Col. Brad S. Huebinger is the Commander of the 1st Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va. He is responsible for over half of the Air Force's F-22 Raptor inventory and the worldwide rapid deployment and employment of F-22 air dominance fighters in support of Combatant Commander taskings. He oversees more than 2,000 personnel, two airfields, two groups, and 11 squadrons, including two F-22 fighter squadrons, the sole F-22 formal training unit, a T-38 fighter training squadron, and a
training support squadron.
The Colonel entered the Air Force in May 2002, graduating from the USAF Academy. Col. Huebinger’s operational assignments include the 493d Fighter Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, UK and the 525th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, AK. Col. Huebinger was the 433d Weapons Squadron Commander, leading the F-15C/D and F-22 Weapons Instructor Courses. He then became Deputy Commandant of the USAF Weapons School, guiding 21 squadrons producing tactical experts for the USAF. The Colonel next served as the Air Dominance Branch Chief and Special Access Coordinator for the Joint Staff Directorate of Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment. Col Huebinger was the Deputy Division Chief at the War Planning, Operations and Policy Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon. Prior to his current position, he was the commander of the 1st Operations Group at Langley Air Force Base, Va.
EDUCATION 2002 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2011 Master of Business Administration, Touro University International, Cypress, Calif.
2015 Master of Strategic Intelligence, National Intelligence University, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. 2019 Master of National Resource Strategy, Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS 1. October 2002 – March 2004, Student Pilot, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training and Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2. March 2004 – January 2005, Student, F-15C Eagle Training, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
3. January 2005 – August 2008, Assistant Chief of Weapons, 493d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
4. August 2008 – January 2011, Chief of Weapons and Tactics and Flight Commander, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska
5. January 2011 – July 2014, Assistant Operations Officer and Weapons School Instructor, 433d Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. July 2014 – July 2015, Student, National Intelligence University, JB Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C.
7. July 2015 – July 2019, Commander, 433d Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev,. 8. July 2019 – July 2020, Student, Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
9. July 2020 – July 2022, Air Dominance Branch Chief and Special Access Program Coordinator, Joint Staff Directorate of Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
10. July 2022 – May 2023, Deputy Division Chief, War Planning, Operations and Policy Division, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. June 2023 – June 2025, Commander, 1st Operations Group, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
12. June 2025 – Present, Commander, 1st Fighter Wing, JB Langley-Eustis, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
July 2020 – July 2022, Air Dominance Branch Chief and Special Access Program Coordinator, Joint Staff Directorate of Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment, the Pentagon, Va.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 2,100
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-15C/D, F-22A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 29, 2002
First Lieutenant May 29, 2004
Captain May 29, 2006
Major March 1, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel December 1, 2016
Colonel May 1, 2022
(Current as of June 2025)