Leadership biographies

Colonel Justin A. Longmire

Col. Justin A. Longmire is the Deputy Commander, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. He is responsible for the combined C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster III wing providing worldwide movement of high-priority personnel and cargo. Dover AFB is home to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, the Department of Defense’s largest aerial port and the Air Mobility Command Museum.

Colonel Longmire is a 2001 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Since then, he has completed a variety of command and operational assignments in the C-5 and KC-10 aircraft, as well as Air Operations Center and Contingency Response units, he has served on the staff of the Inspector General, Headquarters, United States Air Force, and as a leadership course director in Air Education and Training Command. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Air Force Division Chief, United States Military Training Mission to Saudi Arabia. In this capacity, he served as professional advisor to the Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force and directed 42 billion dollars of foreign military sales and security cooperation activities between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Prior to assuming his current position, Colonel Longmire was the Vice Commandant, Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.

He is a Command Pilot with more than 4,000 hours flying the C-5 Galaxy and KC-10 Extender.

EDUCATION
2001 Bachelor of Science in Management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Master of Aviation Science, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2015 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Academic Instructor Course, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2020 Executive Leadership Coaching Certificate, University of San Diego, Calif.

ASSIGNMENTS
August 2001 – September 2002, Student, Pilot Training, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
January 2003 – May 2006, C-5 Aircraft Commander, 9th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, Del.
October 2006 – August 2008, KC-10 Instructor Pilot, Flight Commander, 9th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
August 2008 – July 2009, Chief, KC-10 Aircrew Training, Formal Training Unit Instructor Pilot, 60th Operations Support Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
July 2009 – May 2010, Phoenix Mobility Intern, 15th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif. (January 2010-March 2010, Chief, Haiti Flight Operations Coordination Center, 612th Air and Space Operations Center, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.)
May 2010 – June 2011, Operations Officer, 571st Global Mobility Readiness Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
June 2011 – July 2012, Chief, Wing Operations Center, 615th Contingency Response Wing, Travis AFB, Calif.
July 2012 – July 2014, Chief, Policy Integration, and Intelligence Oversight Panel Coordinator, Inspections Directorate, Office of The Inspector General, Headquarters United States Air Force, Washington, D.C.
July 2014 – June 2015, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
June 2015 – April 2016, Operations Officer, 9th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
April 2016 – June 2018, Commander, 6th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
July 2018 – May 2019, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
May 2019 – June 2021, Course Director, CSAF Leader Development Course for Squadron Command, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
June 2021 – July 2022, Chief, Air Force Division, US Military Training Mission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
July 2022 – July 2024, Vice Commandant, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
July 2024 – present, Deputy Commander, 436th Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Del.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
June 2021 – July 2022, Chief, Air Force Division, US Military Training Mission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as a colonel

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: 4,100
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-1A, C-5 A/B/M, KC-10A

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Humanitarian Service Medal with two service stars

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2010 Chief of Staff of the Air Force Team Excellence Award and Air Force Best Practice
2021 State Department Meritorious Honor Award
2022 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud Award – Bronze Level
2024 Board Certified Coach (Executive/Corporate/Business/Leadership Coach)

PUBLICATIONS
“Setting Standards: The Genesis of AFI 1-2,” The Inspector General Brief, Vol 66, no 6, December 2014.
“Learning Negotiations for Leaders: Why More Realistic, Command-Context Practice is Needed Before Command,” Journal of Military Conflict Transformation, Vol 3, no 1, May 2022.

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 2001
First Lieutenant May 30, 2003
Captain May 20, 2005
Major April 1, 2011
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 1, 2016
Colonel Aug. 1, 2021

(Current as of June 2024)

 

Dover Air Force Base

C-17 Globemaster III 

Dover Air Force Base is located in the "First State" at the center of the Delmarva - Delaware, Maryland and Virginia - Peninsula. Dover AFB is home to the Department of Defense's largest aerial port and approximately 11,000 Airmen and joint service members, civilians and families. Its personnel are responsible for global airlift aboard assigned C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. Additionally, the 436th Airlift Wing hosts key partners, such as the Air Force Reserve's 512th Airlift Wing, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations (AFMAO), the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) and the Joint Personal Effects Depot (JPED), jointly responsible for the dignified return of fallen American service members.

The 436th AW, also known as "Eagle Wing," is comprised of more than 3,000 active duty Airmen and answers to the 18th Air Force and Air Mobility Command, both located at Scott AFB, Illinois. The wing owns, maintains and operates C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with a mission to provide rapid global airlift, combat ready Airmen and unrivaled installation support..

The 512th AW, also known as "Liberty Wing," is the Air Force Reserve unit assigned to Dover AFB. The wing assists with maintenance and operation of the C-5M and C-17 aircraft assigned to the 436th AW.

The 436th and 512th AWs fly hundreds of missions throughout the world, providing movement of outsized cargo and personnel on scheduled, special assignment, exercise and contingency airlift missions. Together, they account for 20 percent of the nation's strategic outsized airlift capability, projecting global reach to more than 100 countries.

AFMAO is charged with fulfilling the nation's sacred commitment of ensuring dignity, honor and respect to the fallen and care, service and support to their families. A solemn dignified transfer of remains is conducted upon arrival at Dover AFB from the aircraft to a transfer vehicle to honor those who have given their lives in the service of the country. The vehicle then moves the fallen to the Port Mortuary at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs. Once positively identified, fallen service members are prepared for transport to their final destination as determined by the family.

AFMES provides the DOD and other federal agencies comprehensive forensic investigative services, to include forensic pathology, DNA forensics, forensic toxicology and medical mortality surveillance. AFMES is not only the single worldwide medical examiner system, but it also supports the entire U.S. federal government.

JPED provides care and support to families and loved ones attending dignified transfers and processes all personal effects of service members from all branches, as well as DOD civilians and contractors killed within theater operations. The only organization of its kind in the DOD, JPED pioneered and advanced the care and handling of personal effects to ensure they are delivered to the Person Eligible to Receive Effects in a presentable and timely manner.

Together these units are referred to as Team Dover due to their cooperative mission requirements.

Official Dover AFB Information

FY23 Economic Impact Assessment

Dover AFB Community ICEMAP

 

Aircraft

C-5 Super Galaxy 

The C-5M Super Galaxy is a strategic transport aircraft and is the largest aircraft in the U.S. Air Force inventory. Its primary mission is to transport cargo and personnel for the Department of Defense. The C-5M is a modernized version of the legacy C-5 designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin. Currently, Dover Air Force base operates 18 C-5M aircraft. Due to the nose and aft cargo doors, ground crews can simultaneously load and offload cargo from both ends, reducing transfer times. The full-width drive-on ramps at each end enable double rows of vehicles to be transported.

C-5M Super Galaxy Factsheet

 
 C-17 Globemaster III

The C-17 Globemaster III is the most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can transport litters of ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations. Currently, Dover Air Force Base operates 13 C-17 aircraft. The inherent flexibility and performance of the C-17 force improve the ability of the total airlift system to fulfill the worldwide air mobility requirements of the United States.

C-17 Globemaster Factsheet

Mission Partners

 

 512th Airlift Wing

 512th

Airlift Wing
 Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations  AFMAO
 Armed Forces Medical Examiner System  AFMES
 Joint Personal Effects Depot JPED 

AMC Museum

Air Mobility Command Museum