Col Brian Mansfield enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1991 and, following various assignments including the USAF Thunderbirds, was commissioned from Officer Training School in 2001. He is a Distinguished Graduate of the USAF Weapon School and has deployed in support of various named operations in the CENTCOM, SOUTHCOM, EUCOM, and INDOPACOM. He taught at the USAF Weapons School and Commanded the 505th Combat Training Squadron. His staff assignments include Mission Commander; senior U.S. government representative on treaty verification missions over Russia and the United States for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); and Tactical Datalink Program Manager for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). He previously served as NDU’s Academic Affairs Chief of Staff. In that role, he was the principal advisor to the Provost on the implementation of NDU’s graduate-level academic and joint PME programs across five colleges, educating over 2,000 U.S. and international military officers, civilian government officials, and industry partners annually.
Col Mansfield is a Senior Air Battle Manager with more than 2,000 flying hours in the E-3B/C Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. He conducted treaty verification in OC-135, Tu-154, An-30, and SAAB 340 aircraft, and completed three combat deployments in the Control and Reporting Center (CRC). He is a fully qualified Joint Staff Officer (JSO) and a graduate of the College of International Security Affairs (CISA).