Devin R. Pepper

Devin R. Pepper
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1996–present (27 years)
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	Buckley Garrison 460th Space Wing 21st Operations Group Air Force Element Operations Squadron
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal (4) Air Force Commendation Medal (3) Navy Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal (2) Air Force Achievement Medal (2) Combat Readiness Medal (2) National Defense Service Medal (2) Iraq Campaign Medal (2) Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korean Defense Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal

Devin R. Pepper is a colonel in the United States Air Force who is currently serving as the commander of the Buckley Garrison, a new unit in the United States Space Force. He was previously the commander of the 460th Space Wing before it was inactivated and replaced by the Buckley Garrison. He was also nominated for transfer to the U.S. Air Force.

Pepper enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1989 and received his commission through the Officer Training School in 1996. He is a master space operator and served as a missile launch officer for the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile weapon system. He is married to the former Alicia Montoya of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They have two children: Madilyn, age 12, and Lukas, age 11.

Education

• 1995 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Maryland University College, College Park, MD.
• 2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL.
• 2002 Masters of Arts certificate in Organizational Behavior and Leadership, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• 2003 Masters of Business Administration, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL.
• 2003 United States Air Force Weapons Instructor Course, Space Superiority Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV.
• 2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL., by correspondence
• 2010 Space 300, National Security Space Institute, Colorado Springs, CO.
• 2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL., by correspondence
• 2015 Masters of National Security Strategy, National War College, Ft McNair, Washington, D.C.
• 2018 Middle East and South Asia Course, Alan L. Freed Associates, Capitol Hill Club, Washington, D.C.

Assignments

1. May 1996 – August 1996, student, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL.
2. August 1996 – April 1997, student, Undergraduate Space and Missile Training and Initial Qualification Training, Minuteman III Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting (REACT), Vandenberg AFB, CA.
3. April 1997 – February 1998, Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander, 740th Missile Squadron, Minot AFB, ND.
4. February 1998 - January 1999, Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander Evaluator, 91st Operations Group, Minot AFB, ND.
5. February 1999 – November 1999, Missile Combat Crew Commander, 740th Missile Squadron, Minot AFB, ND.
6. November 1999 – July 2001, Missile Combat Crew Commander Instructor, Section Chief and Senior Crew Operations Instructor, 91st Operations Support Squadron, Minot AFB, ND.
7. August 2001 – June 2002, Executive Officer to the Wing Commander, 91st Space Wing, Minot AFB, ND.
8. June 2002 – June 2003, Air Force Strategic Policy Intern with duties in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Equal Opportunity, and Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
9. January 2004 – February 2005, Chief, Offensive Counter-Information, 7th Information Warfare Flight, Osan AB, Republic of Korea.
10. February 2005 – September 2007, Program Manager, Advanced Strike Requirements Branch, Advanced Programs Division, Directorate of Requirements, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA.
11. September 2007 – August 2009, Executive Officer to the Commander, Eighth Air Force, Barksdale AFB, LA.
12. September 2009 – June 2011, Deputy Chief, later Chief, Weapons, Tactics and Electronic Warfare Branch, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, LA.
13. June 2011 – June 2013, Commander, Air Force Element Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force Menwith Hill, England.
14. June 2013 – July 2014, Deputy Commander, 21st Operations Group, 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, CO.
15. August 2014 – June 2015, student, National War College, National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington D.C.
16. July 2015 – June 2016, Chief, Global Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Future Capabilities Branch (J841), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE.
17. June 2016 – May 2017, Chief, Space and Missile Defense Division (J31), Headquarters United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE.
18. May 2017 – May 2019, Commander, 21st Operations Group, 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, CO.
19. May 2019 – July 2020, Commander, 460th Space Wing, Buckley AFB, CO
20. July 2020 – Current, Commander, Buckley Garrison, Buckley AFB, CO

Effective dates of promotion

Rank	Date
Second lieutenant	August 9, 1996
First lieutenant	August 9, 1998
Captain	August 9, 2000
Major	August 1, 2006
Lieutenant colonel	December 1, 2010
Colonel	June 30, 2016 (frocked) April 1, 2017 (official)

References

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Military offices
Preceded by Troy L. Endicott	Commander of the 460th Space Wing 2019–2020	Unit redesignated
New office	Commander of the Buckley Garrison 2020–present	Incumbent

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