Department of Leadership

Lt Col Jennie Hall

Commander, 21st Student Squadron

Lt Col Jennie Hall is Commander, 21st Student Squadron, Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.  In this position, Lt Col Hall leads a multiservice squadron of 250 Air Force, Sister-Service, International Field Grade Officers and civilian students selected to attend Air Command and Staff College.  She also conducts personal, professional, and academic mentoring for officers destined for future senior leadership positions world-wide.

Maj Pete Schmick

Director of Operations (Division 1)

Maj Pete Schmick is the Director of Operations (Division 1), 21st Student Squadron at Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The mission of Air Command and Staff College is to educate and develop air-minded joint leaders. In his role as Director of Operations, Maj Schmick leads a multiservice squadron of 250 Air Force, sister-service, and International Field Grade Officers and civilian students selected to attend the Air Command and Staff College in-residence program. He also conducts personal, professional, and academic mentoring for officers destined for future senior leadership positions world-wide.  Maj Schmick’s career has covered a variety of acquisition and test assignments with the Air Force Research Lab, Air Force Flight Test Center, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Defense Contract Management Agency, Space and Missile System Center, and Air Force Life Cycle Management Agency.  

Research Interest/Expertise:  Acquisitions, Leadership, Space and Aeronautical Engineering

Lt Col Erin Dunagan

Director of Operations (Division 2)

Lt Col Erin Dunagan is the Director of Operations (Division 2), 21st Student Squadron at Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. In her role as Director of Operations, Lt Col Dunagan leads a multiservice squadron of 250 Air Force, sister-service, and International Field Grade Officers and civilian students selected to attend the Air Command and Staff College in-residence program.  Lt Col Dunagan’s career has covered assignments in the nuclear weapons and space programs.  She has served with the 91st Missile Wing (Minot AFB, ND), 614th Air Operations Center (Vandenberg AFB, CA), the Pentagon (VA), the 18th Space Control Squadron, Detachment One (Dahlgren, VA) and Air Command and Staff College (Maxwell AFB, AL).

Lt Col Damion Holtzclaw

Commander, 38th Student Squadron

Lt Col Damion Holtzclaw is Commander, 38th Student Squadron, Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.  In this position, Lt Col Holtzclaw leads a multiservice squadron of 250 Air Force, Sister-Service, International Field Grade Officers and civilian students selected to attend Air Command and Staff College.  He also conducts personal, professional, and academic mentoring for officers destined for future senior leadership positions world-wide.

Lt Col Arthur Barton

Director of Operations (Division 3)

Lt Col Arthur Barton is a Director of Operations (Division 3), 38th Student Squadron at Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The mission of Air Command and Staff College is to educate and develop air-minded joint leaders. In his role as Director of Operations, Lt Col Barton leads a multiservice squadron of 250 Air Force, sister-service, and International Field Grade Officers and civilian students selected to attend the Air Command and Staff College in-residence program. He also conducts personal, professional, and academic mentoring for officers destined for future senior leadership positions world-wide.

Maj Marci Hoffman

Director of Operations (Division 4)

Maj Marci Hoffman is the Director of Operations (Division 4), 38th Student Squadron at Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The mission of Air Command and Staff College is to educate and develop air-minded joint leaders. In her role as Director of Operations, Maj Hoffman leads a multiservice squadron of 250 Air Force, sister-service, and International Field Grade Officers and civilian students selected to attend the Air Command and Staff College in-residence program.  She also conducts personal, professional, and academic mentoring for officers destined for future senior leadership positions world-wide.

Research Interest/Expertise:  Operational-level Strategy and Planning, International Affairs, Counterterrorism, and Irregular Warfare

Maj Josh Payne

Director of Operations (International Officers)

Maj Josh Payne is the Director of Operations (International Officers), Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The mission of Air Command and Staff College is to educate and develop air-minded joint leaders. In his role as Director of Operations, Maj Payne leads a group of 78 International Officers from 68 countries competitively selected to attend the Air Command and Staff College in-residence program. He also conducts personal, professional, and academic mentoring for officers destined for future senior leadership positions world-wide.