B. Edwin Wilson

Education

• 1985 Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
• 1986 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
• 1990 Master of Science degree in electrical/computer engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Mass.
• 1990 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
• 1998 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
• 1999 Master of Airpower Art and Science, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
• 2004 Air War College, by correspondence
• 2004 Back to Basics, Executive Business Training, Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
• 2005 Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship, Cisco Systems, San Jose, Calif.
• 2006 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
• 2009 U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Course, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
• 2015 Cyberspace Operations Executive Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

  Assignments

• July 1985 – May 1988, design engineer, Space Defense Operations Center; Chief, SPADOC Systems Engineering Branch, Electrical Systems Division, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
• June 1988 – June 1990, Military Strategic and Tactical Relay systems engineer; program manager, MILSTAR Transportable Terminal, Electronic Systems Division, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
• July 1990 – June 1994, Operations Director; Flight Director; Chief, Advanced Satellite Planning Division; Chief, Advanced Satellite Management Division, Operational Detachment 4, Onizuka AFB, Calif.
• July 1994 – December 1995, Mission Director; Chief, Support to Military Operations Division, Overhead Collection Management Center, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
• January 1996 – February 1997, executive officer, Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, Va.
• March 1997 – July 1997, military assistant, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• July 1997 – June 1998, student, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
• July 1998 – June 1999, student, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
• July 1999 – June 2000, plans and programs officer; Chief, Plans and Programs Branch, U.S. Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
• July 2000 – June 2002, Deputy Director, Commander in Chief's Action Group, North American Aerospace Defense Command/U.S. Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
• July 2002 – July 2003, Commander, 1st Space Operations Squadron, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
• July 2003 – July 2004, Deputy Commander, 50th Operations Group, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
• August 2004 – May 2005, Secretary of Defense corporate fellow, Cisco Systems, San Jose, Calif.
• June 2005 – June 2006, Director, Commander's Action Group, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
• June 2006 – September 2006, student, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
• September 2006 – April 2008, Commander, Space Operations Group, Aerospace Defense Facility-East, Fort Belvoir, Va.
• April 2008 – February 2010, Commander, Space Development and Test Wing, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
• February 2010 – August 2011, Commander, 45th Space Wing, Patrick AFB, Fla.
• September 2011 – June 2013, Deputy Commander, Air Forces Cyber, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
• June 2013 – July 2014, Director of Space Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
• July 2014—June 2016, Commander, 24th Air Force and Commander, Air Forces Cyber, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
• July 2016—present, Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of Defense and Senior Military Advisor for Cyber, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
• June 2017 - February 2018, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, Washington, D.C.

  Awards and decorations

Effective dates of promotion