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BIOGRAPHY
J o i n t S t a f f
Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, The Pentagon Room 2E713A, Washington, DC 20318-9999
COLONEL TIMOTHY A. ADAM
Col. Timothy A. Adam is the Principal Assistant and Policy
Advisor to the Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
Staff (ACJCS). He leads the collection of global policy and
intelligence for the U.S. Military Advisor to the Secretary of
State. A member of the Secretary of State's Senior
Executive delegation, Colonel Adam prepares the ACJCS
and Secretary of State for multi-lateral engagements to
ensure the Chairman's best military advice is offered
during dialogue with foreign dignitaries.
Colonel Adam entered the Air Force in 1986 as a graduate of
the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Cincinnati. A career space
and missile operator, Colonel Adam led operations as a commander in satellite
command and control, missile warning, Delta II launch operations, and
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). As an operations program manager at
Headquarters Air Force Space Command, he managed budget actions and the
execution of the Air Force’s $17B expendable launch vehicle fleet. He also
prepared the 13 year space launch forecast and established policy for all east and
west coast launch operations. While serving as a Division Chief on the Joint Staff
J3, Colonel Adam developed Secretary of Defense guidance for the execution of the
nation’s first ballistic missile defense system and advised the Chairman on
deployment strategies for all defense and intelligence satellite constellations.
Colonel Adam has served as an ICBM squadron operations officer, commander,
and deputy operations group commander. He attended the National War College at
Fort McNair in Washington D.C. and held key leadership roles on 9/11, posturing for
North Korea's 2006 Taepo Dong launch, and during Operations Desert Storm,
Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom.
Colonel Adam is a master space and missile operator.
EDUCATION:
1986 Bachelor of Arts Degree, Mathematics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1986 Bachelor of Science Degree, Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
1993 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
1995 Master of Arts Degree, Space Systems Management, Webster University, St. Louis, MO.
2000 Master of Arts Degree, Military Operational Art/Science, Air Command and Staff College,
Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
2006 Master of Science Degree, National Security Strategy, National War College, National
Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, DC

2. ASSIGNMENTS:
1. June 1987 – December 1990, Ground Systems Control Officer (GSO), Chief, Ground GSO
Evaluator, 1st Space Operations Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
2. May 1991 – May 1993, Crew Commander, Chief Ops Standardization/Evaluation, Chief
Ops Training, 5th Space Warning Squadron, Woomera, Australia.
3. June 1993 – July 1996, Flight Commander, Facilities Flight/Current Ops Flight/Alpha
Flight, 1st Space Launch Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
4. July 1996 – July 1998, Chief, Spacelift Scheduling and Analysis, HQ AFSPC, Peterson Air
Force Base, Colorado.
5. July 1998 – July 1999, Program Element Monitor, spacelift vehicles, HQ AFSPC, Peterson
Air Force Base, Colorado.
6. July 1999 – June 2000, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base,
Alabama
7. December 2000 – July 2002, Missile Combat Crew Commander, later, Operations Officer,
319th Missile Squadron, 90th Space Wing, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
8. August 2002 - September 2003, Commander, 321st Missile Squadron, 90th Space Wing,
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
9. September 2003 – June 2004, Deputy Commander, 90th Operations Group, 90th Space
Wing, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming.
10. June 2004 – June 2005, executive officer to the Vice Commander, Air Force Space
Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
11. August 2005 – June 2006, student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
Washington, DC
12. June 2006 – March 2007, Chief, Space and Missile Defense Branch, Deputy Directorate
for Global Operations, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington, DC
13. March 2007 – June 2010, Special Assistant to the Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs
of Staff, Pentagon, Washington, DC
Weapons Systems: Global Positioning System (GPS – Navigation), Defense Meteorological
Support Program (DMSP – Weather), Defense Support Program (DSP – Missile Warning),
Delta II (launch), Minuteman III (ICBM)
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (4)
Air Force Commendation Medal (2)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal (2)
National Defense Service Medal (2)
2003 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award (90 SW)
2003 Phillips Award (Best ICBM Sq in USAF)
2001 Phillips Award (Best ICBM Sq in USAF)
2000 Cheyenne Trophy (Best Active unit in WY)
2000 Top Graduate, ICBM Qualification Training
1997 HQ AFSPC/DO Team of the Quarter (2x)
1997 AFSPC IG Professional Team Award
1995 45th
OG Company Grade Officer of the Year
1995 “Top Gun” Best Spacelift Operations Crew
1995 Guardian Challenge Best Spacelift Sq
1993 AFA, Space Operations Crew of the Year
1992 5 SWS Operations Officer of the Year
1991 Distinguished Graduate, Satellite Operations
Course
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 14 May 86
First Lieutenant 22 Oct 88
Captain 22 Oct 90
Major 1 Jul 98
Lieutenant Colonel 1 Mar 02
Colonel 1 Jul 07
(Retired September 2010)