Bio
Captain Lawrence “Larry” King graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2020. Upon graduation, he attended graduate school at New York University, where he earned a Master of Arts degree in History in 2022. After graduation from NYU, Larry started his career as a Security Forces Officer. He has served as Flight Commander at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base in support of the nuclear security mission. Additionally, Capt King has contributed to base defense, law enforcement, wartime contingency, and military working dog missions while stationed at Osan Air Base in South Korea, in addition to serving as Officer-in-Charge, Logistics.
In addition to his work at NYU, Larry has completed graduate certificate coursework in nuclear studies through the Air Force Institute of Technology. He is also an active member of the Air Force’s Language Enabled Airmen Program in Spanish. Capt King now serves as an Instructor of History at Academy.
Education
Master of Arts, History, New York University, New York, N.Y. (2022)
Bachelor of Science, History, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (2020)
Professional Experience
Instructor of History, Dean of Faculty, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (November 2024‒Present)
Officer-in-Charge, Logistics and Resources, 51st SFS, Osan AB, Republic of Korea. (April 2024‒November 2024)
Flight Commander, 51st SFS, Osan AB, Republic of Korea. (November 2023‒April 2024)
Flight Commander, 790th MSFS, Francis E. Warren AFB, Wyo. (January 2023‒November 2023)
Flight Commander, 890th MSFS, Francis E. Warren AFB, Wyo. (December 2021-January 2023)
Masters Student, Civilian Institution Programs, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (July 2020‒December 2021)
Honors & Awards
Company Grade Officer of the Year, Department of History, U.S. Air Force Academy (2025)
Honors Graduate, Inter-American Squadron Officer Course, Inter-American Air Forces Academy, JBSA-Lackland (2025)
Flight Commander of the Year, 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB (2023)
Distinguished Graduate, Security Forces Officer Course, JBSA-Camp Bullis (2022)
Outstanding Master’s Thesis, Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York University (2022)
Master’s Award for Academic Achievement, Department of History, New York University (2022)
Outstanding Cadet in the Humanities, U.S. Air Force Academy (2020)
Outstanding Cadet in History, U.S. Air Force Academy (2020
Research and Scholarly Interests
American History
Civil War Era
Veterans & Memory Studies
19th-Century Latin America
Publications
'I am with you to the end:' Chronicling the Evolution of the Eisenhower-de Gaulle Relationship, 1942-1960,” Journal of Cold War Studies (forthcoming).
“Memorial Day’s Interracial Legacy in Brooklyn, New York, 1878-1897,” New York History 104: 162-183. (Summer 2023)
“The Radiological and WMD Threat Posed to National Security By Hezbollah in Latin America (LA-UR-19-26442),” USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (June 2019)