BIOGRAPHY
COLONEL VICTORIA T. HABAS
Colonel Victoria Habas is currently serving as Deputy Commander of the 142d Wing, Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland Oregon. She is responsible for over 1400 personnel tasked to provide operational combat power. The readiness of the weapons systems and personnel under her charge are used in the execution of the F-15 Eagle Aerospace Control Alert mission defending the Pacific Northwest, worldwide deployments supporting national strategic objectives, and domestic operations activities including emergency response forces as directed by the Governor.
Col Habas was commissioned as a distinguished graduate from the Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 890, University of Virginia. She was also a distinguished graduate from Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training at Tyndall AFB, FL and was assigned to Tinker AFB, OK for her initial operational assignment as an Air Weapons Officer aboard the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). She is a Master Air Battle Manager with over 500 combat flying hours and qualifications in three different weapons systems within the Theater Air Control System.
During the course of her career, Col Habas has deployed overseas seven times in support of OPERATIONS SOUTHERN WATCH, NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM, RESOLUTE SUPPORT, ALLIES REFUGE, INHERENT RESOLVE, FREEDOM SENTINEL, ATLANTIC RESOLVE, and COMBINED DEFENSE of the ARABIAN GULF. Col Habas’ previous assignment was Director, Strategic Plans & Requirements for Oregon - Air, and Vice Commander of the 603rd Air Operations Center, Ramstein AB, Germany. With her husband and three children, Col Habas resides in Seattle, WA where she leads engineering teams in the advanced military projects arm of a large aerospace company.
EDUCATION: 1999 – B.S. Systems Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 2000 – U.S. Air Force Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training, Tyndall AFB, FL 2005 – Squadron Officers School 2006 – M.B.A., Foster School - University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2006 – US Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor School, MCAS Yuma, AZ 2012 – Master of Arts - Joint Warfare, Air Command and Staff Course, Maxwell AFB, AL 2016 - Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL
ASSIGNMENTS:
1.August 1999 – May 2000, Student, Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training, Tyndall AFB, FL
2.June 2000 – January 2003, Air Weapons Officer, 964th AACS, Tinker AFB, OK
3.January 2003 – January 2004, Instructor Air Weapons Officer, 966th AACS, Tinker AFB, OK
4.January 2004 – June 2004, Senior Director, 964th AACS, Tinker AFB, OK
5.June 2004 – October 2005, Air Weapons Officer and Crew Commander, 116th ACS, Warrenton, OR
6.October 2005 – July 2008, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 116th ACS, Warrenton, OR
7.July 2008 – July 2010, Asst Director of Operations, 116th ACS, Warrenton, OR
8.July 2010 – November 2014, Asst State Director of Operations (A3) – Air, Headquarters, Salem, OR
9.November 2014 – March 206 - Director of Operations – 116th ACS, Warrenton, OR
10.March 2016 – August 2019, Commander – 116th ACS, Warrenton, OR
11.August 2019 – Sep 2020, Chief of Combat Operations, 603d AOC, Ramstein AB, Germany
12.September 2020 - May 2021, Combat Operations Division Chief (A33) - 603d AOC, Ramstein AB, Germany
13.May 2021 - August 2022, Vice Commander - 603d AOC, Ramstein AB, Germany
14.August 2022 - November 2023, Director- Strategic Plans & Requirements (A5/8), NGOR-AC, Salem, OR
15.November 2023 - Present, Deputy Commander - 142nd Wing, Portland ANG Base, Portland, OR
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Air Battle Manager
Flight hours: More than 1200
Aircraft flown: E-3B/C/F, AUS/KOR 737 AEW&C
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
AF Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters and Valor Device
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with star device
Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
NATO ISAF Service Medal
STATE AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Oregon National Guard Superior Unit Citation with two oak leaf clusters
Oregon Faithful Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant, June 21, 1999
First Lieutenant, June 21, 2001
Captain, June 21, 2003
Major, December 17, 2007
Lt Col, February 9, 2013
Col, October 2, 2020