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)