Lt Col Gary Glojek is an Air Force Senior Developmental Education Fellow and A-10 command pilot assigned to the Mitchell Institute for academic year 2023–2024.

Background: Most recently, Lt Col Glojek commanded the 354th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, where he advanced agile combat employment, signature management during dispersed operations, and small team mission command to improve the survivability and lethality of combat air forces. Lt Col Glojek served as an instructor pilot and flight evaluator while leading as a Combat Search and Rescue Mission Commander and Forward Air Controller (Airborne). He accumulated over 2,000 hours in the A-10C over five operational assignments, including over 250 combat hours in Afghanistan and 80 missions to the Korean demilitarized zone. He also completed the Chief of Staff of the Air Force’s Blue Horizons Fellowship, where he advanced adversarial artificial intelligence technology to counter geospatial intelligence.

Academic and Professional Titles: Lt Col Glojek commissioned from the United States Air Force Academy in 2006, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in English degree, after which he completed specialized undergraduate pilot training (SUPT) at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, and was selected to be a first assignment instructor pilot. At Laughlin, he trained USAF pilots alongside partners from Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Poland, and Nigeria. He holds both a Masters in Aeronautical Science Human Factors from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a Masters in Airpower Strategy and Technology Integration from Air University. Lt Col Glojek is a Distinguished Graduate of the Pilot Instructor Training, Squadron Officer School, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, and A-10C Initial Qualification Courses.