Detachment 550 Commander

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Drozd

Date Entered Active Duty

20 August 1988

Duty Assignments / Titles

March 1989 – July 1989, student, Undergraduate Missile Training, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
August 1989 – September 1993, Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander (DMCCC), Senior Evaluator DMCCC, Missile Combat Crew Commander, and Instructor/Evaluator MCCC, 10th Strategic Missile Squadron, 341st Strategic Missile Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana
September 1993 – October 1996, ICBM Operations Instructor, ICBM Curriculum Developer, and ICBM Emergency War Order Instructor, 392d Training Squadron, 381st Training Group, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
November 1996 – April 1998, Commander, Command and Control Flight, 731st Munitions Support Squadron, 31st Fighter Wing, Araxos Air Base, Greece
May 1998 – July 2001, Senior Plans and Policy Officer / US Liaison Officer, Defense Threat Reduction Agency – Europe, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany
August 2001 – June 2002, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
July 2002 – July 2003, Chief, Space Support and Space Force Application Requirements, US Space Command / US Strategic Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
July 2003 – July 2006, Space Concepts and Experimentation Officer, Command Lead, Space Support Capabilities, and Satellite Operations Capabilities Officer, US Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
July 2006 – August 2009, Deputy Chief, Strategic Plans and Policy Division, Directorate of Operational Planning, Policy and Strategy, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
September 2009 – Present, Commander, AFROTC Detachment 550, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Decorations

Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clustersl

Education

Bachelor of Science, Business, Wright State University, OH
Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, MT

Professional Military Education

Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
Air War College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL (correspondence)