CAPTAIN TODD D. RIDDLE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Capt Todd Riddle is currently a T-38 Pilot for Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training at Sheppard AFB, TX.
As a Flight Programmer and Instructor, Capt Riddle is responsible for supervising 15 instructors in managing the T38 phase of advanced undergraduate pilot training. He conducts training for 30 student pilots (SP) annually to
accomplish 4000+ advanced flight training events at a cost of $3M. As a T-38 IP, he evaluates/instructs/leads
students in all categories of training to include aerobatics, instruments, 4-ship formation and 2-ship low level in
AETC’s largest T-38 training program. Formerly an A/OA-10 pilot assigned to the 75th FS at Pope AFB, NC, Capt
Riddle has flown over 50 combat sorties accumulating over 120 combat hours, earning 6 Air Medals, supporting
Operation SOUTHERN WATCH, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Flying
from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, Capt Riddle was the first wingman in the Combat Air Force to conduct Night
Vision Goggle takeoffs and landings from a covert field. Flying from Kuwait and later Tallil AB, Iraq, IRAQI
FREEDOM missions included close air support, combat search-and-rescue, interdiction, and reconnaissance. With a
Pilot status as of 2005, he has accumulated over 1100 flight hours from flying the T-37, T-38, and the A/AO-10.
EDUCATION:
1996 B.S. degree in Psychology, Summa Cum-Laude, Evangel University
1998 Commission, AFIT Blue Chip graduate, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
AF Meritorious Unit Award
AF Outstanding Unit Award with 1 Valor Device with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Combat Mission Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal with 1oak leaf cluster
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
AF Longevity Service
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
AF Training Ribbon