Lt. Col. Kyle J. Noel - 181st Intelligence Wing, Indiana Air National ...

BIOGRAPHY
INDIANA AIR NATIONAL GUARD
LIEUTENANT COLONEL KYLE J. NOEL
Lieutenant Colonel Kyle Noel is Commander of the 113th Air
Support Operations Squadron, 181st Intelligence Wing, Hulman
Field, Indiana Air National Guard, Terre Haute, Ind. Lt Col Noel
took charge of the 113th Air Support Operation Squadron on 15
April 2012, after serving as the 163rd Fighter Squadron C Flight
Commander.
Lieutenant Colonel Noel enlisted in the Indiana Air National Guard
in 1991 as a Weapons Loader. He was commissioned as a
Second Lieutenant in 1997 at the Academy of Military Science. He
completed Undergraduate Pilot Training in 1998 and began his
flying career as an F-16C Pilot.
In 2000 he became a fulltime AGR member of the Indiana Air
National Guard. Positions held while in the Indiana Air National
Guard include Squadron Scheduler, Squadron Weapons Officer,
Chief of Weapons and Tactics, Chief of Training and Scheduling,
and Flight Commander. Lieutenant Colonel Noel is attached to the
163rd Fighter Squadron as an A-10C Instructor and Evaluator
Pilot.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Science in Aero Science Technology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind.
2002 Squadron Officer School by correspondence
2009 Air Command and Staff College by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1991 – December 1996, Traditional Guardsman Weapons Loader, 181st Fighter Wing, Hulman
Field Air National Guard Base, IN.
2. March 1997 – May 1997, Academy of Military Science, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, TN.
3. May 1997 – May 1998, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, OK.
4. May 1998 – May 1999, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, Luke Air Force Base, AZ.
5. May 1999 – July 2006, F-16 Aircraft Commander, 113th Fighter Squadron, Hulman Field Air National
Guard Base, IN.
6. July 2006 – December 2006, United States Air Force Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis Air Force
Base, NV.
7. December 2006 – May 2007, F-16 Aircraft Commander, 113th Fighter Squadron, Hulman Field Air
National Guard Base, IN.
8. May 2007 – April 2009, F-16 Aircraft Commander, 163rd Fighter Squadron, Fort Wayne Air National
Guard Base, IN.
9. April 2009 – April 2010, C Flight Commander, 163rd Fighter Squadron, Fort Wayne Air National
Guard Base, IN.
10. April 2010 – June 2010, A-10 Replacement Training Unit, Barksdale Air Force Base, LA.
11. June 2010 – April 2012, C Flight Commander, 163rd Fighter Squadron, Fort Wayne Air National
Guard Base, IN
12. April 2012 - Present, Commander, 113th Air Support Operations Squadron, Hulman Field Air National
Guard Base, IN.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 2600
Combat hours: 365
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, F-16C, A-10A, A-10C
MAJOR DECORATIONS AND AWARDS:
1. Meritorious Service Medal 2
2. Air Medal 2
3. Aerial Achievement Medal 0
4. Air Force Commendation Medal 3
5. Joint Meritorious Unit Award 1
6. Meritorious Unit Award 1
7. AF Outstanding Unit Award 2
8. Combat Readiness Medal 3
9. Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal 3
10. National Defense Service Medal 1
11. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 4
12. Afghanistan Campaign Medal 0
13. Iraq Campaign Medal 1
14. Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal 0
15. Global War on Terrorism Service Medal 0
16. AF Overseas Ribbon Short 2
17. Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border 4
18. AF Longevity Service 3
19. Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 2 'M' Devices 1
20. Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon 1
21. AF Training Ribbon 1
22. NATO Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May, 1997
First Lieutenant May, 1999
Captain July, 2001
Major August, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel February, 2010
(Current as of May, 2012)