Col. Timothy D. Ferguson is Commander of the 10th Mission Support Group, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. He leads 1,900 military and civilians assigned to seven squadrons responsible for civil engineering; morale, welfare and recreation programs; military and civilian personnel, communications and computers; security forces; transportation, supply and contracting for more than 14,000 military and civilian personnel.Colonel Ferguson earned his commission after graduating from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of South Carolina in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He has served in a variety of assignments encompassing law enforcement, security, air base defense and special weapons. He has commanded the 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, and served as detachment commander for one of the Air Force's Level II Medium Security Prisons.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University of South Carolina
1990 Master of Science in Human Resource Management, Chapman College
1992 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2000 Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence
2005 Senior Developmental Education, Correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
July 1984 - January 1985, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
January 1985 - September 1990, Executive Officer/Section Commander/Wing Executive Officer, 27th Fighter Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.
September 1990 - November 1991, Executive Officer, Gila Bend Air Force Aux Field, Gila Bend, Ariz.
November 1991 - April 1993, Executive Officer, 728th Air Control Squadron, Duke Field, Fla.
April 1993 - October 1994, Squadron Section Commander, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
October 1994 - August 1997, Flight Commander, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
November 1997 - April 1999, Operations Officer, 10th Missile Squadron, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
April 1999 - July 2001, Commander, Detachment 3, Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston, S.C.
July 2001 - July 2002, Operations Officer, 377th Security Forces Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.
July 2002 - December 2002, Deputy Director of Force Protection, U.S. Central Command, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
December 2002 - August 2003, Commander, 363rd Security Forces Squadron, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
September 2003 - August 2005, Commander, 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
August 2005 - April 2008, Chief, Security Forces Operations Branch, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
April 2008 - August 2009, Chief, Security Forces Division, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va.
August 2009 - present, Commander, 10th Mission Support Group, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant 16 May 1986
First Lieutenant 1 Jun 1988
Captain 1 Jun 1990
Major 1 May 1998
Lieutenant Colonel 1 Sep 2002
Colonel 1 Feb 2008
(Current as of August 2009)
10th Air Base Wing > Mission Support Group Commander