Bio
Chief Nuclear Strategist for Air Force Global Strike Command, Futures Division, A5P. Imbedded within the Institute of National Security Studies at the US Air Force Academy. Duties include current and future capabilities gap analysis and technology maturation to fill Global Strike Command requirements and priorities. Lead strategist for developing Global Strike Command roadmaps for nuclear warfighting and deterrence efforts. Focus on nuclear platforms, weapons, capabilities and policy as they pertain to Global Strike equities and the warfighter. Blending and sourcing solutions between industry, national laboratories, and academia to ensure Strikers have the tools and bandwidth to execute deterrence and operational missions in support of USSTRATCOM OPLANs.
Lt Col Glover was commissioned in the Air Force after graduating from the United States Air Force Academy in 2009. He served in a variety of key roles within the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile community including: Instructor, Evaluator, Flight Commander, and Assistant Director of Operations. He served as Executive Officer, Office of Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration where his efforts ensured successful execution of a $5B Stockpile Stewardship Program to support $25B of Department of Energy nuclear sustainment programs. Lt Col Glover served as a Presidential Nuclear Strike Advisor and Assistant Deputy Director of Operations in the National Military Command Center where he used presidential intent to nominate nuclear strike options and transmit orders on behalf of the President. He led a joint and inter-agency team on nuclear and conventional global strike operations and the execution of the National Military Command System on behalf of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and served as Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director for Nuclear and Homeland Defense Operations, J-36, the Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington D.C. Prior to his current position, he spent a year as a DoD Nuclear Technical Lab Fellow at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Management, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. (2009)
Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama (2009)
Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. (2013)
Master of Liberal Arts in Business Administration and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma (2014)
Nuclear Deterrence Policy Masters Certificate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2018)
Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (in correspondence). (2019)
Master of Liberal Arts in International Relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (2021)
Nuclear Weapons, Effects, Policy and Proliferation Certificate, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB. (2021)
Lawrence Livermore National Labs Fellow, Department of Energy, Livermore, California (IDE resident). (2023)
Doctoral Candidate, Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University (In Progress – Proj Grad 2024)
Professional Experience
August 2009 – June 2010, Student, ICBM Operations Training, Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB), California
June 2010 – August 2011, ICBM Missile Combat Crew Deputy Commander, 319th Missile Squadron, FE Warren AFB, Wyoming
August 2011 – May 2012, Missile Combat Crew Deputy Commander Evaluator, 90th Operations Group, FE Warren AFB, Wyoming
May 2012 – November 2012, Missile Combat Crew Commander, 319th Missile Squadron, FE Warren AFB, Wyoming
November 2012 – January 2013, Assistant Flight Commander, 319th Missile Squadron, FE Warren AFB, Wyoming
January 2013 – June 2013, Missile Combat Crew Commander Instructor & Chief, ICBM Simulator Section 90thOperations Support Squadron, FE Warren AFB, Wyoming
June 2013 – May 2014, Flight Commander, 319th Missile Squadron, FE Warren AFB, Wyoming
May 2014 – August 2014, Assistant Operations Officer, 319th Missile Squadron, FE Warren AFB, Wyoming
August 2014 – May 2016, Instructor, ICBM Operations Training, 532d Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, California
May 2016 – Oct 2016, Asst Flight Commander, Faculty Development, 381 Training Support Squadron, VandenbergAFB, California
October 2016 – June 2018, Flight Commander, Student Development, 381 Training Support Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, California
June 2018 – June 2019, Executive Officer to the Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military Applications, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, Washington D.C.
June 2019 – May 2021, Presidential Nuclear Strike Advisor, Operations Team Four, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
May 2021 – June 2022, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director for Nuclear and Homeland Defense Operations, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
June 2022 – June 2023, Fellow, Lawrence Livermore National Labs, Department of Energy, Livermore, California (IDE resident)
June 2023 – present, Chief Nuclear Strategist, Global Strike Command, Institute of National Security Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Honors & Awards
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal