COLONEL FREDERICK E. “TMS” ROBINSON II
Colonel Frederick E. Robinson II is the Commander, 186th Air Operations Group, Key Field Air National Guard Base, Meridian, Mississippi. The 186th Air Operations Group provides Component Numbered Air Force staff personnel supporting HQ 1AF/AFNORTH, Defense Support of Civil Authorities and Homeland Defense. He is responsible for providing guidance, oversight and direction to HQ 1AF/AFNORTH and its supporting command, USNORTHCOM.
A Washington, D.C. native, Colonel Robinson is a 1996 graduate of Daniel Webster College. He received his commission in 1998 through the Academy of Military Science, commissioning source of the Air National Guard. He completed undergraduate pilot training in August 1999 and his operational flying assignments include C-130Es with the Air Mobility Command with the Rhode Island Air National Guard as well as F-16s with the Air Combat Command with the District of Columbia Air National Guard. Prior to command of the 186th Air Operations Group, Colonel Robinson served as the commander of the 186th Air Component Operations Squadron. In this role, Colonel Robinson was responsible for planning, coordination, and execution of all domestic operations pertaining to the Air Component of the Air Operations Group, including the integration of nearly 80+ subject matter experts in over 50 different Air Force specialties capabilities who train, augment and integrate with a numbered Air Force Forces staff, specifically 1AF at Tyndall Air Force Base. Prior to joining the Mississippi Air National Guard, Colonel Robinson maintained a Combat Mission Ready status as an F-16C+ Fighter Pilot and contributed to the Air Sovereignty Alert (ASA) mission in support of OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE (ONE) as a current and qualified Alert Commander.
Col. Robinson’s combat deployments include Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Balad Air Base, Iraq as a 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron combat fighter pilot in 2006 and a deployment to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM as a 455th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron combat Flight Lead in 2011.
Colonel Robinson is a command pilot with over 10,600 hours of combined civilian airline and military flying experience. In addition to his combat experience in operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM, he has also planned and executed numerous integrated air defense missions for ONE since 2006. In his civilian capacity, he serves as a Captain and Line Check Pilot for a legacy U.S. airline carrier. Colonel Robinson is also bilingual, his second language being Spanish.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation Management, Daniel Webster College, Nashua, N.H.
2006 Squadron Officer School (residence), Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)
2014 Master of Business Administration, Strayer University, Alexandria, Va.
2015 Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2017 Air National Guard Commander’s Development Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2019 Air War College (correspondence)
2019 Joint Air Operations Planning Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2020 Contingency Wartime Planner’s Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2020 Air Force Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2021 Joint Senior Staff Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1998 - August 1999, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. September 1999 - January 2000, C-130E Replacement Training Unit (RTU), Little Rock AFB, Ark.
3. February 2000 - December 2002, C-130E Co-Pilot, 143rd Airlift Squadron, Rhode Island Air National Guard, Quonset State Airport, R.I.
4. January 2003 - March 2003, T-38B Student Pilot, 560th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas
5. April 2003 - June 2003, AT-38C Student Pilot, Fighter Fundamentals, 49th Fighter Training
Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
6. July 2003 - March 2004, F-16 RTU, 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
7. April 2004 - May 2004, F-16 Night Systems, 310th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
8. June 2004 - April 2005, F-16 Pilot, 121st Fighter Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md.
9. May 2005 - March 2008, Life Support Officer, 121st Fighter Squadron, Andrews AFB, Md.
10. April 2008 - May 2012, F-16 Flight Lead, Assistant Chief of Scheduling, 121st Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
11. June 2012 - February 2015, F-16 Chief of Training, 121st Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
12. December 2014 - April 2015, Director, Plans (A5), Training and Exercises (A7), Joint Force Headquarters, District of Columbia National Guard, Washington, D.C.
13. March 2015- April 2016, Command Post Officer in Charge, 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
14. May 2015 – July 2018, Director, Operations (A3), Joint Force Headquarters, District of Columbia National Guard, Washington, D.C.
15. August 2018 – July 2021, Deputy Director of Operations (A3), 186th Air Component Operations Squadron (ACOS), Key Field, Meridian, Miss.
16. August 2021 – January 2023, Joint Air Component Coordination Element (JACCE) Team
Director, 186th Air Operations Group (AOG), Key Field, Meridian, Miss.
17. February 2023 – January 2025, Commander, 186th Air Component Operations Squadron (ACOS), Key Field, Meridian, Miss.
18. February 2025 – Present, Commander, 186th Air Operations Group, Key Field, Meridian, Miss.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: 10,600
Combat Missions: over 100
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-1, T/AT-38, C-130E, F-16C/D, CRJ 200, A-319/320/321, B-737, B-757/767, B-777, and B-787
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal (2 devices)
Air Medal (1 device)
Air and Space Commendation Medal (1 device)
Air Force Commendation Medal (1 device)
Meritorious Unit Award (2 devices)
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award (7 devices)
Army Superior Unit Award
Combat Readiness Medal (2 devices)
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (2 Hourglass and 3 devices)
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
White House Champions of Change for Fatherhood Finalist, 2011
C-130 RTU Distinguished Graduate, 2000
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
Alpha Chi National Honor Society, member
Golden Key International Honour Society, member
Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, member
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., member
Masonic Order, Prince Hall Affiliated, member
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 2, 1998
First Lieutenant July 2, 2000
Captain July 2, 2002
Major June 12, 2007
Lieutenant Colonel June 12, 2014
Colonel November 30, 2021
(Current as of April 2025)