Lt. Col. Christopher R. Taylor is the Commander, 339th Recruiting Squadron, Clinton Township, Michigan. He directs and operates recruiting activities for 8 enlisted accession flights with 87 active-duty and civilian personnel. His squadron covers a 59,000 square-mile area that includes the state of Michigan, and portions of northern Ohio and northern Indiana. His unit’s mission is to inspire, engage, and recruit future qualified Airmen and Guardians to deliver air and space power for America.
Lt. Col. Taylor is a 2008 graduate from the Pennsylvania State University, and commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. His career has included assignments at various levels of leadership in base communications, Air and Space Operations Centers, combat comm exchange program, and the Joint Staff. Additionally, he deployed in support to Operations KIPION and SHADER, Great Britain’s contribution to Operation INHERENT RESOLVE as an exchange officer.
Prior to his current assignment, Lt. Col. Taylor led planning efforts to integrate cyberspace capabilities into global space plans and operations, and managed the tasking, synchronization, & integration of cyberspace activities for 11 combatant commands, and support to deployed forces, via inputs into the combined space tasking order for 79 tactically controlled units.
EDUCATION
2008 Bachelor of Science degree in Information Science and Technology; undergraduate minor certificate in The Legal Environment of Business, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
2008 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2013 Master of Business Administration degree, Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pa.
2014 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2021 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2023 Air War College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 2008 – June 2009, Plans and Programs Action Officer, 6th Communications Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
2. June 2009 – December 2009, Officer in Charge, Asset Management, 6th Communications Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
3. December 2009 – June 2010, Executive Officer, 6th Communications Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
4. July 2010 – March 2012, Operations Officer, 6th Communications Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
5. April 2012 – November 2012, Officer in Charge, Cyber Transport Systems, 6th Communications Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla.
6. November 2012 – November 2014, Flight Commander, Tactical Systems Flight, 607th Support Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.
7. December 2014 – June 2016, RAF Tactical Communications Flight Commander, No. 2 Field Communications Squadron, Royal Air Force Leeming, United Kingdom (June 2016 – September 2016, SO3, J6 Theater Plans, Joint Force Communications and Information Systems Middle East, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar with duties at undisclosed location, Southwest Asia as an exchange officer)
8. September 2016 – August 2017, Chief, A6 Information Systems Capability Support Division, Capabilities and Innovation Squadron, Royal Air Force Leeming, United Kingdom
9. August 2017 – September 2019, Assessments Lead, Joint Staff J-6, Cyber, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Assessment Division, Department of Defense Complex Suffolk, Va.
10. September 2019 – August 2020, Director of Operations, 65th Air Base Squadron, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.
11. August 2020 – May 2021, Cyberspace Operations Planner, Strategy Plans Division, Combined Space Operations Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
12. May 2021 – June 2023, Branch Chief, Cyberspace Operations, Strategy Plans Division, Combined Space Operations Center, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.
13. June 2023 – Present, Commander, 339th Recruiting Squadron, 360th Recruiting Group, Air Force Recruiting Service, Clinton Township, Mich.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2017 – September 2019, Assessments Lead, Joint Staff J-6, Cyber, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Assessment Division, Department of Defense Complex Suffolk, Va., as a captain and major
2. August 2020 – May 2021, Cyberspace Operations Planner, Strategy Plans Division, Combined Space Operations Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., as a major
3. May 2021 – June 2023, Branch Chief, Cyberspace Operations, Strategy Plans Division, Combined Space Operations Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., as a major
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korea Defense Service Medal
(Current as of June 2023)