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Colonel David M. Galloway

COLONEL DAVID M. GALLOWAY
Col David M. Galloway serves as the Deputy Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. He is responsible for the conduct of Indo-Pacific Command’s tanker task force, bomber task force, theater security packages, and contingency response operations from Andersen AFB. He is also tasked to ensure the successful employment, deployment, integration, and enabling of air and space forces from the most forward sovereign U.S. Air Force base in the Indo-Pacific Region. Here, he is responsible for the well-being of more than 8,000 military and civilian personnel on Andersen Air Force Base and supports Department of Defense installation management for Joint Region Marianas.
 
Col Galloway entered the Air Force in September 1996 as an enlisted member, commissioning through Officer Training School in September 2006. Since completing Air Battle Manager training in 2007, he has served in diverse leadership and staff roles across U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Continental United States, including tours as a USAF Weapons School Instructor, Asia-Pacific Strategy Fellow, and Chief of Contingency Planning for Pacific Air Forces. Prior to his current position, he was the Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness.
 
Col Galloway is a Master Air Battle Manager with more than 4,500 flight hours, including 1,186 combat hours in the E-3 and KC-135. He previously commanded the 552nd Operations Support Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, where he led 290 personnel, executed a $157M flying hour program, and benchmarked E-3G dynamic force employment in Eastern Europe.
 

EDUCATION
2006 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2006 Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala.
2008 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2014 Master of Science in Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2015 Joint Interface Control Officer Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2019 Air Command and Staff College, By Correspondence
2019 Strategic Policy Fellow, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
2019 U.S. Air Force Special Technical Operations, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
2024 Master of Science in National Security Strategy, National War College, Washington D.C.
 
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2006 – August 2007, Student Air Battle Manager, 325th Air Control Sq, Tyndall AFB Fla.
2. August 2007 – November 2008, Air Weapons Officer student, 552 Training Sq, Tinker AFB Okla.
3. November 2008 – April 2010, Air Weapons Officer, 963rd Airborne Air Control Sq, Tinker AFB Okla.
4. April 2010 – February 2011, Instructor Air Weapons Officer, 963rd Airborne Air Control Sq, Tinker AFB Okla.
5. February 2011 – October 2011, Evaluator Air Weapons Officer, 963rd Airborne Air Control Sq, Tinker AFB Okla.
6. October 2011 – April 2012, Deputy Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 963rd Airborne Air Control Sq, Tinker AFB Okla.
7. April 2012 – June 2013, Deputy Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 337th Air Control Sq, Tyndall AFB Fla.
8. June 2013 – July 2014, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 337th Air Control Sq, Tyndall AFB Fla.
9. July 2014 – May 2015, Flight Commander Academics, 8th Weapons Sq, Nellis AFB Nev.
10. May 2015 – February 2016, Assistant Director of Operations of Academics, 8th Weapons Sq, Nellis AFB Nev.
11. February 2016 – August 2016, Assistant Director of Operations of Tactical C2, 8th Weapons Sq, Nellis AFB Nev.
12. August 2016 – June 2017, Chief of C2 Wing Weapons, Mission Crew Commander, 18 OSS, Kadena AB, Japan
13. June 2017 – June 2018, Chief of Wing Weapons, Mission Crew Commander, 18 OSS, Kadena AB Japan
14. June 2018 – June 2019, IDE Asia Pacific Strategy and Policy Fellowship, Air War College, Honolulu Hawaii
15. June 2019 – April 2020 Chief, Contingency Planning Cell, PACAF A35, Hickam AFB Hawaii
16. May 2020 – June 2021 Director of Operations, 552 OSS, Tinker AFB Okla.
17. June 2021 – June 2023, Commander, 552 OSS, Tinker AFB Okla.
18. June 2023 – June 2024, Student, National War College, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
19. June 2024 – August 2025, Military Assistant, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness, Pentagon, Va.
20. August 2025 – June 2026, Senior Military Assistant, Under Secretary of War for Personnel & Readiness, Pentagon, Va.
21. June 2026 – Present, Deputy Commander, 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam

 

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2024 – August 2025, Military Assistant, Assistant Secretary of Defense Readiness, Pentagon, Va, as a Lieutenant Colonel
2. August 2025 – June 2026, Senior Military Assistant, Under Secretary of War for Personnel & Readiness, Pentagon, Va, as a Colonel
 
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Air Battle Manager
Flight Hours: More than 4,500, including 1,186 combat hours
Aircraft Flown: KC-135R/T, E-3B/C/G
 
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with six oak leaf clusters
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, September 2006
First Lieutenant, September 2008
Captain, September 2010
Major, November 2016
Lieutenant Colonel, October 2019
Colonel, March 2025
 
(Current as of June 08, 2026)