Colonel Catherine A. Gambold Col Catherine A. Gambold is the Commander, 363d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. She leads the Air Force's content dominant, all-source analysis and full spectrum targeting enterprises for Combined Forces Air Component Commanders worldwide and airborne ISR for sensitive joint special operations globally. Col Gambold graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 1998 and was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. Previously, she was the Deputy Director for Intelligence at Air Comat Command where she supported the Director to advocate for intelligence policy and weapons system requirements to enable combat ready Airmen. She is a graduate of the National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington and previously served as the Executive Officer to the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Col Gambold is a career intelligence officer who served in a variety of operation units, staff positions and commanded the 547th Intelligence Squadron. She also was a MQ-1B S Standardization Flight Evaluation Examiner (SEFE) qualified Sensor Operator with over 500 training and combat support hours. EDUCATION 1998 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn. 2003 US Air Force Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. 2005 Squadron Officer School, in-resident program, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2010 Air Command and Staff College, in-resident program, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2011 Master Degree, Military Operational Art and Science, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2020 Master Degree, National Security Studies, National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington D.C. ASSIGNMENTS 1. February 1998–December 1999, Student, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas 2. December 1999–January 2001, Intelligence Analyst Officer, 8th Operations Support Squadron, Kunsan AB, Korea 3. January 2001–April 2003, Squadron Intel Officer, 389th Fighter Squadron, Mt. Home AFB, Idaho 4. January 2004–February 2005, Intel Flight Commander, 11th Reconnaissance Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. 5. February 2005–September 2007, Weapons & Tactics Officer, 757th Operations Support Squadron, Creech AFB, Nev. 6. September 2005–July 2009, Chief, Unit Readiness Branch, USAFE A2, Ramstein AB, Germany 7. July 2009–June 2010, Executive Officer to the Director of Intelligence, US Forces Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany 8. June 2010–June 2011, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 9. June 2011–June 2014, Chief, Intelligence, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. 10. June 2014 – July 201, Chief, Unit Readiness, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. 11. July 2016–July 2018, Commander, 547th Intelligence Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. 12. July 2018–June 2019, Chief, ISR Dominance Flight Plan Team, A2/6, Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 13. June 2019–June 2020, Student, National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington D.C. 14. July 2020–June 2021, Deputy Chief, National Measurement and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, Reston, Va. 15. June 2021–June 2022, Executive Officer to the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Bolling AFB, Washington D.C. 16. June 2022–March 2023, Commander, Air and Cyberspace Intelligence Group, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 17. March 2023–June 2024, Commander, Networked Weapons and Modelling Intelligence Group, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 18. June 2024–June 2025, Deputy Director for Intelligence, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. 19. June 2025–Present, Commander, 363d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis,Va. SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS June 2020–June 2021, Deputy Chief, National MASINT Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, Reston, Va., as a colonel June 2021–June 2022, Executive Officer to the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Bolling AFB, Washington D.C., as a colonel MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant Jan. 16, 1999 First Lieutenant Jan. 16, 2001 Captain Jan. 16, 2003 Major Sept. 1, 2008 Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 1, 2014 Colonel April 1, 2020 (Current as of June 2025)