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LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN A MALPASS
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Lieutenant Colonel John A. Malpass is the Commander of the 114th Range Operations Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. He is responsible for 113 personnel and the execution of two federal missions: operating and maintaining the Transportable Command and Telemetry System, a one hundred sixty million dollar mobile telemetry and aerospace range safety system; and supporting Launch and Range operations for a fifteen million square mile aerospace range for DoD, NASA, commercial and ballistic launch programs.
Lieutenant Colonel Malpass began his military career by entering the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1995, graduating from the University of North Carolina Greensboro with degrees in Finance and Mathematics. Upon being commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and completing Space and Missile training at Vandenberg AFB, California, Lieutenant Colonel Malpass was assigned as a Missile Combat Crew member and progressed to Chief of Wing Codes Operations at Minot AFB in Minot, North Dakota.
In 2002, Lieutenant Colonel Malpass was assigned to the Air Force Technical Application Center at Patrick AFB, Florida and served as Flight Commander and Mission Commander directing operations and deployments of the Cobra Judy shipborne radar system. During this assignment he supported Operation Iraqi Freedom with a deployment to the Persian Gulf region. In 2005, his next assignment was to the Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, California, where he was Special Technical Operations - Chief of Plans and concurrently served as the Assistant Chief of Special Technical Operations. In July 2007, Lieutenant Colonel Malpass transitioned from active duty to the Florida Air National Guard and the114th Range Operations Squadron, at Patrick AFB, Florida. He served as Chief of Training and then Operations Officer in quick succession before assuming command of the 114th Range Operations Squadron in 2012.
EDUCATION:
1996 Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Mathematics, University of North Carolina Greensboro
2003 Squadron Officer School, in residence
2003 Master of Science degree in Information Research Management, Central Michigan University
2006 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. July 1996 - February 1997, student, 392nd Training Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA
2. February 1997 - February 2002, Missile Combat Crew Member and Chief of Wing Codes Operations, 91st Space Wing, Minot Air Force Base, ND
3. February 2002 - February 2005, Flight Commander and Mission Commander, Air Force Technical Application Center, Patrick Air Force Base, FL
4. February 2005 - July 2007, Special Technical Operations Assistant Chief and Chief of Plans, 614th Space Operations Squadron, Joint Space Operations Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA
5. July 2007 - April 2010, Flight Commander and Chief of Training, 114th Range Operations Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, FL
6. April 2010 - July 2012, Operations Officer, 114th Range Operations Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, FL
7. July 2012 - Present, Commander, 114th Range Operations Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, FL
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one device
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:
Navy Unit Commendation, as part of Fifth Fleet Strike Force during Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003
Best Codes Team, Guardian Challenge, 2001
20th Air Force Combat Assessment Professional Performer, 2000
Nuclear Surety Inspection Professional Performer, 2000
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant June 14, 1996
First Lieutenant June 14, 1998
Captain June 14, 2000
Major July 1, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel August 30, 2010
(Current as of 1 December 2012)
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