Lieutenant Colonel John W. Moyer

Lt Col John W. Moyer is the Deputy Commander for the 183d Mission Support Group at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Springfield, IL. He assists in leading a diverse group of 400 professionals across six squadrons providing agile combat support for the 183d Wing. Further, he is responsible for the maintenance, sustainment and security of base infrastructure and assets valued at over $500 million. The group of engineering and emergency response, security and defense forces, communications, force support, logistics readiness, and contracting personnel provide a full-spectrum base operating support for over 950 airmen.

Lt Col Moyer entered Basic Military Training School at Lackland AFB, TX in January of 1995. He served as an enlisted airmen in Civil Engineer Squadron and Comptroller Flight. Lt Col Moyer was commissioned through the Academy of Military Science at McGee Tyson Air National Guard Base in 2009. He has deployed twice, served on an operational staff within an Air Operations Group and commanded three squadrons.

EDUCATION

1994  High School Diploma, Chatham, Illinois
1995  USAF Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, Texas
1995  Liquid Fuels Apprentice, Sheppard AFB, Texas
1997  Associate’s Degree, Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois
1998  USAF Airman Leadership School, Non-Residence
1999  Liquid Fuels Journeyman, Non-Residence
1999  Bachelor’s Degree, University of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois
2007  Financial Services Apprentice, Non-Residence
2009  Academy of Military Science, McGee Tyson, Tennessee
2009  Logistics Officer Basic Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
2010  Installation Deployment Officer Course, Ft Dix, New Jersey
2010  Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment, Travis AFB, California
2011  Air Mobility Command Affiliation Load Planning, Springfield, Illinois
2012  Contingency Wartime Planning Course, Springfield, Illinois
2012  Master’s Degree, University of Illinois, Springfield, Illinois
2013  Squadron Officers School, Air University, Non-Residence
2014  National Incident Management System (ICS-100, 200, 300, 400, 700), Champaign, Illinois 2016  Advanced Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment, Ft Dix, New Jersey
2016  Responsible Officer Terminal Manager Course, Defense Logistics Agency, Non-Residence 2017  Squadron Commanders Course, Andrews AFB
2019  Force Support Squadron Commander’s Course, Air University, In-Residence
2019  Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Non-Residence
2020  Aircraft Maintenance Officers Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2021 Munitions Accountable Systems Officer, Sheppard AFB, TX
2022 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL

ASSIGNMENTS

1. January 2009 – February 2009 Officer Trainee, Academy of Military Science, McGee Tyson ANGB, I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center, Knoxville, TN
2. March 2009 – September 2013 Installation Deployment Officer, 183d Logistics Readiness Flight, 183d Fighter Wing, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, IL
3. September 2013 – March 2015 Airlift Requirements Officer, 183d Air Mobility Operations Squadron, 183d Fighter Wing, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, IL
4. April 2015 – November 2016, Distribution and Deployments Section Chief, 183d Logistics Readiness Flight, 183d Fighter Wing, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, IL
5. November 2016 – December 2019, Commander, 183d Logistics Readiness Flight, 183d Wing, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, IL
6. December 2018 – March 2020, Commander, 183d Force Support Squadron, 183d Wing, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, IL
7. March 2020 – April 2022, Commander, 183d Maintenance Squadron, 183d Wing, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, IL
8. October 2022 – May 2023, Deputy Commander (Deployed), 379th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
9. May 2022 – Present, Deputy Commander, 183d Mission Support Group, 183d Wing, Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, IL
10. July 2023 – Present, Student, Army War College, Carlisle, PA

(Current as of November 2023)