The June 9th lunch meeting speaker will be
COLONEL
JULIA B. "JB" MURRAY

 
Colonel Julia B. (JB) Murray is the Vice Commander of the 81st Training Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. The 81st Training Wing provides technical training for officers, airmen and civilians of the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and other agencies of the Department of Defense in numerous electronic, avionics, computer, personnel and information management career fields.

Colonel Murray enlisted in the Air Force in 1977 and was commissioned through Officer Training School in 1979. During her career, Colonel Murray has served in a variety of command positions, faculty positions at two professional military education schools, two Inspectors General tours, and major air command staff. Previous command positions include headquarters squadron section commander, air officer commanding for an Air Force Academy cadet squadron, mission support squadron commander, base commander during the final phase of base closure at Soesterberg Air Base, The Netherlands, Deputy Support Group Commander for the 42nd Air Base Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Colonel Murray is a native of Laurel, Mississippi.

EDUCATION
1974 Bachelor of Music Education, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.

1983 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

1987 Master of Human Resource Management/Personnel Administration, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, Ala.

1993 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

1999 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS
Aug 1979 - Dec 1979

Assistant chief of base administration, 375th Air Base Group, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

Dec 1979 - Oct 1981

Executive officer to the commander, 375th Air Base Group, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

Oct 1981 - Jun 1983

Commander, headquarters squadron section, 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing, Scott Air Force Base, Ill

June 1983 - July 1986

Section commander, operations officer, leadership curriculum manager, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

Jul 1986 - Jun 1988

Chief of inspections operations, Office of the Air University Inspector General, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

Jun 1988 - Jul 1989

Air officer commanding, Cadet Squadron 19, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.

Jul 1989 - Dec 1990

Director of complaints, fraud, waste and abuse and inspection support, Office of the Inspector General, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Dec 1990 - Aug 1992

Assistant chief of staff, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Aug 1992 - Jul 1993

Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

Jul 1993 - Sep 1994

Mission support commander and deputy support squadron commander, 32nd Fighter Group, and final installation commander, Soesterberg Air Base, Netherlands.

Oct 1994 - May 1995

Academic instructor and advisor, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

May 1995 - Sep 1997

Deputy commander, 42nd Support Group, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

Sep 1997 - Jul 1999

Chief of command officer assignments, Directorate of Personnel, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Jul 1999 - Jan 2002

Chief of performance management and systems, Directorate of Personnel, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Jan 2002 - present

Vice Commander, 81st Training Wing, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 19, 1979

First Lieutenant June 19, 1981

Captain June 19, 1983

Major December 1, 1989

Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 1995

Colonel May 1, 2001
(Current as of August 2002)