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COLONEL KEVIN D. DIXON
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Col. Dixon is the Vice Commander, 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. He assists the Commander in leading 7,800 Airmen organized into six groups and 32 squadrons, executing worldwide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; electronic attack; command and control; presidential support; and treaty verification missions. He also enables base support to U.S. Strategic Command and 50 associate units, and 57,000 active-duty military and family members, civilian personnel and retirees in the Offutt Air Force Base area. Previously, he served as the Director, Signals Intelligence at National Security Agency / Central Security Service-Hawaii, where he led multiservice personnel executing joint intelligence and network operations.
Colonel Dixon is a graduate of the University of Missouri, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, and entered the Air Force in September 1991 as a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado. Colonel Dixon is a graduate of the National Security Agency's Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program, the Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Program, and the Army Command and General Staff College.
Unit-level assignments and deployments include the 303d Intelligence Squadron, the 12th Expeditionary Intelligence Squadron, and Detachment 1, 17th Reconnaissance Squadron. As Commander, 31st Intelligence Squadron, the unit was awarded the National Security Agency Director's Trophy and the Air Force Association Unit Citation of Honor for its support to Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Colonel Dixon's staff assignments include the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Air Staff and Air Force Special Operations Command.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; University of Missouri; Columbia, Mo.
1994 Honor Graduate, Intelligence Operations Officer Course; Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
1995 Marine Warfighting Skills Program, by correspondence
1997 Squadron Officers School; Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1999 Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program; National Security Agency; Fort Meade, Md.
2001 Master of Science in Telecommunications; University of Colorado; Boulder, Colo.
2002 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2003 DoD Executive Leadership Development Program; Washington, D.C.
2005 Army Command and General Staff College; Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2007 Air War College, by correspondence
2009 National Defense Fellowship; Hoover Institution at Stanford University; Palo Alto, Calif.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1991 - November 1993, Advanced Missile Software & Acquisition Project Officer, then Advanced Missile Systems Deployment Manager; Ballistic Missile Organization; Air Force Materiel Command; Norton Air Force Base, Calif.
2. December 1993 - August 1994, Student, Intelligence Operations Officer Course; Air Education and Training Command; Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
3. September 1994 - July 1996, Flight Commander, then Chief, Operations Management; 303d Intelligence Squadron; Air Intelligence Agency; Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
4. August 1996 - July 1999, Intern, Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program; National Security Agency/ Central Security Service; Fort Meade, Md.
5. August 1999 - August 2002, Signals Intelligence Program Element Monitor, then Chief, Information Warfare Plans; Headquarters Air Force; Washington, D.C.
6. September 2002 - June 2004: Assistant for Sensitive Operations, Plans & Programs; Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Washington, D.C.
7. July 2004 - June 2005: Student; Army Command and General Staff College; Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
8. July 2005 - June 2006: Chief, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Operations Division; Air Force Special Operations Command; Hurlburt Field, Fla.
9. July 2006 - June 2008: Commander, 31st Intelligence Squadron; Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Agency; Fort Gordon, Ga.
10. July 2008 - June 2009: National Defense Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University; Palo Alto, Calif.
11. July 2009 - August 2011: Director, Signals Intelligence Directorate; National Security Agency / Central Security Service - Hawaii; Kunia, Hawaii
12. August 2011 - Present: Vice Commander, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2002 - June 2004: Assistant for Sensitive Operations, Plans & Programs; Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Washington, District of Columbia, as a major
2. July 2009 - July 2011: Director, Signals Intelligence; National Security Agency / Central Security Service - Hawaii; Kunia, Hawaii, as a colonel
MAJOR AWARDS & DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 21, 1990
First Lieutenant May 3, 1993
Captain May 3, 1995
Major March 1, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2006
Colonel Oct. 1, 2009
(Current as of February 2012)
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