Bergeson to assume command of 3rd Wing Published Aug. 6, 2008 By Press Release 3rd Wing Public Affairs ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Col. Thomas W. Bergeson will assume command of the 3rd Wing during an assumption of command ceremony here Aug. 18. Colonel Bergeson was recently deployed as the Chief of Aviation Division of Multi-National Forces Iraq from May 2007 - May 2008. Col. Richard Walberg became the 3rd Wing commander after the death of Brig. Gen. Thomas Tinsley. After the assumption of command, Colonel Walberg will serve as the vice commander of the 3rd Wing. Colonel Bergeson is a command pilot with more than 3,100 hours of flight time. He received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1985 and has flown the T-37, T-38, CF-18, F-15 and F-22 aircraft. He has served as an instructor pilot at the U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nev., and squadron and group commander at Langley AFB, Va. The 3rd Wing provides U.S. Pacific Command trained and equipped tactical air superiority forces, all-weather strike assets, command and control platforms, and tactical airlift resources for contingency operations. The wing flies the F-15C, F-22A, C-17, C-12, and E-3 aircraft, and maintains a regional medical facility to provide care for all forces in Alaska. The installation also hosts Headquarters 11th Air Force, Headquarters Alaskan Command, Headquarters Alaska NORAD Region and 41 tenant units.