Colonel WILLIAM H. GUTERMUTH
Colonel William H. Gutermuth is the Commander of the Air Force Reserve Command's 433rd Airlift Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. He directs the operations and activities of approximately 2,500 personnel assigned to the wing headquarters and 21 subordinate units. The Alamo Wing is the home for all C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew training.
Col. Gutermuth received his commission through the Air Force Officer Training School program in 1992 and directly entered into the Air Force Reserve following undergraduate pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
He has deployed in support of operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle, Inherent Resolve, Freedom Sentinel, and Arabian Gulf accruing more than 350 combat flying hours.
He has also served as the Chief of Mobilization and Aviation Branches, Headquarters AFRC Force Generation Center, Robins AFB, Ga., where he managed the volunteer battle rhythm and warfighter support for over 70,000 aviation and agile combat support forces and coordinated activation requests to support war and peacetime contingencies as well as national emergencies.
Col. Gutermuth is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in various aircraft including the C-5M. Prior to arriving to the Alamo Wing, he was the Commander of the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McQuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science degree in sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Va.
2002 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2011 Installation Inspector General Course, Washington, D.C.
2012 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Master of Arts degree in national security studies, American Military University, Charles Town, W.Va.
2015 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
2016 Master of Science degree in Inter-American defense & security, Inter-American Defense College, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2017 Air Force Safety/Accident Board President Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2017 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Capitol Hill Club, Washington D.C.
2018 National and International Security Leadership Seminar, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.
2021 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Rizzo Center, Chapel Hill, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
June 1992–October 1993, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, Texas
October 1993–January 1994, Student, C-130 Pilot, Little Rock AFB, Jacksonville, Ark.
January 1994–December 1998, Pilot, C-130H, 758th Airlift Squadron, Coraopolis, Pa.
December 1998–February 2001, Aircraft Commander, C-130H, 758th AS, Coraopolis, Pa.
February 2001–January 2002, Chief of Operational Plans, 911th AW, Coraopolis, Pa.
January 2002–February 2008, Chief of Squadron Tactics, 758th AS, Coraopolis, Pa.
February 2008–July 2012, Chief of Safety, 911th Airlift Wing, 911th AW, Coraopolis, Pa.
July 2012–February 2013, Chief of the Mobilization Branch, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Force Generation Center, Robins AFB, Ga.
February 2013–July 2015, Chief of the Aviation Branch, HQ AFRC, Force Generation Center, Robins AFB, Ga.
July 2015–July 2016, Student, Inter-American Defense College, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
July 2016–January 2019, Commander, 512th Operations Group, Dover AFB, Del.
January 2019–October 2020, Commander, 446th Operations Group, Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Wash. (December 2019–June 2020, Commander, 385th Air Expeditionary Group, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)
October 2020–March 2021, Commander, 514th Operations Group, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
March 2021- March 2023, Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
March 2023-present, Commander, 433rd Airlift Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: 5,000+
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, C-130H, C-5M, C-17
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 2, 1992
First Lieutenant Nov. 14, 1994
Captain Dec. 24, 1997
Major May 6, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 2008
Colonel April 1, 2016
(Current as of March 2023)
