Colonel JOSHUA KOSLOV Colonel Josh Koslov is the Commander, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida. The 350 SWW’s primary mission is to provide rapid electronic combat power to Commanders during peacetime, through crisis and in war. Colonel Koslov advises the USAF Warfare Center Commander and Department of the Air Force senior leaders on the integration of technology, policy, and operations enabling forces to attain Spectrum Warfare superiority. As the Air Force’s newest Wing, the 350 SWW will grow to support 2300 military and civilian personnel across ten units at three locations throughout the United States. Colonel Koslov has commanded in combat three times across the squadron and group levels. Most notably, as the 609 AOC Commander, Al Udeid, Qatar where his team executed Operation ALLIES REFUGE, the largest non-combatant evacuation in history. Col Koslov is a distinguished graduate of and later served as an instructor at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. He has served in a variety of staff positions to include the Chief of the Strategy, Plans and Competition Division at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces and in the Joint Staff National Military Command Center as a Presidential Strike Advisor. Additionally, he served as legislative fellow in the office of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. Following command of the 755th Operations Support Squadron he earned a master’s degree in national security studies from the Naval War College Mahan Advanced Research program, focused on deterrence and competitive strategies. He received his commission from Officer Training School after graduating from San Francisco State University. EDUCATION 1999 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 2004 United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis Air Force Base, NV 2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 2008 Master of Business Administration and Management, American Military University, VA 2008 Air Command and Staff College (in correspondence) 2010 DARPA Air Force Fellow 2011 Air Force Legislative Fellowship in the office of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords 2011 Master Certificate Legislative Affairs, Georgetown University Government Affairs Institute 2014 Air War College (in correspondence) 2018 Naval War College with Mahan Advanced Research Program focused on deterrence ASSIGNMENTS September 1999 - January 2000, Student, Undergraduate Navigation/ Electronic Warfare Training, Randolph AFB, TX October 2000 - May 2003, EC-130H Instructor Electronic Warfare Officer and Flight Examiner, 43d Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ May 2003 - January 2005, EC-130H Electronic Warfare Officer Flight Examiner, 55th Electronic Combat Group Standards and Evaluation Branch, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ January 2005 - March 2006, EC-130H Weapons Officer and Weapons and Tactics Flight Commander, 41st Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ March 2006 - June 2007, EC-130H Weapons Instructor Course and Integration Flight Commander, 8th Weapons Squadron, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV June 2007 - December 2009, Assistant Director of Operations- Electronic Warfare, 8th Weapons Squadron, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV December 2009- July 2010, Director of Operations, Detachment 2, 318th Information Operations Group, Nellis AFB, NV July 2010 - December 2011, Air Force Legislative Fellow, in the Office of Congresswoman Gabby Giffords Washington, D.C. December 2011 - June 2014, Chief, Operations Training and Standardization Evaluation Nuclear C2 Branch (J36), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. June 2014 - July 2015, Director of Operations, 43d Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ July 2015 - July 2017, Commander, 755th Operations Support Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ July 2017 - July 2018, Student, Naval War College, Newport, RI July 2018 - May 2021, Chief, Strategy and Plans Division and Strategic Competition Division, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI May 2021 – May 2022, Commander, 609th Air Operations Center, Al Udeid AB, Qatar July 2022 – Present, Commander, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, Eglin AFB, FL SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. December 2011- June 2014, Chief, Operations Training and Standardization Evaluation Nuclear C2 Branch (J36), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C., as a Major FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Senior Navigator (Electronic Warfare Officer) Flight hours: more than 1000 hours, 217 combat Aircraft flown: T-43, EC-130H MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters Air Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster