COLONEL MICHAEL B. PARKS is the Commander, 94th Airlift Wing,
Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. He leads a unit equipped Air
Force Reserve wing with eight C-130H3 cargo aircraft that
support joint service and multi-national airlift missions in the
United States and around the world. The wing is comprised
of nearly 2,000 personnel and includes a headquarters element, three groups, and 13 squadrons. Additionally,
Colonel Parks has command responsibility for the entire
installation serving as host for over 12,000 tenant personnel
and 17 tenant units, including 22nd Air Force, Air Force Plant
6 and Lockheed-Martin, the Georgia Army and Air National
Guard and the Army, Navy and Marine Corps Reserve.
The colonel was commissioned following his graduation from
the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. His
previous assignments include pilot duties in the C-5A/B,
C-37A, KC-135R/T, and KC-46A, and staff service at the Pacific
Air Forces, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, and
the Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for International
Affairs. He is a graduate of Air Mobility Command’s
leadership development crossflow program PHOENIX REACH.
Prior to his current position, the colonel was the Commander of the 507th Air Refueling Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
Col. Parks is a command pilot, having logged over 3,500 hours in airlift, tanker, and distinguished visitor support aircraft.