COLONEL CHADWICK M. STEIPP Colonel Chadwick M. Steipp is the Deputy Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 30,000+ members of the center are responsible for total life-cycle management of all Air Force aircraft, engines, munitions, and electronic systems. In his previous assignment, Col Steipp was the Deputy Program Executive Officer, Mobility Directorate. In this role he led 1,700+ personnel to deliver mobility and air refueling capabilities for global operations. Col Steipp has held leadership, management, and engineering positions across the materiel lifecycle spectrum including as HQ AFMC Deputy Director for Engineering & Technical Management, HQ AFMC A5/8/9 Military Deputy, Joint Staff Budget Analyst, Executive Officer to the Air Force Materiel Command Commander, Materiel Leader for the Joint STARS Recapitalization Program, Program Element Monitor for the KC-46 program, Congressional and Media affairs officer, advanced weapons development lead, propulsion materials laboratory branch chief, and early warning radar systems engineer. His deployed experience includes the NATO Training Mission Afghanistan (NTM-A) through the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and serving as Liaison Officer to the USSOCOM Program Executive Officer for Fixed Wing acquisition. EDUCATION: 2001 Bachelor of Science, Engineering Mechanics, United States Air Force Academy, Colo. 2005 Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Lowell 2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2013 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 2019 Master of National Security and Resource Strategy, Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. ASSIGNMENTS: 1. August 2001-December 2004, System Engineer & Integration Lead, Early Warning Radar Program Office, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. 2. January 2005-October 2008, Chief/Deputy, Propulsion Materials Applications Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB, Calif. 3. November 2008-July 2011, Chief, Weapons Integration, Advanced Programs Branch, Armament Directorate, Eglin AFB, Fla. 4. August 2011-June 2012, Deputy Chief, Advanced Programs Branch, Armament Directorate, Eglin AFB, Fla. 5. July 2012-June 2013, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 6. July 2013-July 2014, Chief, Legislative/Media Actions, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Information Dominance Programs, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 7. August 2014-June 2015, KC-46 Program Element Monitor, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Global Power Programs, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 8. July 2015-May 2017, Materiel Leader, Joint Stars Recapitalization Platform Branch, Hanscom AFB, Mass. 9. May 2017-July 2018, Executive Officer to the Air Force Materiel Command Commander, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 10. August 2018-June 2019, Student, Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Ft McNair, Washington, D.C. 11. June 2019-May 2021, Defense Resource Analyst, Joint Staff, Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment (J8), Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 12. May 2021-July 2022, Military Deputy Director, Headquarters AFMC Directorate of Strategic Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Analyses, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 13. August 2022-May 2023, Deputy Director, Headquarters AFMC Directorate of Engineering, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 14. June 2023–May 2025, Deputy Program Executive Officer, Mobility Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 15. May 2025-Present, Deputy Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS: August 2018-June 2019, Student, Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Ft McNair, Washington, D.C. June 2019-May 2021, Defense Resource Analyst, Joint Staff, Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment (J8), Pentagon, Washington, D.C. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS: Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air and Space Commendation Medal Joint Service Achievement Medal EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION: Second Lieutenant May 31, 2001 First Lieutenant May 31, 2003 Captain May 31, 2005 Major May 1, 2011 Lieutenant Colonel January 1, 2016 Colonel August 1, 2021 (Current as of May 2025)