Lt Col Durso is an Instructor of Military Strategy at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He previously served as Director of Operations for the 320th Training Squadron, JBSA-Lackland, Texas, & Deputy, Operations Directorate, 67th Cyberspace Wing, JBSA-Lackland, Texas, where he led 120 Airmen providing direct support to 19 squadrons and 5 detachments, designing and leading the campaign to meet the Commander, U.S. Cyber Command’s #1 priority.

Lt Col Durso began his enlisted career as a cryptologic linguist (Russian). He served in that capacity for eight years on the ground and two more on airborne status aboard EC-130H COMPASS CALL, during which time he deployed to Kuwait and Iraq.

Upon graduating Officer Training School in 2008, Lt Col Durso began his career as an Intelligence Officer specializing in Signals Intelligence, Special Operations Forces (SOF), and Cyber Operations, with assignments to Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Fort Meade, Md., Al Udeid Air Base, MacDill AFB, Fla., and JBSA-Lackland, Texas, with multiple deployments to Afghanistan, Qatar, Kuwait, and other locations.

Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership, Liberty University (2022)

Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence (2021)

Squadron Officer School, in residence (2014)

Master of Arts, Strategic Intelligence, American Military University (2014)

Global Information Assurance Certification: GCIH (2014)

Intermediate Network Warfare Training (2014)

Network Warfare Bridge Course (2013)

Global Information Assurance Certification: GSEC (2013)

Officer Training School, Distinguished Graduate (2008)

Bachelor of Science, Business and Russian, Liberty University (2008)

Enlisted Aircrew Undergraduate Course, Top Graduate (2006)

Airman Leadership School, Distinguished Graduate (2002)

Cryptologic Linguist Operator Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas, Top 5 Graduate (2000)

Russian Basic Course, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, Calif. (2000)

Instructor of Military and Strategic Studies U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (July 2026 – Present)

Director of Operations, 320 TRS, JBSA-Lackland, Texas (June 2023 – July 2026)

Deputy, Operations Directorate, 67th Cyberspace Wing, JBSA-Lackland, Texas (July 2021 – June 2023)

Chief, Cryptologic Services Group, USCENTCOM, MacDill AFB, Fla. (Jan 2019 – July 2021)

Assistant Senior Representative to USCENTCOM Joint Intelligence Operations Cell for NCR CENTCOM / OIC OL-QB, 22nd Intelligence Squadron, MacDill AFB, Fla. (May 2017 – Jan 2019)

Deputy Lead 03 National Mission Team, USCYBERCOM, 41st Intelligence Squadron, Fort Meade, Md. (February 2014 – May 2017)

Student, Network Warfare Bridge Course & Intermediate Network Warfare Training, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (September 2013 – January 2014)

Chief of Intelligence, CENTCOM Joint Personnel Recovery Center, CAOC, Al Udeid AB, Qatar (August 2012 – August 2013)

Flight Commander / Detachment OIC, 25 Intelligence Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (July 2010 – August 2012)

Student, Intelligence Officer Course, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas (October 2009 – July 2010)

Student, Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas (January 2009 – October 2009)

Student, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (September 2008 – December 2008)

Airborne Analysis Operator, 43d Electronic Combat Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (July 2006 – September 2008)

NCOIC, Command Language Program, Air Intelligence Agency HQ, Lackland AFB, Texas (July 2004 – July 2006)

Cryptologic Language Supervisor, 93d Intelligence Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas (August 2002 – July 2004)

Cryptologic Language Apprentice, 303d Intelligence Squadron, Misawa AB, Japan (January 2001 – August 2002)

Student, Cryptologic Operator Apprentice Course, 316th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas (July 2000 – December 2000)

Student, Defense Language Institute, 311th Training Squadron, Monterey, Calif. (September 1998 – July 2000)

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Medal with oak leaf cluster

Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Force Commendation Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters

Graduate, Joint Personnel Recovery Center (2012)

Graduate, SV-83 Special Survival Training (2006)

Graduate, SV-86 Water Survival (2006)

Graduate, SV-80 Survival School (2006)