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Colonel David Hewlett is the Commander of the 184th Cyberspace Operations Group, McConnell AFB, Kansas. The Group’s mission is to identify and defend priority Department of Defense networks and mission systems from advanced persistent threats ensuring the U.S. Government, at all levels, has the ability to make battlefield decisions with accurate and timely information, while simultaneously protecting and supporting the citizens of Kansas through operational support or other means as necessary. Col Hewlett also plays a critical role in the development of the Kansas National Guard Cyber Security Strategy to improve the security and resilience of national infrastructure.

Colonel Hewlett is a 2000 graduate of Auburn University at Montgomery and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Air National Guard in September 2002. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Director of Information Technology, Joint Force Headquarters, Kansas ensuring the security of the Department of Defense Information Network for both the Air Force and the Army within the state of Kansas. Col Hewlett is trained as a Cyberspace Operations Officer, Intelligence Officer, and Aircraft Maintenance Officer whose assignments span all three career fields. Throughout his career, Col Hewlett has supported several contingency operations including Operation Northern Watch, Operation Noble Eagle, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

 

EDUCATION

2000 Bachelor of Business Administration, Information System Management, Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala.

2002 Academy of Military Science, McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Tenn.

2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2014 Contingency Wartime Planning Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.

2015 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance 300, Goodfellow AFB, Texas

2015 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence

2020 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence

2021 Executive Joint Domestic Operations Course, by correspondence

2022 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, Fort Carson, Colo.

2023 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va., by hybrid

2023 Dual Status Commanders Course, Peterson SFB, Colo.

 

ASSIGNMENTS

  1. April 1993–August 2002, Aircraft Ordnance System Mechanic, 187th Fighter Wing, Dannelly Field ANGB, Ala.

  2. September 2002–June 2005, Executive Support Officer, 187th Fighter Wing, Dannelly Field ANGB, Ala.

  3. July 2005–May 2006, Aircraft Maintenance Officer, 187th Fighter Wing, Dannelly Field ANGB, Ala.

  4. June 2006–June 2009, Intelligence Officer, 187th Fighter Wing, Dannelly Field ANGB, Ala.
    (January 2008–June 2009, Intelligence Officer, 745th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.)

  5. July 2009–October 2012, Chief of Intelligence, 177th Information Aggressor Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.
    (October 
    2011–February 2012, Mission Operations Commander, 161st Intelligence Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.)

  1. November 2012–December 2013, Director of Operations, 127th Command and Control Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

  2. January 2014–February 2016, Distributed Common Ground System Functional Area Manager, A2 Intelligence Directorate, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md.

  3. February 2016–January 2019, Commander, 127th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

  4. January 2019–August 2019, Commander, 184th Intelligence Support Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

  5. August 2019–July 2020, Commander, 161st Intelligence Squadron, McConnell AFB, Kan.

  6. June 2022–Present, Commander, 184th Cyberspace Operations Group, McConnell AFB, Kan.

 

JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

  1. July 2020–June 2022, Director, Information Technology, Kansas National Guard, Kan., as a Colonel

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Legion of Merit

Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters

Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal

 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

2009 745th Special Operations Squadron Company Grade Officer of the Quarter

2015 Air National Guard Readiness Center National Guard Bureau A2 Field Grade Officer of the Quarter 2015 Air Force Association Air National Guard Action Officer of the Year

 

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant September 13, 2002

First Lieutenant September 13, 2004

Captain September 13, 2006

Major September 10, 2011

Lieutenant Colonel April 03, 2016

Colonel March 25, 2021

 

(Current as of October 2023)