Colonel Molly Spedding serves as the Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He is responsible for policy, guidance, training and resources in support of more than 49,000 total force logistics, civil engineering and force protection personnel, and 1,074 aircraft at 10 major installations in the United States and nearly 100 locations worldwide. Her directorate also provides direct support to 18th Air Force, AMC’s sole warfighting numbered Air Force, and the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, the Air Force’s Center of Excellence for enroute, contingency response, and partnership capacity building mission sets.
Colonel Spedding received her commission from the U.S. Air Force’s Officer Training School in 1999. Her active duty and reserve career path includes experience as a Personnel Officer, Special Agent - Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Joint Assistant Inspector General, and Security Forces Officer. She has held leadership positions at the Air Staff and commanded three times at the squadron and group levels.
Prior to this assignment, Colonel Spedding was Commander of the 310th Mission Support Group, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Wash. 2000 Air Force Basic Personnel Officers Course, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. 2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2005 Criminal Investigator Training Program, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Ga.
2006 United States Air Force Special Investigations Academy, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Ga. 2007 Air Force Office of Special Investigations Advanced Deployment Operations Course, Ft Dix, N.J.
2009 U.S. Army Inspector General Academy, Distinguished Graduate, Fort Belvoir, Va.
2011 Leadership Certificate, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
2012 Masters of Military Arts and Sciences of Joint Operational Planning, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air Force Security Forces Basic Officers Course, Camp Bullis, Texas.
2015 United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Distinguished Graduate, Quantico, Va. 2018 Masters of Military Strategy, Academic Distinction, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2023 Joint and Combined Warfare School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1999-April 2001, Section Commander, 490th Missile Squadron, Malmstrom Air Force Base (AFB), Mont.
2. May 2001-January 2002, Chief, Relocations and Employments, 341st Mission Support Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
3. January 2002-September 2004, Executive Officer, Directorate of Admission, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (January 2003-May2003, Executive Officer, Director of Staff, 9th Air Force – Forward, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
4. October 2004 -July 2005, Chief, Personnel Plans, Programs and Readiness Division, Directorate of Personnel, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
5. August 2005-November 2006, Special Agent, AF Office of Special Investigations, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C.
6. November 2006 -June 2007, Special Agent, AF Office of Special Investigations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
7. July 2007-July 2008, Special Agent, Plans and Programs Officer, 24th Expeditionary Field Investigations Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
8. July 2008-May 2011, Executive Officer, 920th Mission Support Group and Director, Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick AFB, Fla.
11. May 2011-March 2014, Commander, 920th Security Forces Squadron, Patrick AFB, Fla.
12. April 2014-June 2015, IMA to the Commander, 50th Security Forces Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
13. November 2015-July 2016, Commander, 50th Security Forces Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
14. June 2015-December 2018, IMA to the Commander, 50th Mission Support Group, Schriever AFB, Colo.
15. October 2018-March 2019, Special Assistant to the Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam.
16. January 2019-August 2019, IMA to the Chief, Security Force Division, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection Directorate, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
17. August 2019-September 2021, IMA to the Security Forces Career Field Manager and Chief of Training and Force Development Division, Directorate of Security Forces, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
18. August 2020-July 2021, Chief, Defensive Base Operations Division, Directorate of Security Forces, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
19. October 2021-March 2024, Commander, 310th Mission Support Group, Schriever SFB, Colo.
20. March 2024 – Present, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Moblity Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2009-June 2010, Assistant Inspector General for Outreach and Inspections, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a major.
2. June 2010-September 2010, Lead Action Officer, J2 Intelligence Innovation, Integration and Technology Conference,
U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a major.
3. October 2010 -August 2011, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations and Intelligence Oversight, U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Florida, as a major.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant November 19, 1999
First Lieutenant November 19, 2001
Captain November 19, 2003
Major November 19, 2008
Lieutenant Colonel August 21, 2014
Colonel April 1, 2019
(Current as of March 2024)