Colonel Todd A. Dozier commands the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea and serves as the U.S. Forces Korea Area VI commander for more than 7,000 Air Force and Army combat-ready and forward-stationed personnel. The 8th Fighter Wing plans, supports, and executes military operations to include counter-air, interdiction and close-air support and consists of more than 2,700 active-duty personnel, four groups and 13 squadrons, including two F-16 fighter squadrons. He reports to the 7th Air Force commander for the wing's conduct of conventional air-to-ground and air-to-air missions in support of armistice and wartime taskings.

Colonel Dozier received his commission in 1992 through the ROTC program at Arizona State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. His assignments have included multiple operational tours in the EF-111A and F-16C/D aircraft. He has commanded a fighter squadron and Air Expeditionary Group and deployed for Operations PROVIDE COMFORT, NORTHERN WATCH, SOUTHERN WATCH, NOBLE EAGLE, IRAQI FREEDOM, and INHERENT RESOLVE. His previous staff experience includes tours at Air Combat Command and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Prior to assuming his present duties, he served as the director of operations for 12th Air Force, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

Colonel Dozier is a command pilot with more than 3,100 flying hours, including more than 820 combat hours.

EDUCATION

1992 Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.

1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2005 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence

2006 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

2006 Master’s degree in business administration, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.

2011 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2011 Master’s degree in strategic studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. May 1993 - June 1994, Student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Sheppard AFB, Texas

2. January 1995 - December 1995, Student, F-111E, then Student EF-111A, Replacement Training Unit, Cannon AFB, N.M.

3. December 1995 - April 1998, EF-111A Instructor Pilot, Training Officer and Scheduler, 429th Electronic Combat Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M.

4. May 1998 - November 1998, Student, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, Luke AFB, Ariz.

5. November 1998 - November 2000, F-16 Instructor Pilot and Assistant Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 36th Fighter Squadron, then Deputy Chief of Wing Combat Readiness Assessment Division, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea

6. November 2000 - May 2003, F-16 Instructor Pilot and Flight Commander, 4th Fighter Squadron, then Assistant Chief of Wing Standardization and Evaluation, 388th Operations Group, Hill AFB, Utah

7. June 2003 - June 2005, Chief of Counter-Air, Homeland Security Division, Directorate of Air and Space

Operations, then Special Action Officer to the Commander, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.

8. July 2005 - June 2006, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

9. September 2006 - May 2008, Assistant Director of Operations, then Director of Operations, 421st Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah

10. June 2008 - April 2010, Commander, 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah

11. July 2010 - May 2011, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

12. June 2011 - June 2013, Deputy Director, Training, Training Readiness and Strategy, Office of the

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Readiness), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

13. June 2013 - July 2015, Vice Commander, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah

14. July 2015 – April 2016, Director of Operations, 12th Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

15. May 2016 – Present, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Rating: Command pilot

Flight hours: More than 3,100 hours with more than 820 combat hours

Aircraft flown: F-16 C/D, F-111E, EF-111A, T-37 and A/T-38

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Superior Service Medal

Legion of Merit

Bronze Star Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Air Medal with eight oak leaf clusters

Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant Nov.15, 1992

First Lieutenant Nov.15, 1994

Captain Nov.15, 1996

Major May 1, 2003

Lieutenant Colonel Dec.1, 2006

Colonel June 1, 2012

(Current as of May 2016)