COLONEL JAMES B. DICKEY
Colonel James B. Dickey serves as the Reserve Advisor to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The command employs some 80,000 people and manages $60 billion annually, executing the critical mission of warfighter support through leading-edge science and technology, cradle-to-grave life cycle weapon systems management, world-class developmental test and evaluation, and world-class depot maintenance and supply chain management.
Colonel Dickey enlisted in 1992 and completed Basic Military Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, followed by Air Transportation technical training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Colonel Dickey received his commission in 1997 through the Deserving Airman Program after graduating from the University of Texas. Colonel Dickey’s squadron command assignments include an Aerial Port Squadron and a Logistics Readiness Squadron. He served in the Logistics Directorates at a Numbered Air Force and Geographic Combatant Command. He also served at Headquarters Air Force as part of Total Force Continuum.
Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Dickey was the Deputy Division Chief, Logistics Directorate, United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
EDUCATION
1996 Airmen Leadership School, by correspondence
1996 Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, University of Texas at Arlington
1997 Academy of Military Science Officer Training School, McGhee-Tyson ANGB, TN
2006 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
2012 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2018 U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA
2018 Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1992 – July 1992, Student, Basic Military Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. July 1992 – August 1992, Student, Air Transportation Technical School, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. August 1992 – August 1997, Air Transportation Craftsman, 73d Aerial Port Squadron, Carswell AFB, Texas
4. September 1997 – November 2000, Air Freight Officer, 73d Aerial Port Squadron, Carswell ARS, Texas
5. November 2000 – March 2007, Air Terminal Operations Center OIC, 73d Aerial Port Squadron, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
6. May 2004 – September 2004, In-Transit Visibility Cell, U.S. Central Command, Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
7. March 2007 – March 2009, Operations Officer, 73d Aerial Port Squadron, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
8. January 2009 – May 2009, Operations Officer, 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
9. March 2009 – November 2010, Commander, 73d Aerial Port Squadron, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
10. November 2010 – January 2014, Commander, 301st Logistics Readiness Squadron, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
11. January 2012 – July 2012, Air Requirements Shift Chief, U.S. Central Command, Deployment and Distribution Center, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
12. January 2014 – October 2018, Program Analyst, Headquarters 10th Air Force A4/7, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
13. October 2013 – October 2014, Action Officer, Headquarters Air Force A5/8, Total Force Continuum, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
14. October 2014 – July 2017, Deputy Chief, Logistics Operations Division, Logistics Directorate, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany
15. July 2017 – June 2018, Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
16. July 2018 – present, Reserve Advisor to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 2014 – July 2017, Deputy Chief, Logistics Operations Division, Logistics Directorate, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a lieutenant colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Three Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Service Star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service with six Oak Leaf Clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two “M” devices
NATO Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, September 18, 1997
First Lieutenant, September 18, 1999
Captain, September 13, 2001
Major, March 29, 2007
Lieutenant Colonel, August 23, 2013
Colonel, July 22, 2018
(Current as of August 2018)
Colonel Dickey enlisted in 1992 and completed Basic Military Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, followed by Air Transportation technical training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. Colonel Dickey received his commission in 1997 through the Deserving Airman Program after graduating from the University of Texas. Colonel Dickey’s squadron command assignments include an Aerial Port Squadron and a Logistics Readiness Squadron. He served in the Logistics Directorates at a Numbered Air Force and Geographic Combatant Command. He also served at Headquarters Air Force as part of Total Force Continuum.
Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Dickey was the Deputy Division Chief, Logistics Directorate, United States Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
EDUCATION
1996 Airmen Leadership School, by correspondence
1996 Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, University of Texas at Arlington
1997 Academy of Military Science Officer Training School, McGhee-Tyson ANGB, TN
2006 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
2012 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2018 U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA
2018 Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1992 – July 1992, Student, Basic Military Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas
2. July 1992 – August 1992, Student, Air Transportation Technical School, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. August 1992 – August 1997, Air Transportation Craftsman, 73d Aerial Port Squadron, Carswell AFB, Texas
4. September 1997 – November 2000, Air Freight Officer, 73d Aerial Port Squadron, Carswell ARS, Texas
5. November 2000 – March 2007, Air Terminal Operations Center OIC, 73d Aerial Port Squadron, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
6. May 2004 – September 2004, In-Transit Visibility Cell, U.S. Central Command, Deployment and Distribution Operations Center, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
7. March 2007 – March 2009, Operations Officer, 73d Aerial Port Squadron, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
8. January 2009 – May 2009, Operations Officer, 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
9. March 2009 – November 2010, Commander, 73d Aerial Port Squadron, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
10. November 2010 – January 2014, Commander, 301st Logistics Readiness Squadron, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
11. January 2012 – July 2012, Air Requirements Shift Chief, U.S. Central Command, Deployment and Distribution Center, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
12. January 2014 – October 2018, Program Analyst, Headquarters 10th Air Force A4/7, NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas
13. October 2013 – October 2014, Action Officer, Headquarters Air Force A5/8, Total Force Continuum, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
14. October 2014 – July 2017, Deputy Chief, Logistics Operations Division, Logistics Directorate, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany
15. July 2017 – June 2018, Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania
16. July 2018 – present, Reserve Advisor to the Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 2014 – July 2017, Deputy Chief, Logistics Operations Division, Logistics Directorate, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a lieutenant colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Three Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Service Star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Longevity Service with six Oak Leaf Clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two “M” devices
NATO Medal
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, September 18, 1997
First Lieutenant, September 18, 1999
Captain, September 13, 2001
Major, March 29, 2007
Lieutenant Colonel, August 23, 2013
Colonel, July 22, 2018
(Current as of August 2018)
