Colonel Timothy P. Franz

COLONEL TIMOTHY P. FRANZ Colonel Timothy “Chewy” Franz is the Commander, 318th Cyberspace Operations Group, 688th Cyberspace Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. In this capacity, he leads more than 600 professionals across five squadrons and three detachments in the conduct of cyber warfare and Information Operations training, testing, tactics development, exercise planning, and cyberspace protection for Air Force and joint warfighters. He was previously assigned to United States Special Operations Command as that headquarters’ Liaison to United States Cyberspace Command. Colonel Franz began his career as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Combat Crew Commander, Evaluator, and Instructor. In 1999, he expanded to the space and cyberspace communities and has since served at the squadron, Major Command, Air Staff, and Combatant Command levels. Among his achievements, he has had the honor of standing up the Air Force’s first cyber warfare tactics squadron, directing the service’s first global network defense exercise, BLACK DEMON, and serving as Chief of Force Development for Air Force Cyberspace Command (Provisional), where he co-led the establishment of the service’s new cyberspace operations career force. He commanded the 57th Information Aggressor Squadron, and later served as Chief of Cyberspace Operations in Afghanistan, where he led planning, coordination, and synchronization of cyberspace operations across the theater. Colonel Franz is a published author, and a graduate of both the Air Force Institute of Technology and the National War College. EDUCATION: 1994 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Distinguished Graduate 1994 Undergraduate Space and Missile Training, Vandenberg AFB CA, Distinguished Graduate 1995 Undergraduate Missile Training, Vandenberg AFB CA 1999 Master of Science, Information Resource Management, Central Michigan University 1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB AL, Distinguished Graduate 2005 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence 2005 Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk VA 2007 Master of Science, Cyber Operations, Air Force Institute of Technology, Distinguished Graduate 2008 Undergraduate Network Warfare Training, Hurlburt Field FL 2011 Air War College, Correspondence 2014 National War College, Washington DC ASSIGNMENTS: Sep 1994 – May 1995, Student, 381st Training Group, Vandenberg AFB, CA Jun 1995 – Mar 1996, Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander (DMCCC), 741st Missile Squadron, Minot AFB, ND Mar 1996 – Sep 1996, DMCCC Evaluator, 91st Operations Group, Minot AFB, ND Sep 1996 – May 1999, Missile Combat Crew Commander (MCCC) and then Flight Commander, 741st Missile Squadron, Minot AFB, ND Jun 1999 – May 2000, Space Information Warfare Analyst, 453rd Electronic Warfare Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX May 2000 – May 2001, Section Commander, Air Force Information Warfare Center, Lackland AFB, TX May 2001 – May 2003, Chief, Information Operations (IO) Advanced Tactics Integration, 23rd IO Squadron, Lackland AFB, TX May 2003 – Aug 2004, Chief, IO Special Technical Operations Plans and Operations, Joint Force Headquarters for IO, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE September 2004 – August 2005, Chief, Computer Network Attack Policy and Strategy, HQ USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE Aug 2005 – May 2007, Intermediate Developmental Education Master’s student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH May 2007 – Sep 2007, Deputy Chief, Concepts and Strategy, Headquarters 8 AF, Barksdale AFB, LA Oct 2007 – Feb 2009, Chief of Force Development, Air Force Cyber Command (Provisional), Barksdale AFB, LA Mar 2009 – Mar 2011, Commander, 57th Information Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV Mar 2011 – Jun 2011, Deputy Commander, 57th Adversary Tactics Group, Nellis AFB, NV Jun 2011 – Jun 2012, Deputy Director, Cyberspace and IO, Headquarters Air Force, Pentagon, VA Jul 2012 – Jul 2013, Chief, Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters International Security and Assistance Force Joint Command, Kabul, Afghanistan Jul 2013 – Jun 2014, Student, National War College, Fort McNair, DC Jun 2014 – Jun 2015, USSOCOM Liaison to USCYBERCOM, Fort Meade, MD Jul 2015 – Present, Commander, 318th Cyberspace Operations Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS: May 2003 – Aug 2004, Chief, Info Ops STO Plans and Operations, JFHQ for IO, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE as a Captain Sep 2004 – Aug 2005, Chief, Computer Network Attack Policy and Strategy, HQ USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE as a Major Jul 2012 – Jul 2013, Chief, Cyberspace Operations, Headquarters ISAF Joint Command, Afghanistan as a Lieutenant Colonel Jun 2014 – Jun 2015, USSOCOM Liaison to USCYBERCOM, Fort Meade, MD as a Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Bronze Star Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster) Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters) Air Force Commendation Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters) Joint Service Achievement Medal Air Force Achievement Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster) Combat Readiness Medal National Defense Service Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (4 Oak Leaf Clusters) Mervin E. Gross Award for Top Academic Graduate in the Class, Air Force Institute of Technology (2007) Lt Edwin E. Aldrin Senior Award for Top Student Leader in the Class, Air Force Institute of Technology (2007) Dean’s Award for Top Master’s Thesis in the Department, Department of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology (2007) Ira C. Eaker Award (Top 3), Air and Space Power Journal Article of the Year (2010-2011) EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION: Colonel: 1 June 2015 (Information current as of July 2015) .

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