U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

MAJOR CHRISTOPHER M. EDMONDSON

Major Edmondson is the Recruiting Flight Commander at the University of Memphis, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment 785. Major Edmondson is a professor of Aerospace Studies for the University and is primarily responsible for recruiting new cadets, and educating and commissioning the current Flying Tigers. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Chief of Group Weapons and Tactics, 655 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group (ISRG), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. As Weapons and Tactics Chief, he was responsible for coordinating tactics training and improvement efforts for 11 AFRC Intelligence Squadrons engaged in emerginghighly technical, diverse and complicated ISR mission sets. Prior to coming to the 655 ISRG, Major Edmondson served as Senior Intelligence Duty Officer at the 618 AOC (Tanker Control Center). He has also served as Individual Mobilization Augmentee, Flight Commander, 19 Operations Group Intelligence.

Major Edmondson received his commission through the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Air Force ROTC program in 2002. He joined the Air Force Reserve in 2006 after serving as Deputy Flight Commander, 463 OSS Intelligence Flight.

EDUCATION 1999 Bachelor of Arts in History, Williams Baptist College, Walnut Ridge, 1999 Bachelor of Arts in Theology, Williams Baptist College, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas 2004 USAF Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, 2004 C-130 Intelligence Formal Training Unit, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas 2005 Dynamics of International Terrorism Course, Joint Special Operations University, AFB 2006 Joint PSYOP Orientation Course, Joint Special Operations University, Hurlburt Field AFB Florida 2006 Mobility Electronic Combat Officer Course, Rosecrans ANGB, Missouri 2007 Georgia Tech Research Institute IR Short Course, Rosecrans ANGB, Missouri 2008 Georgia Tech Research Institute RF Short Course, Rosecrans ANGB, Missouri 2009 MQ-1 Intelligence Formal Training Unit, Creech AFB, Nevada 2010 Squadron Officer School- Non Resident 2012 Junior Officer Development Course, McChord AFB, 2014 Master of Arts, Strategic Intelligence, American Military University, Charles Town, West Virginia 2014 Intelligence Masters Skills Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas 2014 Defense Strategic Debriefing Course, Fort Huachuca, Arizona 2015 Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Operations Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas

ASSIGNMENTS 1. June 2002- October 2002. Transition Officer, AFROTC Det 430, University of Mississippi, Oxford. 2. October 2002- November 2003. Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance AFB, Oklahoma. 3. November 2003- August 2004. Student, USAF Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas. 4. August 2004- March 2006. Chief, Intelligence Systems, 463 OSS Intelligence Flight, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. 5. March 2006- September 2006. Deputy Flight Commander, 463 OSS Intelligence Flight, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. 6. September 2006- January 2009. IMA to Flight Commander, 463 OSS Intelligence Flight, Little Rock AFB Arkansas. 7. January 2009- June 2009. Senior Mission Intelligence Coordinator, 15th Reconnaissance Squadron, Creech AFB, Nevada. 8. June 2009- April 2012. IMA to Flight Commander, 19th Operations Group Intelligence Flight, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. 9. April 2012- October 2013. Senior Intelligence Duty Officer , Air Mobility Command Air Intelligence Squadron, Scott AFB, . 10. October 2013- June 2016. Chief of Group Weapons and Tactics, 655 ISRG, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. 11. June 2016- Present. Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies and Recruiting Flight Commander, AFROTC Det 785, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal, with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal, with three oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal Meritorious Unit Award, with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Air Force Organizational Excellence Award National Defense Service Medal Campaign Medal, with one bronze star Campaign Medal, with one bronze star Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border, with one oak leaf cluster Air Force Longevity Service Ribbon Armed Forces Reserve Medal Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon- Rifle NATO-ISAF Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2005 Major John S. Patton Outstanding Company Grade Intelligence Officer of the Year, Air Mobility Command. 2005 Major General John S. Patton Outstanding Company Grade Intelligence Officer of the Year, USAF.

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 2002 First Lieutenant May 2004 Captain May 2006 Major April 2012

(Current as of July 2016)