COLONEL ROBERT W. TRAYERS, JR.
Colonel Robert W. Trayers, Jr., is the Chief, Operations
Division, Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service,
Headquarters Air Education and Training Command,
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He formulates and
executes all policies and procedures to direct
recruitment efforts for enlisted members, line officers,
health professions officers, and chaplains; and provides
guidance and support to 3,700 people dispersed over
50 states, Puerto Rico, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.
Colonel Trayers entered the Air Force in 1990 when he
received his commission through Air Force ROTC. He
is a Master Meteorologist. Colonel Trayers commanded
the 330th Recruiting Squadron, Indianapolis, Indiana,
and was the Deputy Group Commander of the 360th
Recruiting Group, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
Most recently, Colonel Trayers commanded the 439th
Air
Expeditionary
Advisory
Squadron,
Kabul,
Afghanistan. In this role he led a team tasked with building and mentoring the Afghan Air Force
Mission Support Group. He has served … He has deployed numerous times including in
support of Operations PROVIDE COMFORT (Turkey), JOINT GUARDIAN (Kosovo), IRAQI
FREEDOM (Saudi Arabia), & ENDURING FREEDOM (Afghanistan).
EDUCATION
1986 High School Diploma, Lynnfield HS, Lynnfield, Massachusetts
1990 Bachelor of Science (Meteorology), Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, Vermont
1997 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1996 Master of Science (Meteorology), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
2002 Air Command and Staff College
2007 Air War College
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1991 – December 1992, Team Chief, European Forecast Unit, Traben-Trarbach,
Germany
2. January 1993 – August 1994, Wing Weather Officer, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida
3. August 1994 – May 1996, AFIT Student, North Carolina State University, Raleigh North
Carolina
4. May 1996 – June 1998, OIC Technical Services & Training, then Chief, Special Ops
Forecast Branch, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
5. June 1998 – June 2001, Commander, Detachment 5, 7th Weather Squadron, Katterbach,
Germany
6. June 2001 – July 2004, Chief, Contingency & Exercise Support, then Chief, Readiness &
Plans, then Chief Stan/Eval, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base,
Virginia
7. July 2004 – June 2006, Chief Total Force/Army Policy, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon,
Washington, DC
8. June 2006 – December 2008, Commander, 330th Recruiting Squadron, Indianapolis, Indiana
9. December 2008 – January 2011, Deputy Commander, 360th Recruiting Group, New
Cumberland, Pennsylvania
10. January 2011 – January 2012, Commander, 439th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron,
Kabul, Afghanistan
11. April 2012 – present, Chief, Operations Division, Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service,
Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May, 1990
First Lieutenant
May, 1992
Captain
September, 1994
Major
September, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel September, 2006
Colonel
August, 2012
(Current as of July 2012)