Lt Col Josh “Doc” Holaday was an Air Force Senior Developmental Education Fellow assigned to Project Everest for academic year 2021-2022.

Background: Lt Col Holaday commissioned into the Air Force from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Virginia in 2003. After pilot training he served in operational C-17 squadrons at Charleston and Dover, and graduated from the US Air Force Weapons School in 2011. From there, Doc served on the Air Mobility Command staff before attending the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth and the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell AFB. Next he served in the J5 at the Indo-Pacific Command in the Southeast Asia Contingency Plans branch. Finally, he served as the 15th Wing’s Chief of Safety before taking command of the 535th Airlift Squadron in 2019. Doc has more than 3,000 hours in the C-17A, including 1,250 hours of combat time.

Academic and Professional Titles: Doc received his Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. He holds a Master’s Degree in Administrative Leadership from the University of Oklahoma and has a Master of Philosophy Degree in Military Strategy from the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Air University.