Lieutenant Colonel W. Austin Street "> Lieutenant Colonel W. Austin Street

Lt Col W. Austin Street is a National Defense Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, California. In this role, he contributes to Stanford's hub for nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research, teaching, and policy impact on international affairs. He conducts innovative research and shares findings with policy makers that tackles some of the world's most pressing security and international cooperation issues. Lt Col Street commissioned into the Air Force in June 2005 after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy and earned a master's degree in 2013 from the University of Massachusetts. He is a distinguished graduate of Air Command and Staff College, an Air University Fellow, an Air Force Fellow, and a graduate of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. His previous assignments include Joint Base Charleston and Altus Air Force Base as a C-17A Special Operations Low Level II pilot, and a lead airdrop instructor pilot with multiple deployments in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and NEW DAWN. Lt Col Street is a command pilot with more than 3,500 hours and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. Prior to his current position, he served as the Commander, 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California

EDUCATION

2005 Bachelor of Science in Strategic Studies, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2005 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2012 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (Distinguished Graduate) 2013 Master of Business Administration and Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. 2014 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 2018 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (Distinguished Graduate) 2020 Master of Military Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2023 U.S. Air Force Fellowship, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Calif.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. August 2005 - June 2006, Executive Officer, 72nd Operations Support Squadron, Tinker AFB, Okla. 2. June 2006 - December 2007, Student Pilot, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, 71st Training Wing, Vance AFB, Okla. 3. January 2008 - July 2012, Instructor Pilot, Chief of Mission Support, 15th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, SC 4. July 2012 - January 2014, Instructor Pilot, Operations Flight Commander, 58th Airlift Squadron, Altus AFB, Okla. 5. January 2014 - June 2014, Student, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 6. July 2014 - March 2016, Evaluator Pilot, Executive Officer, 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Okla. 7. April 2016 - July 2017, Air University Fellow, Squadron Officer School Instructor, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 8. August 2017 - May 2018, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 9. June 2018 - June 2019, Requirements Branch Chief, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ind. 10. July 2019 - June 2020, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 11. July 2020 - March 2021, Chief of Safety, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, Calif. 12. March 2021 – June 2023, Commander, 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif. 13. July 2023 – Present, National Defense Fellow, Stanford University, Calif

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Rating: Command Pilot Flight hours: more than 3,500 Aircraft Flown: T-6A, T-1A, C-17A

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Distinguished Flying Cross with combat device Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters Army Achievement Medal Iraq Campaign Medal with four oak leaf clusters Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one oak leaf cluster NATO ISAF Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant June 1, 2005 First Lieutenant June 1, 2007 Captain June 1, 2009 Major October 1, 2015 Lieutenant Colonel October 1, 2019

(Current as of September 2023)