China Aerospace Studies Institute Staff

Published May 10, 2018
China Aerospace Studies Institute, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL

CASI has offices at Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL. and at National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington D.C..

Brendan Mulvaney

Dr. Brendan Mulvaney

Brendan Mulvaney is the Director of the China Aerospace Studies Institute. Dr. Mulvaney served as a Marine for a quarter of a century, where he flew more than 2000 hours as a AH-1W Cobra pilot, and was an Olmsted Scholar in Shanghai, China. He served at Camp Pendleton, CA; in China as an Olmsted Scholar at Fudan University, where he earned his Ph.D. in International Relations; in Iraq; in Washington D.C. as the inaugural Director of the Commandant of the Marine Corps' Red Team, and most recently at U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis where he was the Associate Chair for Languages and Cultures and taught Chinese language and culture.

Lt Col Dustin Burleson

Lt Col Dustin Burleson is the Deputy Director for CASI. Lt Col Burleson entered the Air Force in 2005 as a graduate of the Air Force Academy. Since then, he has held various duties at squadron, major command, field operating agency, and combatant command levels. Prior to his current position he served as Deputy Division Chief for the Sensitive Activities Division, US INDO-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii where he was responsible for integrating sensitive technical operations across the INDOPACOM area of responsibility. He also served as Commander of the 8th Communications Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea where he led 140 military and Korean National personnel in the maintenance, operations, and defense of communications systems and services enabling the command and control of the 8th Fighter Wing and the Republic of Korea’s 38th Fighter Group. Lt Col Burleson has deployed to SOUTHCOM as the J6 Director of Joint Task Force Bravo as has deployed multiple times to CENTCOM in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, and INHERENT RESOLVE.