Colonel Bryan K. Wong is the Commander, 35th Maintenance Group, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan. He is responsible for over 1,100 aircraft maintenance personnel who perform maintenance on 44 F-16CM aircraft valued at $1.4B. He also executes a $75M Flying-Hour Program, manages facilities and equipment worth $2.8B, and the daily operations of PACAF's Centralized Engine Repair Facility that provides 159 operational F110 engines, valued at over $700M to three fighter wings within Indo-PACOM.
Col Wong was commissioned in September 2001 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He is a career aircraft maintenance officer and has served in numerous flights, squadron, group, wing, NAF, MAJCOM, and HAF positions in four commands, as well as an instructor at the Chief of Staff of the Air Force's Leadership Development Course for Squadron Command. Col Wong has worked a variety of airframes, including the F-15C, F-15E, B-1, F-16, A-10, and C-130 aircraft. He has deployed to Iraq and Kuwait for Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM.
Prior to serving as the 35th Maintenance Group Commander, Colonel Wong was a student at the U.S. Air Force Air War College in Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
EDUCATION
2001 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2006 Lean CPI, Lean Enterprise Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
2007 Six Sigma Green Belt, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania
2008 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2008 Master of Science with Distinction, Aviation Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida
2013 Distinguished Graduate, Master of Military Arts and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2016 LOGTECH Advanced Program in Logistics and Technology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2016 Air War College, by correspondence
2022 Master of Strategic Studies with Distinction, Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 2001 – November 2002, Munitions Production Officer in Charge then Fabrication Flight Commander, 3rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
2. December 2002 – October 2004, Assistant Officer In Charge, 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, then 19th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 3rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
3. November 2004 – October 2005, Executive Officer, 7th Maintenance Group, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
4. November 2005 – October 2006, Maintenance Flight Commander, 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
5. November 2006 – July 2007, Officer in Charge, 28th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
6. August 2007 – March 2008, Chief, Wing Air Force Smart Operations, 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
7. April 2008 – August 2008, Maintenance Operations Officer, 7th Component Maintenance Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
8. August 2008 – October 2008, Maintenance Operations Officer, 7th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
9. November 2008 – June 2010, Chief Expeditionary Maintenance Programs, Irregular Warfare Branch, Headquarters Nineteenth Air Force, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
10. July 2010 – June 2011, Officer in Charge, Logistics Compliance and Assessment Program, Directorate of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
11. June 2011 – June 2012, Maintenance Operations Officer, 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
12. July 2012 – June 2013, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
13. July 2013 – July 2015, Commander, 52d Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
14. July 2015 – June 2017, Chief, Bases and Theater Posture Branch, Bases and Forces Division, Directorate of Plans, Programs and Analyses, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
15. June 2017 - June 2019, Commander, 51st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea.
16. June 2019 - June 2020, Chief, Logistics Initiatives Branch, Aircraft Maintenance Division, Logistics Directorate, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.
17. June 2020 - June 2021, Executive Officer, Logistics Directorate, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.
18. June 2021 – June 2022, AU Fellowship, Instructor, CSAF Leadership Development Course for Squadron Command, Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Development, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
19. July 2022 – August 2022, Student, Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
20. August 2022 – Present, Commander, 35th Maintenance Group, Misawa AB, Japan
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Iraq Campaign Medal with bronze star
Korean Defense Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS
Second Lieutenant September 2001
First Lieutenant September 2003
​Captain September 2005
Major November 2011
Lieutenant Colonel October 2016
Colonel April 2022