Colonel Tyler J. Ellison

Colonel Tyler Ellison is the Vice Commander, 1st Fighter Wing, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. As Vice Commander, he ensures the wing is ready to deploy and employ F-22 air dominance fighters worldwide in support of Combatant Commander taskings. He assists the commander in leading the wing’s 1,700 personnel, two airfields, two groups, and six squadrons, including two F-22 fighter squadrons and a T-38 fighter training squadron.

Col. Ellison entered the Air Force in 2002 after receiving his commission from the United States Air Force Academy. He has served in multiple fighter squadrons, commanded at the squadron level and served at the MAJCOM and Combatant Command level. During his operational assignments, he has deployed in support of NATO operations, PACOM Theater Security Packages, operation SPARTAN SHIELD and has flown

Operation NOBLE EAGLE air sovereignty missions. Prior to serving as vice commander, Col. Ellison served as the Director, Combat Operations Division, 609th Air Operations Center, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

EDUCATION

ASSIGNMENTS

1. August 2002 – April 2003, Student, Phase I/II Undergraduate pilot training, 479th Flying Training Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
2. April 2003 – October 2003, Student, Phase III undergraduate pilot training class, 50th Flying Training Squadron, Columbus AFB, Miss.
3. April 2004 – July 2004, Student, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals, 435th Fighter Training Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
4. August 2004 – April 2005, Student, F-15C basic qualification course, 1st Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
5. April 2005 – February 2008, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 390th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
6. February 2008 – February 2009, Chief of Plans and Exercises, 607th Air Support Operations Group, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.
7. July 2009 – June 2011, Weapons & Tactics Flight Commander, 525th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.
8. July 2011 – July 2012, Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
9. November 2012 – November 2015, Operations Officer, United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
10. May 2016 – June 2017, Inspector General, 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
11. June 2017 – July 2019, Commander, 325th Operations Support Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
12. June 2019 – June 2020, Student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
13. June 2020 – June 2021, Deputy Director, Central Command Legislative Affairs, MacDill AFB, Fla.
14. June 2021 – June 2022, Director, Combat Operations Division, 609th Air Operations Center, Al Udeid AB, Qatar.
15. July 2022 – Present, Vice Commander, 1^st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley Eustis, Va.