Dr. Monty Greer is the Systems Engineering DVP for the 2026-2027 academic year. Monty comes to the U.S. Air Force Academy from The Aerospace Corporation, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, where he is a senior project leader. He joined Aerospace in 2017 where he has been involved in Science and Technology matters relating to Intelligence on Adversary Capabilities, Space Mission Architecting, Force Design and Modernization, and emerging technology areas like Space Access, Mobility and Logistics/In-space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing.

Prior to Aerospace, Monty spent 33 years in the U.S. Air Force, both enlisted and officer, retiring at the rank of Colonel in 2017. During his U.S. Air Force career, he was fortunate to have had a huge variety of experiences from working as a structural repair journeyman on the famed SR-71 and U-2/TR-1 at Beale AFB to flying GPS at Falcon AFS, flight testing the C-17, commanding the AFRL research and super-computing site at Maui, being the Military Assistant to the U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist and finally leading day to day operations for the NATO S&T Organization’s Collaboration Support Office in Paris, FRA. In addition, he deployed to Baghdad Iraq (2005) to support Iraqi border enforcement infrastructure development and twice to Kabul Afghanistan (2008-2009 & 2011-2012) as part of the AFPAK hands program where he worked in the non-security ministries to support Afghan led rural development and counter narcotics programs.

Dr. Greer has been married to Corrie (nee Gordon) for 43 years. They have two children, Kristin and Garrett, and one grandson, Kaleb.

PhD – Mechanical Engineering – The University of Texas (1999-2002)

MS – Mechanical Engineering – Purdue University (1995-1997)

BS – Mechanical Engineering – University of California-Davis (1988-1990)

• The Aerospace Corporation (2017-2026)
  • Air Force Research Lab Liaison
  • Outreach Coordinator for the Consortium for Space Mobility and In-space Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing Capabilities
  • S&T Advisor to the Space Warfighting Analysis Center
  • System of Systems Engineering Department Director
  • Adversary Threat Analyst

• U.S. Air Force (1984-2017)
  • NATO STO – Operations and Coordination Division Director
  • Military Assistant to the USAF Chief Scientist
  • AFPAK Hand – ISAF Liaison to Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics
  • AFRL Det 15 Commander
  • AFPAK Hand – ISAF Liaison to Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development
  • USAFA/DFEM Associate Professor and Systems Engineering Program Chair
  • OIF/OEF Iraqi Border Infrastructure Engineer
  • C-17 Program Director of Developmental Flight Test
  • PhD Student
  • USAFA/DFEM Assistant Professor and Core Course Director
  • MS Student
  • GPS Satellite Vehicle Electrical Power Subsystem Engineer and Operations Crewmember, Instructor, and Evaluator.
  • Aircraft Battle Damage Repair Journeyman
  • Aircraft Structural Repair Journeyman

Colorado Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer (2007-Pres)

Tau Beta Pi inductee (2001)

Military Awards:

• Legion of Merit
• Bronze Star (1 OLC)
• Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC)
• Aerial Achievement Medal
• Air Force Commendation Medal (2 OLC)
• Air Force Achievement Medal (2 OLC)
• Combat Readiness Medal
• Air Force Good Conduct Medal
• Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal
• National Defense Service Medal (1 Service Star)
• Afghanistan Campaign Medal (3 Service Stars)
• Iraq Campaign Medal (1 Service Star)
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• NATO Medal

Conceptual Design Methods and Principles (2024-2025)

Space Systems Design (2023-2024)

Automotive Design and Construction (2022-2023)