COLONEL MAURIZIO D. CALABRESE Col. Maurizio D. Calabrese is the Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. NASIC is the Air Force analysis center for foreign air, space and specialized intelligence. He is responsible for operating the $2.1 billion center with its four groups, four directorates and 18 squadrons. Managing an annual budget of more than $507 million, he leads nearly 4,100 personnel providing a broad range of integrated, tailored assessments, products and services to joint operational forces, national policymakers and the acquisition community. Colonel Calabrese entered the Air Force as a 1996 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. A career intelligence officer, he has commanded ISR operations at the squadron and group levels supporting U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, U.S Central Command, and U.S. Space Command missions. He has also served as analyst and theater collection manager for U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Southern Command with deployments to the Middle East supporting operations Iraqi Freedom and Inherent Resolve. Prior to his current position, Colonel Calabrese was the commander of the 544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. EDUCATION 1996 Bachelor of Science, History, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2005 Master of Arts, National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. 2005 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2008 Master of Science, Strategic Intelligence, National Defense Intelligence College, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. 2011 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2012 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2018 Master of Science, National Resource Strategy, Eisenhower School, NDU, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. August 1996 – May 1997, Student, Intelligence Officer Basic Course and Intelligence Officer Applications Course, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas 2. May 1997 – May 1999, Chief of Intelligence, 38th Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb. (December 1997 – March 1998, July 1998 - September 1998, December 1998, Chief of Intelligence, 4407th Reconnaissance Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) 3. May 1999 – June 2002, Korea Tactical Watch Officer, South Asia Analyst, and Counterterrorism Watch Officer, Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, U.S. Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 4. June 2002 – December 2003, Student, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. 5. December 2003 – December 2004, Chief, Mission Management and Chief, Current Operations, 303rd Intelligence Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea 6. December 2004 – June 2007, Instructor, World History and Course Director, Sub-Saharan Africa History, United States Air Force Academy, Colo. (May 2006 – May 2007, Chief, Special Assessments then Chief, Strategic Intelligence Analysis Branch, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq) 7. July 2007 – July 2008, Student, National Defense Intelligence College, Bolling AFB, Washington, D.C. 8. July 2008 – October 2009, Chief, Joint Doctrine, then Executive Officer, Directorate of Strategy, Integration, Doctrine, and Force Management, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 9. October 2009 – June 2012, Chief, ISR Integration then Chief, Collection Management Branch, Headquarters U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Fla. 10. June 2012 – June 2014, Commander, 402nd Intelligence Squadron, Darmstadt, Germany 11. June 2014 – October 2016, Chief, ISR Planning, Programming and Policy, Directorate of Intelligence, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. (November 2015 – September 2016, Deputy ISR Division Chief, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait then Director of Intelligence - Forward Command Element, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, Baghdad, Iraq) 12. November 2016 – August 2017, Chief, Director’s Action Group, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 13. August 2017 – June 2018, Student, Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. 14. June 2018 – June 2020, Commander, 544th ISR Group, Peterson AFB, Colo. 15. June 2020 – present, Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS 1. May 1999 – June 2002, Korea Tactical Watch Officer then South Asia Analyst and Counterterrorism Watch Officer, Joint Intelligence Center Pacific, U.S. Pacific Command, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii as a first lieutenant and captain 2. May 2006 – May 2007, Chief, Special Assessments then Chief, Strategic Intelligence Analysis Branch, Multi-National Force-Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq as a major 3. October 2009 – June 2012, Chief, ISR Integration then Chief, Collection Management Branch, Headquarters U.S. Southern Command, Miami, Florida as a major and lieutenant colonel 4. November 2015 – September 2016, Deputy ISR Division Chief, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait then Director of Intelligence - Forward Command Element, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, Baghdad, Iraq as a lieutenant colonel MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 29, 1996 First Lieutenant May 29, 1998 Captain May 29, 2000 Major Apr. 1, 2006 Lieutenant Colonel June 1, 2011 Colonel Sept. 1, 2017 (Current as of June 2020)