LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM B. WALPERT
Lt Col Bill Walpert is a National Defense Fellow in the Institute for the Study of
Diplomacy at Georgetown University. Prior to this assignment he commanded
the 94th Intelligence Squadron on Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. In that
capacity he led more than 370 Airmen performing world-wide distributed
common ground station and expeditionary SIGINT missions. He was previously
assigned to the Air Force Executive Action Group serving the Secretary and Chief
of Staff of the Air Force, Headquarters Air Force. He served as the
Communications Team Chief, leading seven officers and civilians responsible for
producing the speeches, Congressional testimony, and written communication for
the Secretary, Chief of Staff, Under Secretary, and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air
Force.
Lt Col Walpert is a graduate of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
His studies at SAASS were the continuation of a sustained pursuit of academic achievement. As a political science
major at the US Air Force Academy he earned the Robert J. Smith award for excellence in political science upon
graduation in 1994. Four years later he attended the National Defense Intelligence College and graduated in the top
15% of his class. In 2003 he completed a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Texas at
Dallas with honors. As a distinguished graduate of Air Command and Staff College he was selected for SAASS,
where he authored an award winning thesis and was selected to be an Air University PhD candidate.
Throughout his career, Lt Col Walpert instituted a number of innovations in the intelligence career field. After
writing a masters thesis on intelligence support to AFSOC’s special tactics operators he was selected to be the first
intelligence officer assigned to a special tactics squadron. As a qualified static-line parachutist, Lt Col Walpert
supported four combat control and pararescue teams on several deployments and authored the first intelligence
doctrine for this unique special operations capability. Similarly, Lt Col Walpert designed, tested, and implemented a
new intelligence officer crew position on the RC-135 RIVET JOINT signals intelligence aircraft. His innovative
solution during the initial days of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM enabled the real-time integration and coordination
of ISR collection from a crew of 30 officer and enlisted technicians with ground combatants.
As Director of Operations of the 390th Intelligence Squadron, Lt Col Walpert led more than a hundred linguists and
technical collection operators in the collection and analysis of ISR supporting PACOM and SOCOM operations.
Eighth Air Force recognized him as the outstanding intelligence officer of the year during this time. Additionally,
Lt Col Walpert deployed as the Director of Operations of a composite squadron containing flight deck and
intelligence collection personnel providing direct threat warning and targeting information for Operations IRAQI
and ENDURING FREEDOM. Lt Col Walpert has over 300 combat flying hours. He is married to the former
Marisa England of Texas. They have two children, Allison (7) and Bethany (4).
EDUCATION:
1994 Bachelor of Science degree in political science, US Air Force Academy, CO
1998 Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence, National Defense Intelligence College, Washington, DC
2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2003 Master of Business Administration, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX
2008 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
2009 Master of Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, AL
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. July 1994 - April 1995, student, Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, TX
2. April 1995 - July 1998, Counter-proliferation Analyst, US Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, FL
3. July 1998 - June 1999, student, National Defense Intelligence College, Bolling AFB, DC
4. June 1999 - July 2001, Chief of Intelligence, 22d Special Tactics Squadron (AFSOC), McChord AFB, WA
5. July 2001 - July 2004, Assistant Director of Operations, 97th Intelligence Squadron, Offutt AFB, NE.
6. July 2004 - June 2005, Intelligence Budget Analyst, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
7. June 2005 - June 2007, Director of Operations, 390th Intelligence Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
8. July 2007 - June 2008, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
9. July 2008 - July 2009, student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, AL
10. July 2009 - September 2009, Chief, Strategic Integration and Engagement Branch, AF/A8, Pentagon
11. September 2009 - July 2010, Team Chief, SecAF and CSAF Executive Action Group, Pentagon
12. July 2010 – Present, Commander, 94th Intelligence Squadron, Fort George G. Meade, MD
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Non-rated Officer Aircrew
Flight Hours: 465
Aircraft Flown: RC-135V/W/U
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College, 2008
8 AF Field Grade Intelligence Officer of the Year, 2006
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with valor device
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1994
First Lieutenant June 1, 1996
Captain June 1, 1998
Major August 1, 2004
Lieutenant Colonel August 1, 2009
(Current as of Mar 2012)