Col Daniel J. Etue is the Commander of the 366th Operations Group. As the commander, he oversees the planning, organizing, training and equipping of military and civilian members conducting flying operations for the F-15E Strike Eagle and Singaporean F-15SG aircraft. The group includes five squadrons responsible for operations, intelligence, weapons training, airfield services, executes airspace and range schedule for more than 20,000 flying hours and 13,000 sorties annually. It also maintains combat readiness for short notice worldwide taskings and contingency operations.
Col Etue was commissioned in 2005 through the ROTC program at Ohio State University after receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. As an F-15E Strike Eagle Evaluator Pilot, Col Etue has served various positions in four operational flying squadrons. He is a Mission Commander, Flight Examiner, Instructor Pilot, and a USAF Weapons School Graduate. Col Etue has also held staff assignments in the Joint Chief Chiefs of Staff J35, Headquarters Air Force A3 Checkmate Division, and Office of the Secretary of War Director Operational Test and Evaluation. He has participated in Operations Enduring Freedom, Odyssey Dawn, Unified Protector, Noble Eagle, Inherent Resolve, Atlas Guardian, as well as C-ISIL operations in North Africa.
EDUCATION
2005 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, The Ohio State University, OH
2013 Masters of Science in Aeronautics, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, FL
2014 F-15E Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis Air Force Base, NV
2018 DARPA Service Chiefs Fellow, Arlington, VA
2018 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence)
2018 Combat Air Force Fellow, Headquarters Air Force – Checkmate, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
2025 Masters of Science in National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. July 2005 – June 2006, Assistant to the Commander, 560th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas
2. July 2006 – November 2007, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
3. December 2007 – March 2009, Student, F-15E Basic Course, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
4. April 2009 – March 2012, Instructor Pilot, Mission Commander, Active Security Manager, 492d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England
5. March 2012 – June 2015, Evaluator pilot, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 389th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
6. July 2015 – June 2017, Wing Assistant Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 48th Operations Support Squadron RAF Lakenheath, England
7. June 2017 – September 2017 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Service Chiefs Fellow, Washington D.C.
8. September 2017 – August 2018 Combat Air Force Fellow, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
9. August 2018 – August 2019 Airpower Strategist European Branch Chief, Headquarters Air Force Checkmate, Washington D.C.
10. August 2019 – October 2020 Director of Operations, 492d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England
11. October 2020 – June 2021, Project Lead Wing Plans and Programs, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England
12. June 2021 – April 2023, Commander, 492d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England
13. May 2023 – June 2024, Aviation Joint Working Group Lead, J35 Global Force Management, Norfolk, VA
14. July 2024 – June 2025, Student, National War College, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
15. June 2025 – June 2026, Senior Military Evaluator for Director, Operational Test and Evaluation Air Warfare Programs, the Pentagon, Washington D.C.
16. June 2026 – Present, Operation Group Commander, 366 FW, Mountain Home ABF, ID
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2023 – July 2024, Global Force Management Aviation and Airpower Lead, The Joint Staff – Operations J35, Norfolk, Virginia, as a Lieutenant Colonel
2. June 2025 – May 2026, SME for DOT&E Air Warfare Programs as a Colonel, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: more than 2,600 Aircraft flown: T-6, T-38, F-15E
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal