BIOGRAPHY U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R
COLONEL JAMES M. TRACHIER
Colonel James M. Trachier is the commander of the 38th Cyberspace Engineering
Installation Group at Tinker Air Force, Oklahoma.
Colonel Trachier enlisted in the Air Force in 1991 and was selected for the Airman Education and Commissioning Program in 1994. After completing his undergraduate degree, he reported to Officer Training School and received his commission in 1997. He is a career Communications/Cyberspace Operations officer and graduated squadron commander who has also served at the agency, Joint Task Force, and Combatant Command headquarters level, as well as with the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a fully-qualified Joint Service Officer. Colonel Trachier is married to the former Donna Rhea. EDUCATION: 1996 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 1997 Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler Air Force Base, MS 2003 Master of Science in Systems Technology (Joint C4I), Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA (with Distinction) 2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 2005 Communications Battlespace Management Course, Keesler Air Force Base, MS 2007 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence) 2008 Executive Program in Advanced Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, U.S. Army Garrison-Garmisch, Germany 2010 Cyberspace Operations Transition Course (Correspondence) 2010 Master of Arts in Security Studies, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA (with Distinction) 2012 Cyber 300 Continuing Education, Center for Cyberspace Research, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 2012 All-Hazards Type III Communications Unit Leader Course (FEMA), Naples, FL 2013 Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JPME II), Naval Station Norfolk, VA 2013 Air War College (Correspondence) 2018 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
ASSIGNMENTS: 1. March 1992 - December 1994, Cargo Section programmer, 1500th Computer Systems Group (re- designated Air Mobility Command Computer Systems Squadron), Scott Air Force Base, IL 2. January 1995 - December 1996, Airman Education and Commissioning Program student, The University of Texas, Austin, TX 3. May 1997 - August 2001, Chief, Network Performance Branch; then Information Technology Officer to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency, Washington, DC 4. September 2001 - June 2003, Joint C4I student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 5. July 2003 - June 2006, Team Chief; then Optimization Branch Chief, Scope Network/Scope EDGE Division; then Executive Officer to the vice commander and commander, Air Force Communications Agency, Scott Air Force Base, IL 6. June 2006 - August 2009, Mission Systems Flight Commander; then Deputy Commander, 435th Communications Squadron (re-designated 86th Communications Squadron), Ramstein Air Base, Germany 7. September 2009 - December 2010, IDE Master’s student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 8. February 2011 - June 2013, Strategic Planner, Joint Military Information Support Command; then Operations and Intelligence Oversight Officer, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, FL 9. July 2013 – May 2015, Commander, 60th Communications Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, CA 10. June 2015 – June 2016, Deputy Commanding Officer and Chief of Staff, Joint Task Force-Bravo, Coronel Enrique Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras 11. July 2016 – June 2017, Instructor, Air Force Cyber College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 12. July 2017 – May 2018, Student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 13. June 2018 – May 2019, Military Deputy to the Services Executive, Defense Information Systems Agency, Fort George G. Meade, MD 14. May 2019 – Present, Commander, 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group, Tinker Air Force Base, OK
JOINT ASSIGNMENTS: 1. Strategic Planner/Operations and Intelligence Oversight Officer, Headquarters U.S. Special Operations Command, as a major and lieutenant colonel 2. Deputy Commanding Officer and Chief of Staff, Joint Task Force-Bravo, U.S. Southern Command, as a lieutenant colonel
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS: 1997 Distinguished Graduate, Officer Training School class 9704 1997 Colonel Dick Scobee Leadership Award, Officer Training School class 9704 2003 Joint C4I Academic Achievement Award, Naval Postgraduate School 2005 Academic Achievement Award, Communications Battlespace Management Course 2008 435th Air Base Wing Communications & Information Field Grade Officer of the Year 2010 Distinguished Graduate, Intermediate Developmental Education, Naval Postgraduate School
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Defense Meritorious Service Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters Meritorious Service Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters National Defense Service Medal with 1 device
EFFECTIVE DATES PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant 18 Apr 1997 First Lieutenant 18 Apr 1999 Captain 18 Apr 2001 Major 1 Oct 2006 Lieutenant Colonel 1 Jan 2012 Colonel 1 July 2018
(Current as of January 2020)