Colonel Glen Whelan

Colonel Glendon C. Whelan is the Chief, Long Range Kill Chain and Next-Gen Air Dominance Division, Directorate of Plans, Programs and Requirements, Air Combat Command. He leads a team of 32 military, civil service, and contract support personnel to develop Long Range Kill Chain (LRKC) and the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform, and establishes requirements for technology integration and employment concepts. Col Whelan was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. He received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in May 2001. He has served in a variety of flying and ground operations positions to include multiple fighter squadrons in ACC and PACAF, the Air Force Aggressors, AETC flight instructor, ACC Staff and F-22 Adversary Air support. Col Whelan has combat experience from Operation IRAQI FREEDOM where he was the Senior Air Director attached to the US Army’s 18th Airborne Division, executing air support for ground operations.

EDUCATION

2001 Bachelor of Science in History, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO

2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, Distinguished Graduate

2009 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

2014 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, Distinguished Graduate

2021 Air War College (Correspondence)

ASSIGNMENTS

1. May 2001 – June 2002, Research Assistant, Department of History, USAF Academy, CO

2. June 2002 – July 2003, Student Pilot, Vance AFB, OK

3. July 2003 – November 2003, Student, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, Moody AFB, GA

4. November 2003 – June 2004, Student, F-15C Basic Course, Tyndall AFB, FL

5. June 2004 – June 2007, F-15C Pilot, 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin AFB, FL

6. June 2007 – June 2009, Air Liaison Officer, 4th ASOS, Mannheim AIN, Germany

7. June 2009 – June 2013, F-15C Pilot, 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan

8. June 2013 – June 2014, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL

9. June 2014 – June 2016, F-15 Requirements Officer, ACC Directorate of Plans, Programs and Requirements, Langley AFB, VA

10. June 2016 – June 2018, Director of Operations, 94th Flying Training Squadron, USAF Academy, CO

11. June 2018 – June 2020, Commander, 507th Air Defense Aggressor Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV

12. June 2020 – July 2022, Deputy Group Commander, 1st Operations Group, Langley AFB, VA

13. July 2022 – Present, Chief, Long Rang Kill Chain and Next-Gen Air Dominance Division, ACC Directorate of Plans, Programs and Requirements, Langley AFB, VA

FLIGHT INFORMATION

Command Pilot

Basic Parachutist

Flight Hours: More than 1500 hours Pilot in Command

Aircraft Flown: F-15C, F-16C, TG-16A, T-38A, T-38C

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters

Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant May 2001

First Lieutenant May 2003

Captain May 2005 Major June 2011

Lieutenant Colonel May 2016

Colonel February 2023 (Current as of August 2024)