Col. Michael S. Maloney is the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The 618th AOC is responsible for operational planning, scheduling, directing and assessing a fleet of approximately 1,100 aircraft in support of combat delivery, strategic airlift, air refueling, global air mobility support and aeromedical evacuation operations around the world.
Colonel Maloney entered the Air Force in May 1995 and was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Missouri. He began his career as a navigator and electronic warfare officer in the B-52H aircraft at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB) before graduating from pilot training in 2002. Prior to his current position, the Colonel was the Commander, 910th Airlfit Wing, and installation commander, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, OH.
Colonel Maloney is a Command Pilot with more than 5,000 military and civilian flight hours. His previous notable assignments include Wing Inspector General and Director of Inspections at the 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla. He was also Commander of the Joint Special Operations
Detachment-Uganda and the 6th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron while deployed to Entebbe, Uganda. In addition, Colonel Maloney was the Chief Foreign Language Training and Senior Director, Air Force Special Operations Command, and the US Air Forces Europe, Air Forces Africa liaison officer to US Africa Command. Finally, he is a certified Foreign Area Officer (FAO), European Specialty.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Master of International Relations, Troy University, Troy, Ala.
2010 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2013 Master of Business Administration, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. 2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2017 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C. 2018 Combined Joint Warfare School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2019 Director of Mobility Forces Course, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
2019 Air Mobility Command Nuclear Leadership Course, Scott AFB, Ill.
2022 Graduate, Data Analytics Boot Camp, Washington University, St Louis, Mo.
2023 NATO Special Operations Forces Senior Leader Course, Chièvres Air Base, Belgium
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1995 – June 1996, Student, Joint Specialized Staff Undergraduate Navigator Training, Randolph AFB, Texas
2. June 1996 – August 1996, Student, Naval Flight Officer Training, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.
3. August 1996 – January 1997, Student, Joint Aviation Electronic Warfare School, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Corry Station, Fla.
4. January 1997 – September 1997, Student, B-52H Initial Qualification Training, Barksdale AFB, La.
5. September 1997 – February 2000, B-52H Instructor Electronic Warfare Officer, 96th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
6. February 2000 – April 2002, B-52H Formal Training Unit Instructor, 11th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La.
7. April 2002 – July 2003, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla.
8. July 2003 – October 2013, MC-130E Special Operations Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 711th Special Operations Squadron, Duke Field, Fla.
9. October 2013 – September 2015, Assistant Director of Operations, 711th Special Operations Squadron, Duke Field, Fla.
10. September 2015 – September 2016, Wing Inspector General, Director of Inspections, 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla.
11. September 2016 – September 2017, C-40C Pilot, Assistant Director of Operations, Chief of Scheduling, 73rd Airlift Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.
12. September 2017 – May 2018, Director of Operations, 932nd Operations Support Flight, Scott AFB, Ill.
13. June 2018 – February 2021, Commander, 932nd Operations Group, Scott AFB, Ill.
14. February 2021 – May 2023, Chief, Programs Division, HQ AFRC, Robins AFB, Ga.
15. May 2023 – March 2025 Commander, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio
16. March 2025-Present, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 618th Air Operations Center (TACC), Scott AFB, Ill.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 2014 – January 2015, Commander, Joint Special Operations Detachment-Uganda and 6th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron, Entebbe, Uganda, as a lieutenant colonel
2. May 2015 – August 2015, USAFE/AFAF Liaison Officer to US Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a lieutenant colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: 5,000+ military and civilian
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-39, T-43, T-1, B-52H, C-130E, MC-130E, L-382G, C-145, C-40C, C-130H, and C-130J
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with 5 oak leaf clusters Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation medal with 2 oak leaf clusters NATO Medal (Kosovo)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1995
First Lieutenant May 31, 1997
Captain May 31, 1999
Major May 31, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel August 23, 2011
Colonel June 1, 2018
(Current as of April 2025)