DR. MARK ANARUMO Published Sept. 22, 2025 Official Photo of Dr. Mark Anarumo Photo Details / Download Hi-Res Dr. Mark Anarumo is an AD-26 Department of the Air Force (DAF) civilian serving as Deputy Director for the Air War College (AWC) Enterprise, Air University, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. He advises and supports the AWC Commander as the DAF’s principal agent for resident Senior Officer Professional Military Education (PME) via AWC, Intermediate Officer PME via Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), strategic-level strategist development via the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS), and preparation of international military officers for senior leadership roles via the International Officer School. Dr. Anarumo engages internally with subordinate Schools and Centers, and externally with Air University, the DAF, and Multinational, Interagency, and Joint partners to ensure AWC Enterprise delivers full-spectrum, outcomes-based education producing U.S. and International Commanders, Staff Officers, and Strategists. He ensures faculty, staff, and students possess a warrior ethos, think critically, and understand contemporary leadership methods, while cultivating relentless focus on lethality of thought and action. Following service as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Army, Dr. Anarumo attended college on the G.I. Bill. He entered the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps (AFROTC) at Rutgers University, where in 1994 he was commissioned as an AFROTC Distinguished Graduate while earning his Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice. Dr. Anarumo has deep experience in leadership development, building high performing teams, international relations, terrorism, political violence, and higher education executive leadership. Dr. Anarumo served as a squadron commander in the U.S., Korea, and Kyrgyzstan; as a Vice Wing Commander in Turkey during events leading to the 2016 coup d'état; as Chief of Co-located Base Reactivation in 2018 during elevated tensions on the Korean peninsula; and as a Permanent (Full) Professor at the US Air Force Academy as Director of the Center for Character and Leadership Development. He retired in 2020 following 30 years of uniformed service to serve as president of Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. EDUCATION 1994 Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J. 1999 Master of Arts in Criminal Justice, Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, Newark, N.J. 2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2001 Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy, 204th Session, Washington, D.C. 2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2005 Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Rutgers University Graduate School, Newark, N.J. 2010 Air War College by correspondence 2012 National Security Fellow (SDE in residence), Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. ASSIGNMENTS 1. September 1988 - March 1991, US Army M-1 Abrams Armor Crewman, 2nd Armored Division, Ft Hood, Texas and 3rd Infantry Division, Grafenwoehr, Germany 2. September 1994 - November 1995, Shift Commander, 96th Security Police Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 3. November 1995 - June 1996, Assistant Operations Officer, 96th Security Police Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. 4. June 1996 - July 1997, Resources and Training Flight Leader, 96th Security Police Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla. 5. July 1997 - May 1999, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Rutgers University, Newark, N.J. 6. May 1999 - April 2000, Action Officer, Directorate of Aerospace Operations, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 7. April 2000 - August 2001, Executive Officer to the Director of Security Forces, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va. 8. August 2001 - August 2002, Operations Officer, 363rd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 9. August 2002 - September 2003, Operations Officer, 305th Security Forces Squadron, McGuire AFB, N.J. 10. September 2003 - May 2005, Air Force Fellow / IDE in-resident student, Air Force Institute of Technology Civilian Institution Program, Rutgers University, Newark, N.J. 11. May 2005 - May 2007, Commander, 43rd Security Forces Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C. 12. March 2006 - September 2006, Commander, 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Manas Air Base, Republic of Kyrgyzstan 13. June 2007 - June 2010, Chair of Homeland Security and Terrorism Studies, Pomona, N.J. (GSU) 14. July 2010 - June 2011, Commander, 8th Security Forces Squadron, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea 15. June 2011 - June 2012, National Security Fellow / SDE student, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 16. June 2012 - June 2014, Chief, Programming Branch, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 17. July 2014 - July 2016, Vice Commander, 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik AB, Turkey 18. July 2016 - February 2018, Permanent Professor and Department Head, Center for Character and Leadership Development, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 19. February 2018 - May 2018, Chief, Co-Located Operating Base reactivation, cities of Osan, Daegu, Suwon, Gwangju, and Gimhae, South Korea 20. May 2018 - June 2020, Director and Permanent Professor, Center for Character and Leadership Development, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. 21. June 2020 - January 2024, President, Norwich University, Northfield, Vt 22. January 2023 - January 2024, President, Association of Military Colleges and Schools in the United States, Alexandria, Va. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and four oak leaf clusters Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Southwest Asia Service Medal Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korea Defense Service Medal (Current as of September 2025)