Major Derek Molloy is the Airfield Operations Flight Commander at Tyndall Air Force Base Florida where he leads 117 air traffic controllers and airfield management operations personnel responsible for 45,000 square miles of airspace supporting 125,000 annual aircraft movements.

Background: Major Molloy graduated from the United States Air Force Officer Training School in December 2002. He was recognized as the 2006 USAF airfield operations officer of the year and was a Distinguished Graduate of Squadron Officer’s School in 2008. Previously, Major Molloy oversaw air traffic control and airfield support at Dyess AFB and Hurlburt Field. In addition to his core airfield operations expertise, Major Molloy has also performed duties as part of the Air Combat Command Inspector General’s staff and led the Commander, Air Combat Command’s conference and speechwriting teams. Major Molloy has deployed six times since his commission, performing various duties from operating an austere airfield in support of operational detachment alpha missions in western Afghanistan to serving two tours on the NATO Air Command staff.