Colonel Michael J. Power is the Commander, 90th Maintenance Group at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. Under his command, the proud Airmen in the group provide world-class maintenance for the 90th Missile Wing’s 150 Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM), 150 launch facilities, 15 missile alert facilities and launch control centers, and associated nuclear and conventional munitions in support of United States Strategic Command.

Col. Power graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management in 2001. As a career Munitions and Missile Maintenance Officer, Col. Power has served in a variety of leadership positions in Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) maintenance, conventional and nuclear munitions maintenance, intermediate-level aircraft maintenance, and program management, primarily at the squadron, depot, and headquarters levels. Most recently, Col. Power served as the Chief, Nuclear Weapons, Missiles, and Munitions Division, HQ USAF/A4LW, at the Pentagon, Washington D.C.

EDUCATION:
2001    Bachelor of Science in Management, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
2002    Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006    Top Third Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006    Distinguished Graduate, Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2007    Master of Human Resources Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Mich.
2010    Air Command and Staff College, Correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013    Distinguished Graduate, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, MCB Quantico, Va.
2013    Master of Military Studies (with Distinction), Marine Corps University, MCB Quantico, Va.
2014    School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2014    Master of Philosophy in Military Strategy, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015    Air War College, Correspondence, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019    National Defense Fellowship, The Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington D.C.
2019    Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2020    Advanced Program in Logistics Technology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Aug 01 – Jul 02, Assistant Scheduling and Morale Officer, 71st Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
2. Jul 02 – Feb 03, Student Pilot and later, Assistant Wing Historian, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Texas
3. Feb 03 - Sep 06, Officer-in-Charge, Maintenance Plans & Scheduling and Electro-Mechanical Team Sections, Maintenance Training Flight Commander, and Maintenance Operations Flight Commander, 91st Maintenance Group, Minot AFB, N.D.
4. Sep 06 – Dec 06, Student, USAF Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
5. Dec 06 – May 07, Munitions Flight Commander, 27th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M.
6. May 07 – Oct 07, Deployed Maintenance Operations Flight Commander, 36th Maintenance Group, Andersen AFB, Guam
7. Oct 07 – Jun 08, Maintenance Operations Officer, 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M.
8. Jun 08 – Jun 09, Executive Officer to the Wing Commander, 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon AFB, N.M.
9. Jun 09 – Jul 10, Director of Operations, 581st Missile Maintenance Squadron (ICBM Depot), Hill AFB, Utah
10. Jul 10 – May 11, Nuclear Support Equipment Program Manager, ICBM Systems Division, Hill AFB, Utah
11. May 11 – May 12, Deployed Aide-de-Camp to the U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel-Palestinian Authority, State Department, Tel Aviv, Israel
12. Jul 12 – Jun 13, Student, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, MCB Quantico, Va.
13. Jul 13 – Jun 14, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
14. Jul 14 – Jul 16, Commander, 898th Munitions Squadron (Kirtland Underground Munitions Maintenance and Storage Complex), Kirtland AFB, N.M.
15. Jul 16 – Jul 18, Chief, Readiness and Logistics, Office of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
16. Jul 18 – Jun 19, National Defense Fellow, The Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington, D.C.
17. Jun 19 – Aug 19, Student, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
18. Aug 19 – Jun 20, Chief, Nuclear Weapons Maintenance Branch, HQ USAF/A4LW, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
19. Jun 20 – Jun 21, Chief, Nuclear Weapons, Missiles, and Munitions Division, and 21M Career Field Manager, HQ USAF/A4LW, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
20. Jun 21 – Present, Commander, 90th Maintenance Group, FE Warren AFB, Wyo.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
2004 AFSPC ICBM Maintenance Officer of the Year

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS
Second Lieutenant, May 2001
First Lieutenant, May 2003
Captain, May 2005
Major, May 2011
Lieutenant Colonel, February 2015
Colonel, February 2021

(Current as of August 2021)