Major Beaulieu serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Law (DFLA) at the United States Air Force Academy. The DFLA team consists of 20 faculty and staff that engage in the design and teaching of 19 core and elective law courses, in scholarship across a variety of disciplines, in the legal support to the administration of the Cadet Honor System, and in the development of officers of character for the U.S. Air Force.

Prior to law school, Maj Beaulieu taught secondary English in the Arkansas Delta with Teach for America. While in law school, he served as an Air Force legal intern for both Seymour Johnson and MacDill Air Force Bases; externed for the U.S. Department of Justice; worked as a teaching assistant for “Distinctive Aspects of U.S. Law;” participated in the Guantanamo Bay Defense Clinic and the Moot Court Board; and served as the president of the National Security Law Society.

In 2015, he received a direct commission into the U.S. Air Force and graduated as the Top Graduate from Commissioned Officer Training. He is admitted to practice law in North Carolina.

Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Cum Laude, University of Florida (2009)

Certificate, Transnational Law, Duke-Geneva Institute, Switzerland (2013)

Juris Doctorate, Duke University School of Law (2015)

Masters of Law, International and Comparative Law, Duke University School of Law (2015)

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

Masters of Law, Air and Space Law, Summa Cum Laude, University of Mississippi School of Law (2022)

Chief of General and Civil Law, 42d Air Base Wing, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama (November 2015-July 2017)

Chief of Adverse Actions/Military Justice, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea (June 2017-June 2019)

Area Defense Counsel, Trial Defense Division, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida (June 2019-July 2021)

Combat Operations Division Legal Advisor, 607th Combined Air Operations Center, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar (October 2023-May 2024)

Operations Law Attorney, HQ Space Training and Readiness Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado (August 2022-June 2024)

Assistant Professor, Department of Law, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado (July 2024-Present)

Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Air and Space Achievement Medal

2024 Senior Officer of the Year, HQ STARCOM

2023 Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year, STARCOM

2017 Brigadier General Parke Hinman Critical Analysis Award, Squadron Officer School

2016 Outstanding Young Judge Advocate of the Year, Air University

2016 Company Grade Officer of the Year, 42d ABW Wing Staff Agency

Maj Beaulieu's research and scholarly interests include strategic arms control, law of war, and air and space law.