Lieutenant Colonel Edward A. Meyer
Lieutenant Colonel Edward A. Meyer is commander of AFROTC Detachment 270, Professor of Aerospace Studies, and Head of the Department of Aerospace Studies at Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas.
Lt Col Meyer was born in Germany and graduated from California's Torrance High School in June 1985 before entering the Air Force as a member of the USAF Academy's class of 1989. Following commissioning, Lt Col Meyer entered the combat air forces as an air weapons controller and completed initial controller training in January 1990. Thereafter, he served in a variety of operations and staff assignments and qualified and employed in several air and ground-based air battle management platforms. Lt Col Meyer's operational deployments include Operations DESERT SHIELD/STORM, SOUTHERN WATCH, UPHOLD DEMOCRACY, DELIBERATE FORGE/GUARD, ALLIED FORCE/ NOBLE ANVIL, ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM. He was previously assigned as the Chief, A7 Training Division, 321 Air Expeditionary Wing, Coalition Air Force Training Team, Baghdad, Iraq. Lt Col Meyer is married and has two children.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science, United States Air Force Academy, CO
1995 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, AL
1999 Master of Science, Oklahoma State University, OK
2001 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell, AFB, AL (Non-Resident)
2004 Master of Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL (Non-Resident)
ASSIGNMENTS
Aug 89 – Jan 90, Basic/Automated Air Weapons Controller Training, Tyndall AFB, FL
Feb 90 – Jun 94, E-3B/C Weapons Director (WD), Instructor WD, Senior Director (SD),
963d Airborne Air Control Squadron (AACS), Tinker AFB, OK
Jun 94 – Dec 95, Naval Flight Officer Student, E-2C Radar Operator, USAF Exchange
Officer and USAF/USN Interoperability Instructor, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons
School, NAS Miramar, CA
Dec 95 – May 97, Mobile Training Team and Joint Warfare Director, Naval Strike and
Air Warfare Center, NAS Fallon, NV
Jun 97 – Jan 99, E-3A Electronic Combat Officer and Chief, Operations Wing Electronic
Support Measures Development and Implementation Branch, Geilenkirchen NATO AB, GE
Jan 99 – Jun 00, Flight Commander, 963 AACS, Tinker AFB, OK
Jun 00 – May 01, Chief, Weapons Training, 552d Operations Support Squadron, Tinker
AFB, OK
Jun 01 – Jun 02, Director of Operations, 623d Air Control Flight (ACF), Kadena AB,
JA
Jul 02 – Jun 03, Commander, 623 ACF, Kadena AB, JA
Jul 03 – Jun 04, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
Jul 04 – Jun 06, Staff Officer, A5 Plans Division, CC-Air Hq (NATO), Ramstein AB,
GE
Jul 06 – May 08, Director of Operations, 726th Air Control Squadron, Mtn Home AFB,
ID
Jul 08 – Jun 09, Chief, A7 Training Division, 321st Air Expeditionary Wing, Baghdad,
Iraq
Aug 09 – Present, Commander, AFROTC Detachment 270, Kansas State Univ, Manhattan,
KS
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Air Battle Manager (ABM)
Flight Hours: 4,380
Aircraft Crewmember: E-3B/C, E-2C Group-II, E-3A, E-3D, F/A-18
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Navy Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Navy Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant: 31 May 1989
First Lieutenant: 31 May 1991
Captain: 31 May 1993
Major:1 Sep 2000
Lieutenant Colonel:1 Oct 2005
(Current as of Aug 2009)