Lieutenant Colonel Trent L. Bolte is the Commander, 319th Recruiting Squadron at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts. He is responsible for all Air Force and Space Force recruiting activities within Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He partners with military, civic, educational, and community organizations to generate awareness of Air Force and Space Force recruiting programs and develops public support of the Air Force and Space Force.
Lieutenant Colonel Bolte attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst Massachusetts and was commissioned upon graduation through the ROTC Detachment 370 in 2008. He has served in a variety of civil engineer positions at the installation, center and staff levels, to include an assignment as an Education With Industry Fellow.
Prior to his current position, Lt Col Bolte served as the Branch Chief of Global Plans and Posture, Air Force Futures, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. His contingency experience includes deployments in direct support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN and INHERENT RESOLVE.
EDUCATION
2008 Bachelor of Science in Building Construction Technology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.
2008 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2012 Squadron Officer School (Correspondence)
2012 Master of Business Administration, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
2014 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2017 Master of Science in International Relations, Troy University, Troy, Alabama
2023 Air War College (Correspondence)
ASSIGNMENTS
- May 2008-May 2009, Programmer, 97th CES, Altus AFB, Okla.
- June 2009-December 2009, Asset Manager, 97th CES, Altus AFB, Okla. (Deployed December 2009-Jun 2010, Programs Flight Commander, 407th ECES, Ali AB, Iraq)
- August 2010-December 2010, Chief of Asset Optimization, 35th CES, Misawa AB, Japan (Deployed December 2010-Jun 2011, Lead Project Engineer, 467th EPBS, COB Basrah, Iraq)
- July 2011-May 2012, Chief of Programming, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan
- May 2012-August 2013, Emergency Management Flight Commander, 35th CES, Misawa AB, Japan
- September 2013-September 2014, OIC, Operations Engineering, 51st CES, Osan AB, Korea
- September 2014-May 2015, Installation Management Flight Commander, 51st CES, Osan AB, Korea
- May 2015-May 2016, Chief of Plans and Readiness, 7th Air Force, Osan AB, Korea
- June 2016-June 2017, Education With Industry, Michael Baker International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- July 2017-June 2019, Chief of Civil Engineer Resource Optimization, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas (Deployed May 2018-May 2019, Military Construction Program Manager, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Muwaffaq Salti, AB, Jordan)
- June 2019-June 2021, Operations Flight Commander, 374th CES, Yokota AB, Japan
- June 2021-May 2024, Branch Chief, Global Plans and Posture, Air Force Futures, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
- May 2024-Present, Commander, 319th Recruiting Squadron, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2020 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award, Senior Officer Category - MAJCOM Level 2020 Field Grade Officer of the Year – Wing Level
2019 MG Clifton D. Wright - Best Civil Engineer Operations Flight - MAJCOM Level 2017 Gilbert Civil Engineer Staff Officer Award Winner