Lt Col Maxim Olivine is the Commander of the 364th Recruiting Squadron, headquartered in the Sacramento, California area. He directs the recruiting activities of seven enlisted accession flights with 95 active-duty military and 7 civilian personnel, spanning 99,000 square miles, covering all of Northern California and most of California’s Central Valley. The unit’s mission is to inspire, engage, and recruit the next generation of Airmen and Guardians.
Lt Col Olivine commissioned in the Air Force in April 2009 through Officer Training School as a Developmental Engineer.
Over his engineering career, Lt Col Olivine served in six capacities at three different bases, spanning research and development, acquisitions, operational testing, and leadership assignments. In July 2019, Lt Col Olivine became a Foreign Area Officer (FAO). As a FAO, he held various leadership positions at the U.S. Embassy, Squadron, and Group levels.
Lt Col Olivine has multiple deployments in support of Operation ENGURING FREEDOM and the Russian War in Ukraine. Prior to his current position, Lt Col Olivine was the Deputy Commandant of the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.
EDUCATION
2008 Bachelor of Science degree, Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA
2009 Fundamentals of Acquisition Management, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
2009 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2013 Master of Business Administration, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
2013 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2018 Master of Arts, Security Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
2018 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, by correspondence
2024 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, by correspondence
2025 Pursuing Doctor of Philosophy degree in Systems Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1.April 2009 - May 2012, Control Systems Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
2.June 2012 - May 2013, Action Officer, Air Force Research Laboratory Headquarters, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH
3.June 2013 - August 2013, Lead Operational Test Engineer, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 5, Edwards Air Force Base, CA
4.September 2013 - August 2017, Chief of Plans and Programs, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 5, Edwards Air Force Base, CA
5.November 2013 - August 2017, Division Chief, Detachment Mission Support Division, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Detachment 5, Edwards Air Force Base, CA
6.September 2017 - July 2019, Student, Foreign Area Officer Fellowship, National Security Affairs, School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
7.August 2019 - August 2022, Deputy Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, US Embassy, Kyiv, Ukraine
8.September 2022 - January 2024, Director of Operations, 637th International Support Squadron, Defense Language Institute English Language Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX
9.February 2024 - July 2024, Commander, 837th Training Squadron, Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX
10.August 2024 - February 2025, Deputy Commandant, Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX
11.March 2025 - Present, Commander, 364th Recruiting Squadron, headquartered in McClellan Park, CA
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1.August 2019 - August 2022, Deputy Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation, US Embassy, Kyiv, Ukraine, as a major
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
NATO ISAF Medal
PUBLICATIONS
“Optimizing Modeling and Simulation Approaches for Penetrating Platform Survivability Testing,”
Aircraft Survivability Journal, Spring 2017
“Modular Black-Box Approach for Modeling and Simulation of Aircraft Survivability Testing,”
The Journal of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering,” Volume 39, Number 4, October-December 2023
(Current as of March 2025)