Col Neil Dimmitt is the Dean of Students at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. In addition to duties as a Professor of Strategy and National Security, he is responsible to the Commandant for the administration and leadership of the student body as they complete the rigorous curriculum. This administration includes enforcing military standards while ensuring the students are prepared for the academic rigor of the school.
Colonel Dimmitt earned his commission as a Distinguished Graduate through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Angelo State University in 2004. He is a top graduate of Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training and has served as an Evaluator Senior Director in both the CRC and the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System. He is a graduate of Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) and earned his Doctorate in American Military History at Texas A&M during an Advanced Academic Degree assignment. His previous duty positions include Flight Commander, Chief of Standardization and Evaluations, ACSC Associate Professor, Director of Operations, and Squadron Commander.
Colonel Dimmitt is a Senior Air Battle Manager with five years of CRC experience and 1,700 hours in the E-3 B/C/G. This includes 433 combat hours on the E-3 along with three CRC combat deployments. He has supported contingency operations including Operations NEW DAWN, ENDURING FREEDOM and INHERENT RESOLVE.
EDUCATION
2004 Bachelor of Arts, History, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
2005 Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training, Tyndall Air Force Base, FL
2010 Master of Arts, Military History, American Military University by correspondence
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2017 Masters of Operational Air and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2020 Doctorate of Philosophy, American Military History, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
ASSIGNMENTS
July 2004 – February 2005, Staff Officer, Air Force Officer Accessions Training, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), AL
February 2005 – December 2005, Student, Undergraduate Air Battle Manager, 325th Air Control Squadron, Tyndall AFB, FL
December 2005 – August 2009, Instructor Air Weapons Officer, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan
August 2009 –June 2013, Flight Commander and Chief, Standardization and Evaluations, 729th Air Control Squadron, Hill AFB, UT (January-March 2010, Senior Director, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, Balad AB, Iraq; January-July 2011, Instructor Senior Director, 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, Al Udeid AB, Qatar; January-May 2013, Evaluator Senior Director, 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, Al Udeid AB, Qatar)
July 2013 – August 2016, Assistant Director of Operations, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK (July-November 2014, Senior Director, 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates)
August 2016 – August 2017, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
August 2017 – July 2020, Doctoral Candidate, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
July 2020 – June 2021, Associate Professor, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
June 2021 – June 2022, Director of Operations, 752d Operations Support Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK
June 2022 – June 2024, Commander, 752d Operations Support Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK
Jul 2024 – Present, Professor, Security and Strategic Studies, SAASS, Maxwell AFB, AL
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Air Battle Manager
Flight Hours: 1,700 (433 Combat Hours)
Aircraft Flown: STYQ-23A, E-3 B/C/G
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2004 Distinguished Graduate, Reserve Officer Training Corps
2005 Top Graduate, Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training
2006 Distinguished Graduate, E-3 Air Weapons Officer Initial Training
2013 Distinguished Graduate, E-3 Senior Director Initial Training