Lt Col Kevin Eley is an Air Force Strategic Policy Fellow within the National Capital Region serving in the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. Prior to his selection as a Fellow, he was the Distribution Branch Chief for United States Transportation Command, Sustainment Division, where he developed, monitored, and adjusted the global logistics network to support distribution of sustainment, foreign military sales and humanitarian cargo within the defense transportation system.

Background: Lt Col Eley’s operational assignments include Assistant Director of Operations and Chief of Standardization and Evaluation for the 912th Air Refueling Squadron, Director of the Commander’s Action Group, 19th Air Wing, and evaluator pilot for the 34th Combat Training Squadron specializing in air mobility operations for the Joint Readiness Training Center and Green Flag exercises. Lieutenant Colonel Eley has deployed seven times in support of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and the Joint Interagency Task Force South. He served as the Aide-de-Camp to the 18th Air Force Commander, a Presidential Advanced agent, and held executive officer positions at the group and squadron level. Lieutenant Colonel Eley is a distinguished graduate of the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a degree in Business Information Technology. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and earned his pilot wings at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas.