Colonel Geoffrey D. Dawson is the 366th Mission Support Group Commander, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. He maintains five combat-ready squadrons with a diverse group of personnel. Provides communications, security, engineering, services, supply, fuels, transportation, and mobility support to the 366 FW, including three flying squadrons and 4,000 base personnel. In wartime, provides all elements to deploy to bare base environments, establish infrastructure, and support air operations.
Squadrons assigned to the 366 MSG:
-- 366th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES)
-- 366th Communications Squadron (CS)
-- 366th Force Support Squadron (FSS)
-- 366th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS)
-- 366th Security Forces Squadron (SFS)
Colonel Dawson is a 1998 graduate of the University of Kansas and earned his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. He has previously commanded at the squadron and detachment level providing weather operations in support of Air Force and Army forces worldwide. His staff assignments include service at Headquarters Air Force and United States Air Forces in Europe. He has deployed multiple times including service in Iraq and Bosnia. Prior to his current position, Colonel Dawson was the Deputy Director, Enterprise Information Technology within the Office of the Department of the Air Force’s Chief Information Officer.
EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science, University of Kansas, Lawrence
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Master of Public Administration, Troy University, Troy, Ala.
2008 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1998 – August 2001, Staff Weather Officer, 3d Weather Squadron, Fort Hood, Texas (November 1999 – February 2000, Staff Weather Officer, 401st Expeditionary Weather Squadron, Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia)
2. August 2001 – August 2004, Flight Commander, 28th Operational Weather Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.
3. August 2004 – June 2006, Flight Commander, 78th Operations Support Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga. (May – September 2005, Officer-in-Charge, Weather Specialty Team, 601st Air Operations Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla.)
4. June 2006 – June 2009, Commander, Detachment 4, 7th Weather Squadron, Katterbach, Germany (February – October 2008, Commander, Detachment 3, 18th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq)
5. June 2009 – June 2011, Chief, Joint Resources, Requirements, and Plans, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
6. July 2011 – July 2012, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
7. July 2012 – June 2014, Program Element Monitor, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
8. July 2014 – July 2016, Commander, 7th Weather Squadron and 7th Expeditionary Weather Squadron, Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Germany
9. July 2016 – July 2019, Director, Global Weather Operations, 618th Air Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott AFB, Ill.
10. July 2019 – January 2021, Division Chief, Portfolio Management and Governance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. January 2021 – June 2022, Deputy Director, Enterprise Information Technology, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
12. July 2022 – Present, Commander, 366th Mission Support Group, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2008 United States Air Forces in Europe Weather Field Grade Officer of the Year
2009 Air Force Weather Staff Officer of the Year
2010 Air Force Weather Staff Officer of the Year
2012 United States Army Command and General Staff College – Top 20 Percent Graduate
2017 Air Mobility Command Weather Field Grade Officer of the Year
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 18, 1998
First Lieutenant June 17, 2000
Captain June 17, 2002
Major April 1, 2008
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 1, 2013
Colonel Oct. 1, 2019
(Current as of July 2022)