Colonel George L. Chapman is the Deputy Commander, 91st Missile Wing, Minot Air Force Base (AFB), N.D. In this role, he assists leading the wing’s 1,800 personnel as they operate, maintain, and secure 150 Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs), 15 missile alert facilities, and 150 remote launch facilities located throughout an 8,500 square-mile missile complex in N.D. Combat-ready Airman provide a safe, secure, and reliable nuclear capability to credibly hold at-risk targets worldwide, ever-poised to accomplish the Air Force’s core mission of global strike.
Colonel Chapman grew up in an Air Force family and received his commission in 2003 from the Reserve Officer Training program at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. He has served in a variety of positions, including an instructor assignment to the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. His notable staff tours include Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Twentieth Air Force/Task Force-214; executive officer to the Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center; Senior U.S. Fellow at the George C. Marshall European Center for International Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; as an Executive Officer to the Commander, U.S. Central Command; and as the Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer (13N) Career Field Manager.
Colonel Chapman has commanded an operational nuclear missile squadron, receiving distinction as Air Force Global Strike Command’s “best ICBM squadron.” Prior to assuming his current position, Colonel Chapman served as Chief, Nuclear Force Development Division, Directorate of Strategic and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
Colonel Chapman is a master nuclear and missile operations officer with more than 5,560 hours of nuclear alert duty.
EDUCATION
2000 Associates of Arts & Sciences, Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho
2003 Bachelor of Science, Health Sciences, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
2004 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2007 Master of Arts, Organizational Leadership, emphasis in Servant Leadership, Gonzaga University, Spokane, Wash.
2007 Top 1/3 graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Master of Science, International Relations, emphasis on Western Europe, Troy University, Troy, Ala.
2011 Distinguished and Outstanding graduate, ICBM Weapons Instructor Course, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2016 Distinguished graduate, Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2017 Master of Philosophy, Military Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2020 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2020 Senior U.S. Air Force Fellow, George C. Marshall European Center for International Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
2021 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2022 National and International Security Leadership Seminar 22-A, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2003 - December 2003, student, Officer Space Prerequisite Training; ICBM Initial Qualification Training,
392d Training Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
2. December 2003 - April 2009, ICBM Combat Crew Deputy and Commander; ICBM Combat Crew Instructor Deputy and Commander; Chief, ICBM Upgrade Training; ICBM Weapons & Tactics Instructor, and Planner, 490th Missile Squadron and 341st Operations Support Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
3. April 2009 - May 2009, Chief, Future Operations Programs, Twentieth Air Force, F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
4. May 2009 - July 2011, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Twentieth Air Force, F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
5. January 2011 - June 2011, student, ICBM Weapons Instructor Course, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
6. July 2011 - May 2012, ICBM Weapons Officer, 90th Operations Support Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
7. May 2012 - May 2014, ICBM Weapons Instructor Course Instructor; Flight Commander, Integration; and Assistant Director of Operations, 315th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
8. June 2014 - June 2015, Executive Officer to the Commander, USAF Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.
9. June 2015 - June 2016, student, Air Command and Staff College--Political-Military Affairs Specialist, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. June 2016 - June 2017, student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. July 2017 - June 2019, Commander, 320th Missile Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.
12. July 2019 - June 2020, Senior U.S. Air Force Fellow, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
13. July 2020 - May 2021, Deputy Branch Chief, then Branch Chief, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Division, United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
14. June 2021 - June 2022, Deputy Executive Officer to the Commander, United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
15. June 2022 - June 2023, Chief, Nuclear Force Development Division, Directorate of Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. June 2023 - present, Vice Commander, 91st Missile Wing, Minot AFB, N.D.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
July 2020 - June 2022, Deputy Executive Officer to the Commander and Branch Chief, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Division, United States Central Command, MacDill AFB, Fla., as a lieutenant colonel and colonel
OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
Badges:
Master Missile Operations Badge
Basic Space Operations Badge
Nuclear Information:
Nuclear Alerts: 232 days (~5,568 hours)
Weapons System: Rapid Execution and Combat Targeting-A (REACT-A) for LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with nine oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal with service star
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with “N” device and three oak leaf clusters
United States Air Force Nuclear and Missile Operations Field Grade Officer of the Year for 2013
Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award for 2017
General Samuel C. Phillips Award for Best ICBM Squadron in Air Force Global Strike Command for 2018
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, April 28, 2003
First Lieutenant, May 11, 2005
Captain, May 11, 2007
Major, April 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel, Dec. 1, 2016
Colonel, April 1, 2022
(Current as of June 2023)