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Mililani, HI, US

Hickam Field, Hawaii

Mcconnell AFB, Kansas

Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan

Greater Boston Area

HQ Air Mobility Command

Officer Development advisor to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, the 18 AF Commander, the USAF Expeditionary Center Commander, and Wing, Group and Squadron Commanders on key events/decisions affecting the Mobility Air Forces. Facilitates Squadron Command, Wing Chief of Safety, & Squadron Operations Officer assignment actions. Develops and shapes career.

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ

Commands the USAF's only tri-service Operations Support Squadron; leads 388 personnel across 10 flights & sections. Directs/supervises training, scheduling, mission planning, Intelligence, tactics, Aircrew Flight Equipment & Flight Records support for 1600 aircrew and $8B in assets. Executes $250M/59K annual flying hour program; directs AMC's largest.

The Pentagon

Responsible to Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff for US national strategy formulation & coordination involving northeast Asian policy matters. Represents Joint Staff to Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Interagency; authors Joint Staff positions and preparatory briefs for National Security Council & White House policy meetings. Coordinates with.

Travis AFB, CA

Second in command of AMC's largest & busiest Operations Support Squadron; directs 8 flights with over 320 personnel. Directs & supervises training, scheduling, mission planning, tactics, Aircrew Flight Equipment & Flight Records support for 1800+ aircrew & over $10B in assets. Manages 50K hour/$580M annual flying program, KC-10 Formal Training Unit.

Osaka, Japan

The Olmsted Scholar Program provides one year of language training followed by two years of graduate studies in a foreign university. My Japanese studies took place at the Defense Language Institute branch in Washington, DC. In Japan, I earned a Master's Degree at Osaka University's School of International Public Policy (OSIPP). This program develops a.

Charleston AFB, SC

Various duties during this period including deployed counter-narcotics planner (Lima, Peru), squadron executive officer, special ops planner, special ops flight commander, C-17 Special Operations Low Level II Evaluator Aircraft Commander, and Operations Group Executive Officer

Fellow, International Affairs

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

Master Of Arts (Ma), International Public Policy

Earned MA in International Public Policy. Intense focus on Japanese Self-Defense Forces' Joint Operations development and alliance.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biochemistry

Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry