Colonel Scott W. Hurrelbrink is Commander of the 919th Special Operations Wing, United States Air Force Reserve, Duke Field, Florida. His unit provides capabilities to support a variety of conventional and unconventional air and ground mission sets including planning, strike, advising, security forces, engineering, communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. He ensures the organization, training, equipping and readiness of 1,700 Air Commandos for worldwide deployments in support of combatant commands and joint and coalition special operations. The wing employs and provides training in AC-130J, U-28, C-146 and MQ-9 aircraft.

Colonel Hurrelbrink received his commission in 1994 from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. During his career, Colonel Hurrelbrink has held positions throughout the wing, major command, combatant command and with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A graduate of both Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training and Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, he has operational experience in fighter, bomber, tanker, trainer and lift aircraft. Prior to his current assignment, he was the Deputy Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins AFB, Georgia

EDUCATION

1994 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Technology, Bowling Green State University, Ohio

2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2007 Master of Military Arts and Sciences, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2014 The Senior Course, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy

2014 NATO Regional Cooperation Course, NATO Defense College, Italy

2015 Joint Forces Staff College, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va.

2019 Fellow, Asia Pacific Center for Strategic Studies, Honolulu Hawaii

 

ASSIGNMENTS

1. July 1994 – March 1996, Section Commander, 28th Munitions and 28th Maintenance Squadrons, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.

2. March 1996 – May 1997, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla.

3. May 1997 – January 1999, B-52 Electronic Warfare Officer, 11th and 20th Bomb Squadrons, Barksdale AFB, La.

4. January 1999 – May 2000, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, 37th, 50th and 49th Flying Training Squadrons, Columbus AFB, Miss.

5. May 2000 – April 2003, A/OA-10 Pilot, 357th and 354th Fighter Squadrons, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

6. May 2003 – June 2006, F-117A Pilot, Flight Commander, Assistant Director of Operations, 7th and 9th Fighter Squadrons, Holloman AFB, N.M.

7. July 2006 – August 2007, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

8. August 2007 – December 2008, Chief, Special Technical Operations, Air Force Element USCENTCOM Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Al Udeid AB, Quatar

10. December 2008 – August 2011, A-10 Pilot, Assistant Director of Operations, 81st Fighter Squadron, Chief of Wing Inspections, 52nd Fighter Wing, Director of Operations, 52nd Operations Support Squadron and Chief of Safety, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany

11. August 2011 – July 2013, Commander, 12th Combat Training Squadron, Fort Irwin AIN, Calif.

12. July 2013 – June 2014, Student, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy

13. June 2014 – July 2016, Chief, NATO Close Air Support and Forward Air Controller Capabilities, Headquarters Allied Air Command, Ramstein AB, Germany

14. July 2016 – July 2018, Vice Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam

15. July 2018 – June 2021, Chief, Air Operations Division, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, 378th Expeditionary Operations Group Commander, Prince Sultan AB, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Deputy Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii

16. June 2021 – July 2024, Deputy Director of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.

17. July 2024 – Present, Commander 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

August 2007 - December 2008, Chief, Special Technical Operations, Air Force Element USCENTCOM Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Al Udeid AB, Qatar as a Major

June 2014 - July 2016, Chief, NATO Close Air Support and Forward Air Control Capabilities, Headquarters Allied Air Command, Ramstein AB, Germany, as a Lieutenant Colonel and then Colonel

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Rating: Command Pilot, Navigator

Flight Hours: 2,700

Aircraft Qualified / Previously Qualified In: B-52H, A/OA-10A/C, T-38A, F-117A, KC-135R/T, and C-146

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Legion of Merit Medal

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Medal Meritorious Service Medal

Air Medal

Aerial Achievement Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal

Army Commendation Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Combat Action Medal

Combat Readiness Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Afghanistan Campaign Medal

Iraq Campaign Medal

Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korean Defense Service Medal

Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal

NATO Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant June 4, 1994

First Lieutenant June 4, 1996

Captain June 4, 1998

Major November 1, 2004

Lieutenant Colonel October 1, 2009

Colonel January 1, 2016

 

 

(Current as of March 2025)