Colonel J. Domenic Easton

Col. J. Domenic Easton is the Deputy Commander, 332 Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia. The composite wing includes a wide array of combat Air Force capabilities including precision strike, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and combat search and rescue in direct support of U.S. Air Forces Central and U.S. Central Command priorities. The wing is comprised of eight Mission Generation Force Elements, an Expeditionary Air Base Group, two Staff directorates, and 13 additional operational and support function squadrons with more than 3,600 total force Airmen.

Col Easton received his commission from Officer Training School in 2003. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota, Fayetteville State University, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, National Defense University, and the United States Air Force Weapons School. He has served in multiple roles in two operational F-15E squadrons, as an operational test and evaluation pilot, as the United States Central Command Operations Division chief, and as the Commander of the 58th Fighter Squadron. Prior to his current position, Col Easton served as the Senior Air Force Advisor for Force Development to the Under Secretary of War for Policy at the Pentagon.

Col Easton is a command pilot with more than 2,000 total flying hours in the F-35A and F-15E, including more than 450 combat flight hours over Afghanistan and Libya. Col Easton has flown and deployed in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, ODYSSEY DAWN, INHERENT RESOLVE, FREEDOM’S SENTINEL, and RESOLUTE SUPPORT.

EDUCATION

2001 Bachelor of Business Administration, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks N.D.
2003 Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 USAF F-15E Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nev.
2012 Master of Business Administration, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, N.C.
2014 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2016 Master of Arts, Leadership and Counseling, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
2024 Master of Arts, Strategic Security Studies, College of International Security Affairs, Ft. McNair, Washington D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. January 2004 – August 2005, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss.

2. September 2005 - August 2006, Student, F-15E Basic Qualification Course, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.

3. September 2006 – August 2010, F-15E Instructor Pilot and Chief of Mobility, 335h Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.

4. September 2010 – December 2011, F-15E Evaluator Pilot and Flight Commander, 494h Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom

5. January 2012 - June 2012, USAF Weapons School Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.

6. June 2012 – May 2013, F-15E Instructor Pilot, Weapons Officer, and Flight Commander, 48th Operational Support Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom

7. June 2013 – March 2015, F-15E Operational Test and Evaluation Evaluator Pilot, Flight Commander, 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.

8. April 2015 – April 2016, Operations Division Chief, US Air Forces Central Command, Al Udeid AB, Qatar

9. June 2016 – May 2017, Student, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colo.

10. May 2017 – June 2019, Air Officer Commanding CS-39 and Executive Officer to the Superintendent, US Air Force Academy, Colo.

11. June 2019 – January 2020, Student, F-35A Transition Course, Eglin AFB, Fla.

12. May 2020 – May 2021, Director of Operations, 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.

13. June 2021 – May 2023, Commander, 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.

14. July 2023 – June 2024, Student, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.

15. June 2024 – June 2026, Senior Air Force Advisor for Force Development, Office of Under Secretary of War for Policy, Office of the Secretary of War, Pentagon, Va.

16. June 2026 – Present, Deputy Commander, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

1. June 2024 – June 2026, Senior Air Force Advisor for Force Development, Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Va. as a colonel

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