Colonel Kevin Snow

Colonel Kevin R. Snow serves as the Reserve Component Chair at National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, DC. As Chair, he advises the NDU President on reserve matters and manages the Reserve Component National Security Course. RCNSC educates over 400 reserve component senior officers and senior enlisted members each year. The course lays a critical foundation for reserve leaders, focusing on national security and international relations, laying a foundation for joint command management and staff responsibilities in a multinational, intergovernmental, and joint national security setting.

Colonel Snow was commissioned in 2003 upon graduation from the University of Massachusetts. He is a command pilot with more than 3,500 hours in tanker aircraft, including more than 900 combat hours. He flew missions in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, and !NEREN RESOLVE. He served over 11 years on active duty before joining the Air Force Reserve in 2014.

Colonel Snow was selected for numerous leadership opportunities including the prestigious PHOENIX MOBILITY officer development program and PHOENIX REACH major weapon system cross flow program. He has served in leadership positions at the squadron and group levels, and has been a tanker planner in five different Air Operations Centers. Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Snow served as the Commander of the 349th Operations Group, Travis AFB, CA, responsible for seven squadrons operating the KC-10, C-17, and C-5 aircraft.

EDUCATION

2003 Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.

2008 Master of Arts in International Relations, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK. 2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL.

2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL. (non-residence) 2019 Joint Combined Warfare School-Hybrid, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA.

2020 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL. (non-residence)

2023 Reserve Component National Security Course, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC.

2024 Master of Strategic Studies, College of International Security Affairs, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. May 2003 - January 2004, Duty Lieutenant (Awaiting pilot training), AFROTC Det 370, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
2. January 2004 - September 2004, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, NAS Whiting Field, FL
3. September 2004 - May 2005, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, OK
4. May 2005 - January 2006, Student, KC-135 Initial Qualification Course, Altus AFB, OK
5. February 2006 - April 2009, KC-135 Instructor Aircraft Commander, Executive Officer, Flight Commander, 351st Air Refueling Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
6. April 2009 - March 2012, PHOENIX MOBILITY Officer, Flight Commander, Tanker Planner, 21st Air Mobility Operations Squadron, Joint Base McGuire- Dix- Lakehurst, NJ
7. March 2012 - August 2014, KC-10 Instructor Aircraft Commander, Deputy Chief of Current Operations, 60th Operations Support Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
8. August 2014 - August 2016, KC-10 Instructor Aircraft Commander, Flight Commander, 76th Air Refueling Squadron, Joint Base McGuire- Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
9. August 2016 - July 2022, KC-10 Flight Examiner Aircraft Commander, Operations Officer, 70th Air Refueling Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
10. July 2022 - October 2022, Deputy Commander, 349th Operations Group, Travis AFB, CA
11. October 2022 - July 2023, Commander, 349th Operations Group, Travis AFB, CA.
12. July 2023 - July 2024, Student, College of lnternational Security Affairs, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC
13. July 2024 - Present, Reserve Component Chair, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC.