Col. Timothy Frank is the Commander, 8th Mission Support Group, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea. He leads 1,400 Airmen in six squadrons that provide communications, engineering, materiel management, security, force support and logistics to 4,500 Airmen, Soldiers, family members and Korean personnel. Col. Frank manages an $80M operating budget and is responsible for providing reception and base operating support for follow-on US forces at Kunsan Air Base and 3 US/Korean co-located operating bases across the Korean peninsula in support of the agile combat employment scheme of maneuver.
Col. Frank commissioned in 2002 as a Distinguished Graduate of ROTC from the University of Illinois. He has commanded at the squadron level, served on the Headquarters Air Force Staff and taught on the faculty of the US Air Force Academy. Col. Frank has deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM and served in a joint position as a Lieutenant Colonel on the staff for Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. Prior to his current assignment, Col. Frank was Deputy Director, Intelligence, Strategic Planning and Requirements Directorate, HQ Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Joint Base San Antonio.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana
2003 Master of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana
2004 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2008 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., in-residence equivalency
2017 Doctor of Philosophy, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Calif.
2018 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2004 – January 2007, Chief of Service Contracts; Officer in Charge, Prime Base Emergency Engineer Force; then Chief of Design and Construction, 96th Civil Engineer Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (September 2005 – March 2006, Airfield and Pavements Engineer, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)
2. January 2007 – June 2009, Support Officer, 23d Space Operations Squadron, New Boston Air Force Station, N.H.
3. June 2009 – June 2010, Chief, Programs Flight, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Al Dhafra AB, U.A.E.
4. June 2010 – August 2013, Instructor then Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Headquarters, US Air Force Academy, Colo.
5. August 2013 – August 2016, Air Force Institute of Technology Fellow and PhD Candidate, Stanford University, Calif.
6. August 2016 – August 2017, Base Civil Engineer, 612th Air Base Squadron, Soto Cano AB, Honduras
7. August 2017 – July 2019, Strategy and Future Concepts Program Manager, Headquarters, Air Force, Pentagon, Washington,
D.C. (October 2018 – April 2019, Deputy Engineer and Chief, Construction Effects, Combined Joint Task Force–Operation
INHERENT RESOLVE, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and Camp Taji, Iraq)
8. July 2019 – June 2021, Commander, 432d Support Squadron, Creech AFB, Nev.
9. June 2021 – July 2024, Structures Division Chief and Assistant Professor then Deputy Department Head for Curriculum and
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Headquarters, US Air Force Academy, Colo.
10. July 2024 – June 2025, Deputy Director, Intelligence, Strategic Planning and Requirements, Air Force Installation and Mission
Support Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
11. June 2025 – Present, Commander, 8th Mission Support Group, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
(Current as of June 2025)