Col. Steven C. M. Hasstedt is the Vice Dean of the Faculty and Permanent Professor of Biology, U.S Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO. As Vice Dean he assists the Dean in commanding the 700-member Dean of Faculty mission, overseeing the annual design and instruction of more than 410 undergraduate courses for 4,000 cadets across 30 academic disciplines, directing the operation of five support staff agencies, and managing $250M of faculty resources. Prior to his current role, Col Hasstedt was the longest serving Acting Dean of the Faculty, selected for the position based on his institutional leadership and experience as the Head of the Department of Biology and the Chair of the Basic Sciences Division, where he represented the departments of Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, and Physics & Meteorology.

Col. Hasstedt earned his commission and degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1992. Col Hasstedt is a fully qualified joint officer with extensive multinational operations experience. He served in leadership positions on multiple Command staffs and led a multinational logistics working group at Joint Forces Command, consisting of personnel from Headquarters North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Joint Staff J4, U.S. Transportation Command, and 13 nations focused on improving coalition logistics information exchange. He was the first non-rated commander of Detachment 1, 715th Air Mobility Operations Group, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and he also commanded the 729th Air Mobility Squadron, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, as the 2009 AMC Small Air Terminal Unit of the Year.

Doctor of Philosophy, Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo. (2013)

Air War College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (2008)

Joint & Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. (2008)

Master of Science, School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (2005)

Advanced Study of Air Mobility, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J. (2005)

Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (2003)

Master of Science, Environmental Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Ill. (2001)

Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (1998)

Transportation Officer Course, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas (1994)

Bachelor of Science, Biology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. (1992)

(March 2026 – Present) Vice Dean of the Faculty, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

(June 2025 – March 2026) Acting Dean of the Faculty, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

(January 2025 – May 2025) Vice Dean of the Faculty, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

(July 2016 – Dec 2024) Permanent Professor & Head (Chair, Basic Sciences Division, 2020-2023), Department of Biology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

(December 2014 – July 2016) Director of Staff, Dean of Faculty, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

(July 2013 – December 2014) Assistant Professor of Biology and Director of Curriculum Integration, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

(July 2010 – July 2013) Student, Graduate Degree Program in Ecology, Colorado State University, Colo.

(May 2009 – July 2010) Commander, 729th Air Mobility Squadron, Lajes Air Base, Azores, Portugal

(July 2006 – May 2009) Joint logistics analyst, U. S. Joint Forces Command, Joint Concept Development & Experimentation, Suffolk, Va.

(July 2005 – June 2006) Commander, Detachment 1, 715th Air Mobility Operations Group, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory

(May 2004 – June 2005) Student, Advanced Study of Air Mobility, Air Force Institute of Technology, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J.

(December 2003 – April 2004) Assistant Professor of Biology and Academic Advisor-In-Charge, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

(December 2001 – December 2003) Instructor of Biology and Academic Advisor-In-Charge, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

(June 2000 – December 2001) Student, Environmental Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Ill.

(August 1998 – June 2000) Chief of Cargo Operations Section, Directorate of Operations, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.

(August 1997 – August 1998) Executive Officer, 437th Operations Group, Charleston AFB, S.C.

(August 1996 – August 1997) Flight Commander, Air Terminal Operations, 437th Aerial Port Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.

(October 1995 – August 1996) Chief of Combat Readiness and Resources Flight, 437th Aerial Port Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C.

(November 1994 – September 1995) Flight Commander, Vehicle Operations, 56th Transportation Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.

(May 1993 – November 1994) Flight Commander, Combat Readiness and Resources, 58th Transportation Squadron, Luke AFB,

(May 1992 – May 1993) Flight Commander, Vehicle Ops, 58th Trans Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

Legion of Merit

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters

Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Joint Meritorious Unit Award

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters

Other Achievements

U.S. Air Force Academy Outstanding Academy Educator Award, Department of Biology (2002-2003)

Outstanding Student in Environmental Sciences, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2001)

National Defense Transportation Association, International Jr. Executive Leadership Award (2000)

Headquarters Air Mobility Command Company Grade Officer of the Year (1999)

437 Airlift Wing, Charleston, SC, Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award Winner (1998)