Lt. Col. Benjamin N. Heruska currently serves as the Head of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Department of Computer and Cyber Sciences. Before this, he served as the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Engineer at the 688th Cyberspace Wing where he directed enterprise technology transformation and 24/7 global cyber operations for over 3,000 personnel across 27 locations, managing five cyberspace weapon systems to secure the $14B Air Force Information Network for 850K Total Force Airmen.

Previously, Lt. Col. Heruska served as the Director of Operations for the 33rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron where he led a 428-person workforce, managing $623M in cyber weapon systems and driving tactical incident response to protect 865K endpoints across 20 global commands.

Master of Science in Airpower Strategy and Technology Integration from the Center for Strategy and Technology’s Blue Horizons Fellowship Program (2021)

National Security Agency’s Joint – Computer Network Operations Development Program (J-CNODP) (2017)

Master of Science in Computer Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio (2015)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech University (2008)

Head, Department of Computer and Cyber Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (Dec. 2025-Present)

Instructor, Department of Computer and Cyber Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (June 2025-Dec. 2025)

Chief Technology Officer and Chief Engineer, 688th Cyberspace Wing (ACC), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas (June 2023-May 2025)

Director of Operations, 33rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron (ACC), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas (June 2021 – May 2023)

Fellow, Blue Horizons Program, Center for Strategy and Technology, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (June 2020-June 2021)

Assistant Director of Operations and CNODP Cyber Exploit Engineer, 7th Intelligence Squadron (ACC), with duty at National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Md. (Sept. 2017-Sept. 2020)

Student, Joint – Computer Network Operations Development Program, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Md. (April 2017-Sept. 2017)

Executive Officer, Directorate of Strategic Plans, Programs, Requirements & Analyses, HQ Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (March 2016-Feb. 2017)

Chief, Avionics Cyber Security, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFMC), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (March 2015-March 2016)

Computer Engineering Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (May 2013-March 2015)

Lead Cyber Defense Engineer, C3I Infrastructure Division, OL LC AFLCMC (AFMC), Hanscom AFB, Mass. (May 2012-May 2013)

Lead Cyber Defense Engineer, Cyber/Integration Division, OL HN20 Electronic Systems Center (AFMC), Hanscom AFB, Mass. (May 2011-May 2012)

Chief, Ionospheric Sensors Team, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFMC), Det. 9, Hanscom AFB, Mass. (May 2010-May 2011)

Ionospheric Sensors Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFMC), Det. 9, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. (May 2008-May 2011)