Col. Anthony P. “Tony” Brusca is the Deputy Commander of the 913th Airlift Group, Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Ark. The group reports to 22nd Air Force, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Activated July 2014, the group provides C-130 combat airlift capability on a world-wide scale, and is currently in an active association with the 50th Airlift Squadron of the active duty 19th Airlift Wing as part of the Air Force Total Force Integration initiative.  The group is comprised of more than 500 members.

Colonel Brusca has served tours of duty at Barksdale AFB, La., and McConnell AFB, Kan.  During these assignments he deployed to numerous locations in support of OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH, NORTHERN WATCH, VIGILANT WARRIOR, DENY FLIGHT, DECISIVE ENDEVOUR, ALLIED FORCE NOBLE ANVIL, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NOBLE EAGLE, and UNIFIED PROTECTOR. He has also served as the commander of the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame where he received his commission through ROTC. Colonel Brusca is a senior pilot and navigator with more than 4,500 hours in the KC-135 and C-130.

EDUCATION

1989 Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Notre Dame, Ind.

1993 Combat Flight Instructor Course, Castle AFB, Calif.

1994 Joint Employment Tactics School, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.

1995 Squadron Officers School – Residence/Correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

1999 Master of Arts, History, Wichita State University, Kan.

2002 Air Command and Staff College – by correspondence

2008 Air War College – by correspondence

2012 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.

2012 Leadership Today and Tomorrow Course, Washington, D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. 1990 - 1991, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training, 323^rd Flying Training Wing, Mather AFB, Calif.

2. 1991 - 1993, Navigator, 71^st Air Refueling Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.

3. 1993 - 1994, Instructor Navigator, Aircrew Training Branch, 71^st Air Refueling Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.

4. 1994 - 1996, Stan/Eval Navigator, Chief Squadron Tactics, 344^th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

5. 1996 - 1997, Wing Flight Scheduler, Instructor Navigator, 22^nd Operations Support Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

6. 1997 - 1999, Long Range Scheduler, Instructor Navigator, 18^th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

7. 1999 - 2000, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, 71^st Flying Training Wing, Vance AFB, Okla.

8. 2000 - 2006, Pilot, Aircraft Commander, 18^th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

9. 2006 - 2007, Flight Commander, 18^th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

10. 2007 - Operations Officer, 90^th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey

11. 2007 - 2009, Chief Pilot, 18^th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

12. 2010 - Commander, 506^th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam

13. 2009 - 2012, Commander, 18^th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

14. 2012 - 2013, Deputy Chief, Standardization and Evaluation Section, 931^st Air Refueling Group, McConnell AFB, Kan.

15. 2013 - 2014, Deputy Commander, 22 Air Force Detachment 1, Little Rock AFB, Ark.

16. 2014 - Present, Deputy Commander, 913^th Airlift Group, Little Rock AFB, Ark.

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant October 1989

First Lieutenant October 1991

Captain  October 1993

Major October 2001

Lieutenant Colonel August 2007

Colonel October 2012

(Current as of October 2015)