Lt. Col. Carly Omizo is the Deputy Department Head for Physical Education in the Directorate of Athletics at the United States Air Force Academy. She leads a team of five diverse divisions to support the Department of the Air Force Combatives Program Center of Excellence, intercollegiate men’s and women’s boxing teams, cadet intramurals, basic training physical fitness, fitness testing for 11,000 cadets annually, and 24 physical education classes for roughly 4,200 cadets.
Lt. Col. Omizo was commissioned from the United States Air Force Academy in 2006. She served as the Assistant Aircraft Maintenance Unit Officer in Charge, Maintenance Operations Officer, and Fabrications Flight Commander in the 15th Maintenance Group, Hickam Air Force Base (AFB), Hawaii supporting operations in USINDOPACOM and Operations IRAQI REEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. She was deployed to Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay as the Air Operations and Country Clearances Officer where she directly supported Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and the Global War on Terror.
As a core acquisitions officer, Lt Col Omizo was a Program Manager for the F-16, A-10, RQ-4, and MQ-1 mission planners; was the Gateway program manager under the $270 million Tactical Air Control Party systems portfolio; and most recently worked as Program Manager for the $6.4 billion Next Generation Operational Control System: the ground segment, command and control system for all modernized and legacy Global Positioning System satellites.
Lt Col Omizo is originally from Kailua, Hawaii and in 2016 was competitively selected for the United States Air Force Academy Faculty Pipeline program, receiving her doctoral degree in educational leadership from the University of Southern California in 2019.
EDUCATION
2006 Bachelor of Science Degree, Social Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
2012 Master of Arts Degree, Psychology, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
2012 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2019 Air Command and Staff College by Correspondence
2019 Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. Nov 06 – Nov 09, Officer in Charge, Operations Officer, and Assistant Aircraft Maintenance Unit OIC, 15th Maintenance Group, Hickam AFB, HI
2. Nov 09 – Jul 11, F-16 Mission Planning, Framework, and Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Framework Program Manager, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA
3. Jun 11 – Feb 12, Executive Officer, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA
4. Feb 12 – Oct 12, Air Support Systems Software Program Manager, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA
5. Oct 12 – Oct 13, Tactical Air Control Party Gateway Program Manager, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Hanscom AFB, MA
6. Oct 13 – Jun 15, Scheduling Branch Chief and Aquatics Area Coordinator, Directorate of Athletics, US Air Force Academy, CO
7. Jun 15 - Aug 16, Executive Officer to the Vice Superintendent, Headquarters US Air Force Academy, CO
8. Aug 16 - Aug 19, Air Force Institute of Technology Student, University of Southern California, CA
9. Aug 19 – Mar 20, Next-Generation Operational Control Production Development Chief, Space and Missile Systems Center, CA
10. Mar 20 – Jul 20, Chief, Next-Generation Global Positioning Satellite Command and Control Program Integration Chief, Space and Missile Systems Center, CA
11. Jul 20 - Jun 21, Global Positioning Satellite Advanced Control System Deputy Branch Chief, Space and Missile Systems Center, CA
12. Jun 21 - Jul 22, Director, Athletic Programs Division, Directorate of Athletics, US Air Force Academy, CO
13. Jul 22 – Jul 24, Director of Staff, Directorate of Athletics, US Air Force Academy, CO
14. Jul 24 – Present, Deputy Department Head, Physical Education Department, Directorate of Athletics, US Air Force Academy, CO
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2008 – February 2009, Air Operations and Country Clearances Officer, J3, Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as a captain
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal (One Oak Leaf Cluster)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal (One Oak Leaf Cluster)
Air Force Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION [MILITARY ONLY]
Second Lieutenant 31 May 2006
First Lieutenant 31 May 2008
Captain 31 May 2010
Major 1 Jul 2016
Lieutenant Colonel 1 May 2023
(Current as of March 2025)