Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Pastoor is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Prior to this assignment, Lieutenant Colonel Pastoor was the Commander, 21st Surveillance Squadron at the Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), Patrick Space Force Base, Fla. He led a geographically separated team performing global nuclear material collection, analysis, and evaluation, directly supporting national objectives to monitor foreign compliance with various nuclear treaties. Other prior assignments include Director of Operations at Headquarters Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory, leading the Aerospace Fuels Laboratory at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and serving as the AFTAC liaison to Air Staff and the National Capital Region.

Lieutenant Colonel Pastoor was commissioned in 2008 as a distinguished graduate of the Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He received a Master of Science in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 2009 and completed a Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry at the Colorado School of Mines in 2021.

Air War College (correspondence) (2023)

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo. (2021)

Air Command and Staff College (correspondence) (2018)

Squadron Officer School (Distinguished Graduate), Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (2014)

Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (2010)

Master of Science in Chemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla. (2009)

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry (Distinguished Graduate), U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (2008)

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, Colo. (June 2026 – Present)

Commander, 21st Surveillance Squadron, 709th Surveillance and Analysis Group, AFTAC, Patrick SFB, Fla. (June 2024 – June 2026)

Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Drug Testing Laboratory, JBSA-Lackland, Texas (May 2022–May 2024)

Military Program Manager, Air Force Office of Drug Demand Reduction, JBSA-Lackland, Texas (Sep 2021–May 2022)

Air Force Institute of Technology PhD Student, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo. (Aug 2018–Aug 2021)

Commander, Aerospace Fuels Laboratory, Air Force Petroleum Office OL-KA, Kadena AB, Japan (July 2015–July 2018)

Liaison to Air Staff, AFTAC OL-EH, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (May 2014–July 2015)

National Capital Region Liaison, AFTAC OL-EH, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (April 2013–May 2014)

Chief, Environmental Fate Modeling Section, AFTAC, Patrick AFB, Fla. (Jan 2012–April 2013)

Senior Chemist, Environmental Modeling & Simulation Program, AFTAC, Patrick AFB, Fla. (Dec 2009–Jan 2012)

Air Force Institute of Technology Masters Student, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla. (Aug 2008–Dec 2009)

Meritorious Service Medal (two oak leaf clusters)

Air and Space Commendation Medal (two oak leaf clusters)

Air and Space Achievement Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal (two oak leaf clusters)

Nuclear Chemistry