Biographies

COLONEL MATTHEW H MOLLOY

Col. Matthew H. Molloy is the commander of the 325th Operations Group, 325th Fighter Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The 325th Operations Group is comprised of nearly l,400 personnel in four fighter squadrons, an air control squadron and an operations support squadron. The group trains F-15 and F-22 pilots as well as air battle managers for worldwide assignment to the combat air forces. The colonel is also the principal advisor to the 325th Fighter Wing commander on training and operational issues.

Colonel Molloy is a 1987 graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and a commission in the Air Force through the university's Reserve Officer Training Corps program. The colonel completed Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training in 1989 and is a command pilot with more than 2,900 flying hours in the F-15 and F-22. He has commanded at the flight, squadron and group levels.

EDUCATION
1987 Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.
1992 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1996 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1998 Master of Science degree in aeronautical science technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.
1999 Master's degree in military operational art and science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 Master's degree in airpower art and science, School of Advanced Airpower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2002 Air War College, by correspondence
2005 Master of Science degree in national security strategy, National War College, Ft. McNair, District of Columbia

ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1988 - February 1989, student, Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, Shepard AFB, Texas
2. April 1989 - December 1989, student pilot, Holloman AFB, N.M. and Luke AFB, Ariz.
3. December 1989 - March 1992, F-15 flight lead and squadron training officer, 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
4. May 1992 - July 1994, F-15 instructor pilot and flight evaluator, 57th Fighter Squadron, Keflavik Airbase, Iceland.
5. August 1994 - August 1998, F-15 instructor pilot and weapons officer, Tyndall Air Foce Base, Fla.
6. August 1998 - June 1999, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. July 1999 - June 2000, student, School for Advanced Aipower Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. October 2000 - June 2004, chief of wing safety; director of operations, 44th Fighter Squadron; commander, 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
9. August 2004 - June 2005, student, National War College, Ft McNair, District of Columbia
10. June 2005 - present, commander, 325th Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.


FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3,000
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-15 A/B/C/D, F-22

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oal leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with four oak leaf clusters

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Sept. 16, 1987
First Lieutenant Sept. 16, 1989
Captain Sept. 16, 1991
Major Sept. 1, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2000
Colonel Aug. 1, 2005
(Current as of August 2005)