER, Alaska
17. May 2023 - Present, Deputy Commander, 477th FG, JBER, Alaska