Colonel Mark V. Slominski is the Mobilization Assistant (MA) to the Air Force Director of Civil Engineers, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C. He assists the Director, who is responsible for installation support functions at a total of 182 Air Force bases worldwide with an annual budget over $11 billion. He is also responsible for organizing, training and equipping the 51,000-person engineering force along with providing policy and oversight for the planning, development, construction, maintenance, utilities and environmental quality of Air Force bases worldwide valued at more than $297 billion. This responsibility includes housing, fire emergency services, explosive ordnance disposal and emergency management services.
Colonel Slominski was commissioned in 1994 through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at Duke University, where he earned undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and History. During his Air Force career, he served at base level, Major Command, Primary Supporting Unit and Headquarters positions. This includes active duty service as well as Reserve assignments as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee and Traditional Reservist. He has command experience at multiple levels, including Readiness Flight Commander, IMA to the Civil Engineer Operations Flight Commander, IMA to the Civil Engineer Squadron Commander, Commander of the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron during Extended Active Duty and Commander of the 922nd Civil Engineer Staff Augmentation Team.
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and History, Duke University, Durham N.C.
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1999 Master of Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB Ala., by correspondence
2011 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1994 – January 1997, Assistant Chief of Base Development, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
2. January 1997 - May 1997, Chief of Pollution Prevention, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
3. May 1997 – November 2000, Readiness Flight Commander, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
4. November 2000 – September 2001, IMA to the Operations Flight Commander, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
5. September 2001 – April 2002, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron Commander (Extended Active Duty Mobilization),
Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
6. April 2002 – September 2002, Airfield Construction Officer (Extended Active Duty Mobilization), Mountain Home
AFB, Idaho
7. September 2002 - May 2007, IMA to the Operations Flight Commander, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
8. May 2007 – October 2008, IMA to the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron Commander, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
9. October 2008 – July 2012 – IMA to the Chief of the Expeditionary Engineering Branch, Headquarters U. S. Air
Force, Washington, D.C.
10. July 2012 – July 2013, IMA to the Chief of the Readiness Division, Headquarters Pacific Air Force, Joint Base
Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
11. July 2013 – February 2016, Commander, 922nd Civil Engineer Staff Augmentation Team (S-Team), March Air
Reserve Base, Calif.
12. February 2016 – February 2018, IMA to the Director, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Joint Base San Antonio,
Texas
13. February 2018 to Present, MA to the Air Force Director of Civil Engineers, Headquarters U. S. Air Force,
Washington, D.C.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
2011 Headquarters U. S. Air Force A4/7 IMA of the Year
REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer – California, Idaho, Washington
Warranted U. S. Administrative Contracting Officer – Army Corps of Engineers
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 18, 1994
First Lieutenant July 18, 1996
Captain July 18, 1998
Major March 26, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel August 2, 2007
Colonel July 1, 2013
(Current as of June 2019)