Douglas Eaton Kelley

Background

Kelley, Douglas Eaton was born on July 17, 1960 in Cleveland. Son of Robert Ernest Vinson and Elizabeth Caroline (Kirsheman) Kelley.

Education

Bachelor in Psychology, The Citadel, 1982. Master of Arts in Management and Supervision, Center Michigan University, 1986. Graduate, Squadron Officers School, 1987.

Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, 1995. Graduate, Armed Forces Staff College, 1996. Graduate, Air War College, 1999.

Career

Commissioned United States Air Force, 1982, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, 1986. Deputy missile combat crew commander, deputy flight commander 741st Strategic Missile Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, 1983, missile combat crew commander, 1985-1986. Missile combat crew instructor 91st Strategic Missile Wing, 1984-1985, missile combat crew evaluator, 1986-1987.

Airborne missile operations officer 4th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, 1987, Commander airborne missile combat crew, 1987-1988, airborne launch control system scheduler, and plans officer, 1988-1989, assistant chief airborne launch control system plans section North Dakota, 1990, chief airborne launch control system targeting, 1991. Chief intercontinental ballistic missile emergency actions Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base North-East, Nebraska, 1991, ICBM emergency actions development officer Offutt Air Force Base, 1991-1992. ICBM emergency war order training and evaluation officer Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langles Air Force Base, Virginia, 1992-1993.

ICBM emergency war order policy officer Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, 1993-1994. National military command system command and control officer, deputy chief, command control branch Headquarters United States Strategic Command Offutt Air Force Base North-East, 1994-1997. Commander, current operations flight 91st Operations Support Squadron Minot Air Force Base North Dakota, 1997-1998, operations officer 741st Missile Squadron, 1998-2000.

Commander 576th Flight Test Squadron Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, 2000—2001. Mission director Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center N. American Aerospace Defense Command, since 2001.

Achievements

• Douglas Eaton Kelley has been listed as a noteworthy military officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Music, record collecting, sports, personal fitness, recreational vehicle travel.

Connections

Married Mary Josephine Horlacher, May 7, 1983. Children: Katherine Elizabeth, Caroline Josephine, Douglas Eaton Junior.

Father:

Robert Ernest Vinson Kelley

Mother:

Elizabeth Caroline (Kirsheman) Kelley

Spouse:

Mary Josephine Horlacher

child:

Caroline Josephine Kelley

child:

Douglas Eaton Junior Kelley

child:

Katherine Elizabeth Kelley