COLONEL MICHAEL B. BAKER Colonel Michael B. Baker is the Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive and Deputy Director for Air Force Business & Enterprise Systems Directorate. In this role, he leads a 2,500-member cross-functional team of military, civil service, and contractor support personnel across three geographic locations. The BES team develops, operates, and supports over 140 information technology programs with an annual budget exceeding one billion dollars. Col Baker entered the Air Force in 2003 through Officer Training School. He has completed program management tours in both the F-35 and KC-46 program offices. He also has more than 2,300 flight hours in more than 30 aircraft types with operational and test experience in the C-17. He has flown combat missions in Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and HORN OF AFRICA. EDUCATION: 1997 Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY 2000 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 2002 Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 2010 Master of Science, Flight Test Engineering, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, CA 2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL 2012 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2014 Advanced Program Management Certificate, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 2019 Program Manager’s Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, VA 2020 Master of National Resource Strategy, Eisenhower School, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 2023 Executive Program Manager’s Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort McNair, VA ASSIGNMENTS: June 2004 – Jul 2005, Student Pilot, 86th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin AFB, TX July 2005 – October 2006, Pilot Scheduler, 16th Airlift Squadron, Charleston AFB, SC Oct 2006 – Oct 2007, Tactics Officer, 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, CA Oct 2007 – May 2009, Executive Officer, 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, CA May 2009 – Jul 2010, Student, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, CA Jul 2010 – Mar 2011, C-17 Experimental Test Pilot, 418th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA Mar 2011 – Nov 2011, C-17 Flight Commander, 418th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards AFB, CA Nov 2011 – Jun 2013, Executive Officer, 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, CA Jun 2013 – Jun 2015, Chief, KC-46 Production Engineering, Tanker Directorate, WPAFB, OH Jun 2015 – Jun 2017, KC-46 Program Element Monitor, Mobility Capabilities Directorate, Pentagon Jun 2017 – Jun 2018, Materiel Leader, F-35 Mission Systems/Avionics PM, F-35 JPO, Arlington, VA Jul 2019 – Jun 2020, Student, Eisenhower School, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC Jul 2020 – Jun 2022, Deputy Commander, 412th Operations Group, Edwards AFB, CA Jun 2022 – Jun 2023, Vice Commander, Air Force Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA Jun 2023 – Jul 2026, Senior Materiel Leader, Financial Systems Division, WPAFB, OH Jul 2026 – Present, Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive, BES Directorate, WPAFB, OH FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Senior pilot Flight hours: More than 2,300 Aircraft flown: C-17, KC-135, F-15, F-16, F-18, T-38, T-6, T-1 and more than 20 other types MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant Sep 19, 2003 First Lieutenant Sep 19, 2005 Captain Sep 19, 2007 Major Dec 1, 2013 Lieutenant Colonel Dec 1, 2016 Colonel Jun 1, 2022 (Current as of July 2026)