Col Walter J. Lesinski

Director, Civilian Institution Programs

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ASSIGNMENTS:

1. June 1999 – March 2000, Development Test Engineer, 46th Test Squadron; Eglin AFB, Fla.
2. March 2000 – May 2001, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training; Vance AFB, Okla. and Corpus Christi NAS, Texas
3. May 2001 – January 2002, Student, C-130E Training; 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
4. January 2002 – July 2004, C-130E Pilot, Tactics Officer, 37th Airlift Squadron; Ramstein Airbase, Germany
5. July 2004 – March 2005, C-130E, Aircraft Commander, Central Scheduler, 37th Airlift Squadron; Ramstein Airbase, Germany
6. March 2005 – April 2007, C-130 E/H Evaluator and Instructor Aircraft Commander, Chief of Mobility and Director of Staff, 40th Airlift Squadron; Dyess AFB, Texas
7. April 2007 – May 2008, C-130 E/H Evaluator Aircraft Commander, Executive Officer, 317th Airlift Group; Dyess
8. AFB, Texas 8. May 2008 – June 2009, KC-10A Aircraft Commander, Flight Commander, 32d Air Refueling Squadron; McGuire AFB, N.J.
9. June 2009 – May 2010, Executive Officer to the Commander, USAF Expeditionary Center; Joint Base (JB) McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
10.  May 2010 – July 2011, Intermediate Developmental Education Student, School of Advanced Studies of Air Mobility, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
11. July 2011 – July 2012, Force Employment Analyst, Director of Studies & Analyses, Assessments and Lessons Learned (HAF), Pentagon, Washington D.C.
12. July 2012 – November 2013, Chief, Strategic Analyses and Assessment Branch, Director of Studies & Analyses, Assessments and Lessons Learned (HAF), Pentagon, Washington D.C.
13. November 2013 – July 2014, Deputy Chief, Policy Integration Division, Director of Studies & Analyses, Assessments and Lessons Learned (HAF), Pentagon, Washington D.C.
14. July 2014 – April 2016, Operations Officer, 50th Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
15.  April 2016 – June 2017, Wing Chief of Safety, 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
16.  June 2017 – June 2019, Commander, 33d Student Squadron, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
17. June 2019 – March 2020, Chief, Integration, Air University Integration Cell and LeMay Center Strategy and Concepts Directorate, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
18. March 2020 – June 2021, Deputy Director for Air Force Doctrine Development at the LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
19. June 2021 – July 2023, U.S. Transportation Command Liaison Officer to U.S. Africa Command, Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany
20. July 2023 – April 2025, Chief, F-35A Fleet Management Office, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
21. April 2025 – Present, Director of Civilian Institution Programs, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,000
Aircraft flown: C-130E/H, C-130J, WC-130H, KC-135R, KC-10A, C-12, T-37B