Lt Col Philip Tice is the Director of International Programs and an Assistant Professor of Arabic and Spanish in the Department of Foreign Languages at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Prior to arriving at USAFA, Lt Col Tice was the Executive Officer to the Senior Defense Official and Defense Attache at US Embassy Riyadh where he advised and assisted on all DoD activities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Lt Col Tice completed his PhD at the Ohio State University in 2021 focused on contemporary Arabic language and society. His dissertation examined authentic Tunisian language performances through a sociolinguistic framework with an emphasis on questioning language ideology, diglossic theory, and prestige.

Lt Col Tice entered the Air Force in 2004 as an enlisted linguist and commissioned as an Intelligence Officer through Officer Training School in 2010. He has had assignments in the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright-Patterson AFB, the LeMay Center for Doctrine Development at Maxwell AFB, The US Air Force Special Operations School (USAFSOS) at Hurlburt Field, and the US Embassies in Muscat, Oman and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Doctor of Philosophy, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (2021)

Master of Arts, Intelligence Studies, American Military University, Charleston, West Virginia (2012)

Bachelor of Arts, Linguistics, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (2003)

Associate of Science, Communications Applications Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Montgomery, Alabama (2009)

Associate of Arts, Modern Standard Arabic, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Monterey, California (2006)

Airman Leadership School, Offutt AFB, Nebraska (2008)

Squadron Officer School, Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Lackland AFB, Texas (2014)

Air Command and Staff College (Distance Learning), Maxwell AFB, Alabama (2022)

Airborne Linguist, 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Nebraska (2007-2010)

Intelligence Officer, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB (2011-2014)

Chief of International Training and Exercise Programs, US Embassy Muscat, Oman (2014-2016)

Chief of Intelligence Operations and Wargaming, LeMay Center for Doctrine Development, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (2016-2018)

PhD Student, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (2018-2021)

CENTCOM Course Director, US Air Force Special Operations School, Hurlburt Field, Florida (2021-2022)

Executive Officer to the SDO/DATT, US Embassy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2022-2023)

Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Meritorious Service Medal

Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Joint Service Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster

Meritorious Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters

Sociolinguistics; Culture; Language and Culture in Military Operations