COLONEL COREY M. RAMSBY

Colonel Corey M. Ramsby is the Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 225 headquartered at the University of Notre Dame. The Detachment trains and develops cadets to commission as Air Force officers who are ready to lead Airmen and meet our Nation’s security challenges. The Detachment trains cadets from Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, Indiana University-South Bend, Holy Cross, Bethel, Valparaiso and Trine..

Col Ramsby was commissioned as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Purdue University in 1994. A career cyberspace operations officer, he has served in numerous operational and staff, assignments including HQ Air Force Space Command, HQ Air Force Personnel Center, HQ Air Force, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Air University. His commands include the 55th Communications Group at Offutt AFB, NE, 375th Communications Squadron at Scott AFB, IL , and the 54th Combat Communications Squadron at Robins AFB, GA. Additionally, he served as the aide de camp to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command and is a fully qualified Joint Specialty Officer. Col Ramsby has deployed multiple times in support of Operations DESERT FOX, SOUTHERN WATCH, and ENDURING FREEDOM.

EDUCATION: 1994 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, IN 1994 Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, MS 1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL 2000 Advanced Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, MS 2008 Master’s Degree in Military Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL 2015 Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL

ASSIGNMENTS: 1. August 1994-December 1994, Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, MS 2. December 1994-July 1998, MILSATCOM Systems Engineer, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO 3. July 1998-June 2000, Deputy, Tactical Communications Flight, then Plans and Programs Flight Commander, 16th Communications Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL 4. June 2000-June 2001, Executive Officer, 16th Support Group, Hurlburt Field, FL 5. June 2001-June 2002, Aide de Camp to the Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, FL 6. June 2002-July 2004, Communications-Information Assignments Officer, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, TX 7. July 2004-July 2005, Chief, Communications-Information Officer Force Development, Headquarters Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, TX 8. July 2005-July 2007, Commander, 54th Combat Communications Squadron, Robins AFB, GA 9. August 2007-June 2008, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL 10. July 2008-July 2011, Action Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Joint Staff, The Pentagon, Washington DC 11. February 2010-May 2011, Director of Communications and Information, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force 435, Kabul, Afghanistan 12. July 2011-May 2012, Action Officer, Secretary of the Air Force A6, Programming and Budgeting, the Pentagon, Washington DC 13. June 2012-July 2014, Commander, 375th Communications Squadron, Scott AFB, IL 14. July 2014-May 2015, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL 15. May 2015-April 2016, Director of Staff, Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, Maxwell AFB, AL 16. May 2016-June 2017, Chief, Cyberspace Operations Division, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO. 17. July 2017-July 2019 , Commander, 55th Communications Group, Offutt AFB, NE 18. July 2019 – Present, Commander, AFROTC Detachment 225, University of Notre Dame, IN

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Legion of Merit Medal Bronze Star Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with valor device National Defense Service Medal with bronze service star Afghanistan Campaign Medal with bronze service star Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with device NATO Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant 22 Jun 94 First Lieutenant 22 Jun 96 Captain 22 Jun 98 Major 1 Dec 04 Lieutenant Colonel 1 Nov 09 Colonel 1 Jan 16

(Current as of July 2019)