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Director’s Corner: AMC Welcomes New Director of Safety

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  • By The Mobility Forum
  • AMC
Winter 2014 --  Col Michael R. Seiler has been named the Director of Safety for AMC at Scott AFB, Illinois. He comes to AMC on the heels of his previous assignment as Commander of the 376th Expeditionary Operations Group, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyz Republic.

Col Seiler is well seasoned in AMC's mission, as his former group's assigned units include a KC-135 air refueling squadron and an operations support squadron. The Transit Center at Manas had approximately 1,400 military personnel (and 900 U.S. and host-nation contractor personnel) performing day-to-day operations at the premier air mobility hub supporting military operations in Afghanistan. The wing's around-the-clock missions included aerial refueling, airlift, onward movement of troops, and strengthening the partnership with the Kyrgyz Republic.

Col Seiler is a well-decorated command pilot with over 5,500 hours in military aircraft and 480 combat hours in numerous operations. He has flown the T-37, T-38, C-21A, KC-135R/T, and C-17.

Among the milestones in his distinguished career are serving as Command Electronic Warfare Director for the United States Special Operations Command at MacDill AFB, Florida, and Commander, 22d Operations Group, and Commander, 349th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kansas. While in command at McConnell, the 349th "Bandits" won Air Mobility Command's coveted Spaatz Trophy in 2008 and 2010.