Colonel KENNETH P. MALLOY
Colonel Kenneth P. Malloy is the Deputy Commander, 67th Cyberspace Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The wing presents combat cyberspace capabilities to the Service, United States Cyber Command, and the Joint Force. In this capacity, the wing acts as the Air Forces Cyber execution arm for conducting global cyberspace operations. Additionally, the wing provides organic operations training, cyber capability development, operational testing, and range capabilities to drive readiness across the Cyber Mission Force. Colonel Malloy assists the Commander in leading more than 3,000 Airmen, civilians, and contract personnel across four operations groups with 19 squadrons, four detachments, and one center located across seven locations worldwide.
Colonel Malloy received his commission from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at Texas A&M University in 2004. He has held a variety of cyberspace positions at the wing, center, numbered air force, major command, combatant command and Air Staff levels, including two tours as a Squadron Commander. He has deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, FREEDOM SENTINEL, and INHERENT RESOLVE and most recently participated in Operations MIDNIGHT HAMMER, SOUTHERN SPEAR, ABSOLUTE RESOLVE and EPIC FURY.
Prior to assuming his current assignment Colonel Malloy served as Division Chief, Current Operations and Mission Command Operational Value Stream Lead for Headquarters US Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
EDUCATION
2004 Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Studies, Distinguished Graduate, Texas A&M University
2004 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala
2004 Expeditionary Communications Officers Training, Keesler AFB, Miss
2008 Masters of Business Administration, Honors, American Military University
2009 Advanced Communications Officer Course, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va
2009 United States Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School, MCB Quantico, Va
2011 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala
2011 United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2011 Cyberspace 200 Professional Continuing Education, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2013 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2016 Army Command and General Staff College, Academic Distinction, Fort Leavenworth, Kans
2018 Cyberspace 300 Professional Continuing Education, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2019 Cyber Warfare Operations Course, 39th Information Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla
2020 Air War College, by correspondence
2023 Master of Science in National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
- August 2004 – April 2005, Deputy Officer In Charge, Special Projects Branch, Communications and Information Directorate, United States Air Forces in Europe Theater Air and Space-operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
- April 2005 – April 2006, Deputy Chief, Director’s Action Group, Communications and Information Directorate, Headquarters USAFE, Ramstein AB, Germany
- April 2006 – August 2008, Officer In Charge, Integrated Communications Element Alpha, later, Commander, Combat Comm Flight Alpha, 1st Combat Communications Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany
- August 2008 – August 2009, Student, Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School, MCB Quantico, Va
- August 2009 – August 2010, Branch Chief, Iraqi Security Force Communications Training and Force Development, United States Forces-Iraq, Directorate of C4 Systems (J6), Baghdad, Iraq
- August 2010 – July 2011, Special Action Officer, Commander’s Action Group, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla
- July 2011 – July 2012, Special Assistant to the Commander for Cyberspace Matters, Headquarters AFSOC, Hurlburt Field, Fla
- July 2012 – July 2015, Chief, Cyberspace Policy, later, Executive Officer, Deputy Chief, Information Dominance and Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, The Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
- July 2015 – July 2016, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kans
- July 2016 – July 2017, Commander, 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates
- July 2017 – April 2019, Branch Chief, Cyber Plans, later, Deputy Chief, Cyber Operations Division, Headquarters 24th Air Force, Air Forces Cyber and, Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber Air Force, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
- April 2019 – July 2019, Student, Cyber Warfare Ops Course, 39th Information Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla
- July 2019 – August 2021, Commander, 834th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
- August 2021 – August 2022, Director, Joint Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network Operations Center (J3), Ft. George G. Meade, Md
- August 2022 – May 2023, Student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
- May 2023 – April 2024, Branch Chief, FVEY Partnership Integration (J5), Headquarters US Cyber Command, Ft. George G. Meade, Md
- April 2024 – April 2025, Branch Chief, Indo-Pacific Partnerships (J5), Headquarters US Cyber Command, Ft. George G. Meade, Md
- April 2025 – June 2026 Division Chief, Current Operations (J3), Headquarters US Cyber Command, Ft. George G. Meade, Md
- June 2026 – Present, Deputy Commander, 67th Cyberspace Wing, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
- August 2009 – August 2010, Branch Chief, Iraqi Security Force Communications Training and Force Development, US Forces-Iraq, Directorate of C4 Systems (J6), Baghdad, Iraq as a captain
- August 2021 – August 2022, Director, JFHQ-DODIN Operations Center (J3), Fort George G. Meade, Md as a lieutenant colonel
- May 2023 – April 2024, Branch Chief, FVEY Partnership Integration (J5), Fort George G. Meade, Md as a lieutenant colonel
- April 2024 – April 2025, Branch Chief, Indo-Pacific Partnerships (J5), Fort George G. Meade, Md as a lieutenant colonel
- April 2025 – June 2026, Division Chief, Current Operations (J3), Headquarters U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md as a colonel.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Force Commendation Medal
Air and Space Force Achievement Medal