Colonel Christopher J. Hobbs is the Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. He directs policy and procedures for field and depot-level aircraft and commodities maintenance, nuclear weapon systems sustainment, software engineering, conventional munitions, logistics plans, transportation, supply chain operations and management, civil engineering, force protection, and logistics information technology activities. As the lead command integrator for life cycle sustainment, he plans and coordinates product support and acquisition logistics across the Air Force weapon systems portfolio.
Colonel Hobbs was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in May 1997 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the Virginia Military Institute. He has held leadership positions at United States Air Forces Central, Headquarters Air Force, and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. He has also commanded at group and squadron levels and deployed multiple multiple times throughout his career supporting contingency operations overseas.
Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Hobbs served as the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Va.
1999 Master of Arts degree in Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Master of Business Administration, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
2010 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Joint Air and Space Senior Staff Officer Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by seminar
2016 Master of Science in National Resource Strategy, The Eisenhower School, Ft. McNair, Washington, DC
2021 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Kenan-Flagler School of Business, UNC, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2022 Enterprise Perspective Seminar, Allen L. Freed Associates, Washington, DC
2022 Strategic Mindset Seminar, Stimson Associates, Inc., Alexandria, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1997 – June 1998, Assistant Flight Commander, Sortie Generation, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.
2. June 1998 – June 1999, Flight Commander, Fabrication Flight, 437th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. (April – May 1999 and June – July 1999) Aircraft Maintenance Officer, 437th Expeditionary Logistics Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany)
3. June 1999 – June 2000, Assistant Maintenance Supervisor, 637th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron,
Charleston AFB, S.C.
4. June 2000 – June 2001, Officer in Charge, Wing Protocol, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C.
5. June 2001 – May 2005, Officer in Charge, Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 315th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. (December 2001 – March 2002: Aircraft Maintenance Officer in Charge, 437th Aerospace Expeditionary Group, Moron Air Base, Spain and Rhein Mein Air Base, Germany)
6. May 2005 – June 2009, Maintenance Operations Officer, 315th Maintenance Group, Charleston AFB, S.C. (May 2006 – September 2006: Maintenance Operations Officer, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, Al Uldeid Air Base, Qatar and March 2008 – June 2009: Element Chief, Air Advisory and Training Division, United States Air Forces Central, Shaw AFB, S.C.)
7. June 2009 – July 2010, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. January 2010 – December 2010, Commander, 94th Maintenance Squadron, Dobbins ARB, Ga.
9. December 2010 – August 2014, Joint Base Strategic Coordinator, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (August 2010 – August 2011: Senior Program Analyst, Business Transformation Agency, Arlington, Va. and August 2011 – September 2012: Element Chief, Air Advisory and Training Division, United States Air Forces Central, Shaw AFB, S.C. and September 2012 – April 2013: Director of Staff, 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan)
10. August 2014 – August 2015, Deputy Commander, 315th Maintenance Group, Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
11. August 2015 – June 2016, Student, The Eisenhower School, NDU, Fort McNair, Washington, DC
12. June 2016 – February 2019, Senior Officials Inquiries Officer, Secretary of the Air Force Inspector General, Pentagon, Washington, DC
13. February 2019 – February 2022, Commander, 459th Maintenance Group, Joint Base Andrews, Md. (December 2019 – October 2020: Deputy Chief, Air Force Readiness Division, Pentagon, Washington, DC and October 2020 – Decemeber 2021: Director, Personnel Force Innovation, Defense Finanace and Accounitng Service, Indianapolis, Indiana)
14. March 2022 – November 2023, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill AFB, Utah
15. November 2023 – Present, Mobilzation Assistant to the Director of Logistics, Civil Engineering, Force Protection, and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2010 – August 2011, Senior Program Analyst, Business Transformation Agency, Arlington, Va., as a Lieutenant Colonel
2 October 2020 – December 2021, Director, Personnel Force Innovation, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Indianapolis, Ind., as a Colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 1997
First Lieutenant May 28, 1999
Captain May 28, 2001
Major May 28, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Aug 20, 2010
Colonel May 2, 2016
(Current as of Jan 2024)