​Lt Col Brant Tretter is a Senior Instructor, Department of Military and Strategic Studies, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. He teaches courses in basic military theory and advanced studies in space and cyberspace strategy. Prior to his current position, he served as Inspector General, 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. In this role, ensured nuclear surety and wing mission readiness, executing the wing’s exercise, inspection, and complaints programs, encompassing over 2000 personnel, 3 Geographically Separated Units, and 25 organizations.

Lt Col Tretter earned his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2004. He has served in a variety of positions, to include leading deployable communications teams, managing theater network operations, and planning national-level cyberspace operations.

​Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk, Va. (2017)

Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence) (2015)

Master of Science, Cybersecurity Policy, University of Maryland University College, College Park, Md. (2014)

Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (2010)

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (2004)

Senior Instructor, Military and Strategic Studies, United States Air Force Academy, Colo. (October 2023 – Present)

Wing Inspector General, 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik AB, Turkey (September 2022 – October 2023)

Instructor, Military and Strategic Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (June 2021 – September 2022)

Chief of Staff, Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional), Schriever AFB, Colo. (November 2020 – June 2021)

Operations Officer, Detachment 1, Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional), Schriever AFB, Colo. (July – November 2020)

Commander, Detachment 1, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Schriever AFB, Colo. (June 2018 – July 2020)

Executive Assistant to the Director, Cyberspace Operations, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. (May 2017 – June 2018)

Defensive Cyberspace Operations Planner, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. (May 2016 – May 2017)

Cyberspace Operations Planner Team Lead, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md. (November 2014 – May 2016

Defensive Cyberspace Operations Mission Lead, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md. (May 2013 – November 2014)

Contingency and Exercise Officer, Defense Information Systems Agency-Pacific, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (June 2011 – May 2013)

Theater Network Operations Center-Pacific Watch Officer, Defense Information Systems Agency-Pacific, Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii (July 2009 – June 2011)

Afghan National Army Mentor, Regional Corps Advisory Command-South, Kandahar, Afghanistan (June 2008 – July 2009)

Combat Training Flight Commander, 5th Combat Communications Support Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga. (February 2007 – June 2008)

Information Systems Deputy Flight Commander, 5th Combat Communications Support Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga. (June 2006 – February 2007)

Combat Support Flight Operations Officer, 52nd Combat Communications Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga. (August 2004 – June 2006)

​Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters

Joint Service Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster

DoW role in protection of Defense Critical Infrastructure

International cyberspace policy & law

Cyberspace operations in the space domain