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COLONEL AARON M. PRUPAS
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Col. Aaron M. Prupas is the Commander of the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. NASIC is the Air Force analysis center for foreign air, space and specialized intelligence. He is responsible for operating the $2.1 billion center with its four groups, four directorates and 18 squadrons. Managing an annual budget of more than $330 million, he leads 3,100 personnel providing a broad range of integrated, tailored assessments, products and services to joint operational forces, national policymakers and the acquisition community.
Colonel Prupas entered the Air Force in 1990 after receiving his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He completed Intelligence Officer Training at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, in 1991 and is a career intelligence officer and weapons instructor. He has served in a variety of positions at the squadron, wing and combatant command levels. As an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Colonel Prupas served as the Chief of Weapons School Academics and the editor-in-chief of the Air Force Weapons Review. In this position, he was responsible for more than 900 courses consisting of 4,500+ academic hours for all Weapons School Divisions.
His combat deployments include Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1993 and Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait in 1996 supporting Operation Southern Watch. In 1999, he deployed to Aviano AB, Italy as the Chief of Intelligence for F-117 operations during Operation Allied Force. He deployed to the Combined Air Operations Center, Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and served in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the U.S. Central Command representative for the 2009 International Security and Assistance Force Commander's Strategic Assessment.
Colonel Prupas commanded the 19th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev and served as the Deputy Director for the Commander's Initiatives Group at U.S. Central Command. Prior to his assignment to NASIC, he served as the commander Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick AFB, Fla.
EDUCATION
1990 Bachelor of Science in English, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1995 Squadron Officer School - Distance Learning
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1996 Master of Arts in Information Systems Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
1998 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2004 Master of Arts in Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2004 Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk, Va.
2005 Air War College - Distance Learning
2008 Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2012 Executive Enterprise Leadership Seminar, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1990 - February 1991, student, Air Intelligence Officer Course, 3486th Student Squadron, Air Training Command, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
2. February 1991 - June 1992, military political affairs analyst, 544th Combat Applications Squadron, 544th Strategic Intelligence Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb.
3. June 1992 - May 1993, staff support intelligence officer, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb. (Feb 1993 - May 1993, intelligence watch officer, Air Combat Operations Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
4. May 1993 - June 1994, space and missile event officer, U.S. Space Command/North American Aerospace Command, Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, Colo.
5. June 1994 - July 1996, Deputy Chief, J2 (Intelligence) Special Activities, United States Space Command/North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Peterson AFB, Colo.
6. July 1996 - June 1998, Chief, 8th Fighter Squadron Intelligence Branch, 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M. (Dec 1996 - March 1997, Chief, Intelligence Flight, 49th Expeditionary Operations Group, Al Jaber AB, Kuwait)
7. June 1998 - October 1999, Chief, Operations Intelligence Element, 49th Operations Support Squadron, 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M. (Feb 1999 - May 1999, Chief of Intelligence, 49th Expeditionary Operations Group, Aviano AB, Italy)
8. October 1999 - March 2001, Assistant Director of Operations for Academics, U.S. Air Force Weapons School Intelligence Division, Nellis AFB, Nev.
9. March 2001 - November 2001, Chief, Weapons School Academics, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
10. November 2001 - July 2003, Intelligence Flight Commander, 52nd Operations Support Squadron, 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB, Germany (March 2002 - June 2002, Chief of Intelligence Weapons and Tactics, Combined Air Operations Center, Prince Sultan AB, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).
11. July 2003 - June 2004, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 2004 - June 2005, course instructor and advisor, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
13. June 2005 - June 2007, Commander, 19th Weapons Squadron, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.
14. July 2007 - July 2008, student, College of Naval Warfare, Naval War College, R.I.
15. July 2008 - June 2010, Deputy Chief, Commander's Initiatives Group, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
16. June 2010 - May 2012, Commander, AFTAC, Patrick AFB, Fla.
17. May 2012 - Present, Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2008 - June 2010, Deputy Chief, Commander's Initiatives Group, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla., as a lieutenant colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
OTHER MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
1998 Outstanding Graduate, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 30, 1990
First Lieutenant May 30, 1992
Captain May 30, 1994
Major July 1, 2001
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2005
Colonel May 10, 2010
(Current as of June 2012)
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