Major Cascino is an Instructor in the Department of Physics and Meteorology at the U.S. Air Force Academy.  He earned his B.S. in Meteorology and his commission upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2011. For his first assignment, he earned his M.S. in Meteorology in-residence at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where his focus was in Tropical Meteorology. Following graduate school, he attended undergraduate pilot training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma and was selected to fly the C-17 Globemaster III at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. While flying the C-17, Major Cascino upgraded to Aircraft Commander and participated in multiple Airlift, Aeromedical Evacuation, Human Remains and Airdrop operations throughout Europe, Southwest Asia, Africa, Central America and the Pacific. Major Cascino then cross-trained to fly the E-3 AWACS at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.  During this assignment, Major Cascino upgraded to Instructor and Evaluator pilot, culminating in his position as the Chief Pilot for the 552d Operations Group.

Major Cascino has participated in three combat deployments to Southwest Asia and accrued 574 combat hours over the course of his operational flying assignments.  He is a Senior Pilot with more than 2,750 hours of flight time.

Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence 2021)

Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama (2017)

Master of Science, Meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California (2012)

Bachelor of Science, Meteorology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2011)

Instructor of Meteorology, Department of Physics and Meteorology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2022-present)

Chief Pilot E-3B/C/G/G(II), 552nd Operations Group, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (2021-2022)

Chief of Flight Deck Training, E-3B/C/G/G(II) Evaluator Pilot, 552nd Operations Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (2020-2021)

Chief of Flight Deck Tactics, E-3B/C/G Instructor Pilot, 552nd Operations Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (2019-2020)

Flight Commander, E-3B/C/G Aircraft Commander, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (2018-2019)

E-3B/C/G Aircraft Commander, 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (2017-2018)

C-17A Aircraft Commander, 14th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina (2015-2017)

C-17A Pilot, 17th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina (2014-2015)

Student Undergraduate Pilot Training, 71st Flying Training Squadron, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma (2012-2014)

AFIT Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California (2011-2012)

552 Operations Support Squadron Pilot of the Year (2020)

14th Airlift Squadron Pilot of the Year (2016)

Meritorious Service Medal (2022)

Air Medal, 2 Oak Leaf Clusters (2015, 2017, 2019)

Air and Space Commendation Medal, 1 Oak Leaf Cluster (2017, 2019)

Aviation Weather

Severe Weather

Tropical Meteorology