Colonel Jean-Philippe Peltier received his commission from Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL, in 1995. He is a career intelligence officer. He served as acting head of the department of Foreign Languages from 2014 to 2015. Prior to his return at USAFA, Colonel Peltier served as an advisor to the National Defense College of the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

PhD, Political Science, Michigan State University (2007)

MA, Political Science, Michigan State University (2005)

MA, Regional Intelligence, Naval Postgraduate School (2001)

BA, History, University of Texas, Austin (1993)

Department Head, US Air Force Academy, Colorado (April 2020 – Present)

Deputy Department Head for Strategy and Research, US Air Force Academy, Colorado (July 2018 – March 2020)

Advisor, United Arab Emirate’s National Defense College, Abu Dhabi, UAE (July 2016 – June 2018)

Department Head, Foreign Languages and International Programs, US Air Force Academy, Colorado (March 2014 – December 2015)

Director, International Programs, US Air Force Academy, Colorado (July 2012 – February 2014)

Deputy Head, Foreign Language Department, Assistant Professor of French, US Air Force Academy, Colorado (July 2011 – June 2012)

Flight Commander, Group Intelligence, 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom (July 2009 – June 2011)

Chief, Regional Division, United States Air Force Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Florida (March 2009 – June 2009)

Director, sub-Saharan African Orientation Course, United States Air Force Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Florida (June 2007 – February 2009)

Graduate Student, AFIT/CIGS, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (August 2004 – May 2007)

Executive Officer/Instructor for the Foreign Language Department, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado (May 2003 – July 2004)

Instructor of French, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado (February 2003 – April 2003)

Chief of Current Operations, 303rd Intelligence Squadron, Osan AFB, South Korea (February 2002 – January 2003)

Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California (June 2000 – January 2002)

Deputy Chief of ISR Programs and Systems, 609th Air Intelligence Group, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (April 1999 – May 2000)

Executive Officer, 609th Air Intelligence Group, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (April 1998 – March 1999)

SIGINT Flight Commander, 609th Air Intelligence Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (January 1998 – March 1998)

Chief of Signals Exploitation Branch, 609th Air Intelligence Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina (June 1997 – December 1997)

Student, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas (October 1996 – May 1997)

Squadron Section Commander, 36th Civil Engineering Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam (July 1995 – September 1996)