Col Aldred is the Commander, 325th Mission Support Group, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. He leads 1,300 personnel in providing dominant mission support and combat-ready Airmen to Team Tyndall and worldwide expeditionary forces.
He entered the Air Force in May of 2003 through ROTC from Northern Arizona University. Recently he graduated from the U.S. Army War College and was a member of the Carlisle Scholars Program. Prior to his current position, he was the Deputy Department Head and Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy. Prior to his teaching assignment at the Air Force Academy, Col Aldred commanded the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. In that role, he led 200 military, 135 civilian and contractor personnel in providing expeditionary combat support for three squadrons of F-15Es and F-15SGs. His leadership ensured the maintenance of 1,892 base facilities, two United States Air Force bombing ranges, and 44 off-base properties and emitter sites, valued at more than $3.8 billion. He also oversaw more than $250 million in design and construction programs, managed 844 privatized housing units, and controlled six dorms and 670 rooms.
Additional key assignments for Col Aldred include Commander, 368th Training Squadron, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where he oversaw the technical training of 1,400 engineers and logisticians annually. He also served as the Operations Flight Commander, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, where he led a 170-person multinational engineer team and served as the Emergency Operations Center Director. Further assignments include Chief of Design for the 819th RED HORSE Squadron, and engineer on the Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team in Khowst Province, Afghanistan. He began his Air Force career at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, as the Readiness Flight Commander for the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Ariz.
2010 Master of Science, Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of Texas, Austin
2011 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Doctorate of Philosophy, Civil Engineering, University of Texas, Austin
2018 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2025 Master of Strategic Studies with Irregular Warfare Concentration, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2003 – February 2005, Contract Programmer, 7th Civil Engineer Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
2. February 2005 – July 2006, Readiness Flight Commander, 7th Civil Engineer Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas (August 2005— March 2006, Team Engineer, Khowst Provincial Reconstruction Team, Chapman Field, Afghanistan)
3. July 2006 – July 2007, Civil Project Engineer, 819th RED HORSE Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
4. July 2007 – August 2009, Chief of Design, 819th RED HORSE Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont. (October 2007—April 2008, RED HORSE Site Commander, 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, Patrol Base Stone, Hawr Rajab, Iraq; February 2009— August 2009, Chief of Design, 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)
5. August 2009 – July 2010, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Civilian Institution Program, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
6. July 2010 – August 2012, Instructor, then Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
7. August 2012 – August 2015, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Civilian Institution Program, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
8. August 2015 – August 2016, Operations Flight Commander, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea
9. August 2016 – May 2017, Chief of Strategic Energy Initiatives, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
10. May 2017 – May 2018, Deputy Director, Energy Directorate, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
11. June 2018 – October 2018, Commander, 364th Training Squadron, Detachment 1, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
12. October 2018 - June 2020, Commander, 368th Training Squadron, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
13. July 2020 – June 2022, Commander, 366th Civil Engineer Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
14. June 2022 – June 2024, Deputy Department Head and Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
15. July 2024 - July 2025, In-Residence Student, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pa.
16. August 2025 - Present, Commander, 325th Mission Support Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Air Force Recognition Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2011 Sverdrup Medal for Outstanding Military Engineering Leadership, Society of American Military Engineers
2013 Excellence in Achievement by a Recent Graduate Award, Northern Arizona University
2016 Federal Engineer of the Year
2017 Major General Augustus M. Minton Award
2017 Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Field Grade Officer of the Year
2019 Hall of Fame Inductee – Air Force ROTC Detachment 027, Northern Arizona University
2021 366th Fighter Wing Sijan Leadership Award
2025 Distinguished Graduate, United States Army War College
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 2003
First Lieutenant May 28, 2005
Captain May 28, 2007
Major October 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2018
Colonel September 1, 2024
(Current as of August 2025)