Col. Michael G. Fleming is the Commander, 423d Air Base Group, Royal Air Force Alconbury, United Kingdom. He is responsible for a four-base complex consisting of over 950 facilities and more than 1,000 acres with a value in excess of $800 million. His unit provides the full range of operational, logistical, engineering, medical, and communications support and community services to 6,500 military and civilian personnel and their families at RAF Alconbury, RAF Molesworth, and RAF Menwith Hill in the United Kingdom and the 426th Air Base Squadron at Stavanger, Norway. He also serves as host for 12 multi-service, multi-national, and interagency mission partners, including the U.S. European Command JIOCEUR Analytic Center, NATO's Intelligence Fusion Centre, and U.S. Africa Command's J2.
Col. Fleming graduated from The Citadel in 2000. He served in various leadership positions within the Line of the Air Force and medical arenas including Squadron, Detachment, and Flight Commands. Additionally, he served on wing, hospital, and Numbered Air Force executive staffs while in garrison and deployed. Prior to his current assignment he was the Deputy Chief, Pacific Air Forces Operational Support Division, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Science, Exercise Physiology/Education, The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.
2004 Squadron Officer School (In Residence) Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2012 Master of Health Administration and Policy, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
2014 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence), Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Air War College (Correspondence), Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2022 Air War College (Residence), Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2000 – June 2002, Logistics Planner, Installation Deployment Officer, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.
2. July 2002 – June 2004, Installation Executive Officer, Logistics Officer, Royal Air Force Alconbury, United Kingdom
3. June 2004 – June 2006, Materiel Management Flight Commander & Logistics Readiness Squadron Operations Officer, Holloman AFB, N.M.
4. June 2006 – July 2010, Air Observation Post Flt/CC, Aerospace Medicine Squadron Deputy Commander, & Detachment Commander, Holloman AFB, N.M.
5. August 2010 – August 2012, Air Force Institute of Technology Student, Department of Defense Liaison to United States Surgeon General, Bethesda, M.D.
6. August 2012 – October 2015, AOP Flt/CC, Medical Operations Squadron Deputy/CC, Columbus AFB, Miss.
7. October 2015 –- June 2016, Wing Commander’s Action Group Chief, Columbus AFB, Miss.
8. June 2016 – July 2017, Executive Officer to the 19th Air Force Commander, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
9. July 2017 – June 2018, Director of Staff, 19th Air Force, JBSA-Randolph, Texas
10. July 2018 – June 2020, Commander, 374th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan
11. June 2020 – July 2021, Executive Officer to the Air University Commander & President, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 2021 – June 2022, Student Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. June 2022 – July 2024, Deputy Chief, Pacific Air Forces Operational Support Division, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
14. July 2024 – Present, Commander 423d Air Base Group, Royal Air Force Alconbury, United Kingdom
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Non Article 5 NATO – International Security Assistance Force Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Aug. 12, 2000
First Lieutenant Aug. 12, 2002
Captain Aug. 12, 2004
Major March 1, 2010
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 1, 2016
Colonel May 1, 2022
(CURRENT AS OF SEPTEMBER 2024)