Colonel ADAM R. BOYD

Colonel Adam “Teddy” Boyd is the Deputy Commander, 62d Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. He assists the commander in ensuring the readiness of more than 2,400 active-duty military and civilian personnel, along with 40 permanently assigned C-17A Globemaster III aircraft that support worldwide combat and humanitarian airlift and airdrop operations. As the provider of the Prime Nuclear Airlift Forces, the 62d Airlift Wing is the only wing in the Department of Defense tasked to airlift nuclear and nuclear-related cargo. In addition, the 62d Airlift Wing serves as the primary active-duty wing in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE, partnering with Reserve, Guard, and civilian agencies to provide airlift support for the National Science Foundation’s U.S. Antarctic Program. Col Boyd is also charged with overseeing the wing’s programs on human resource management, environmental issues, installation security and readiness.

Colonel Boyd was commissioned through the United States Air Force Academy in 2006 where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management with honors. Following undergraduate pilot training in Aug 2008, he served in a progression of flying, operations, and executive-leadership billets spanning the tactical through strategic levels. From 2009–2015, he served at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, as a C-17 Special Operations Evaluator Pilot and Flight Commander, leading multiple real-world operations, joint training exercises, and deployments earning multiple Air Medals. From 2015-2017 he completed Air Mobility Command’s premier leadership development program, PHOENIX MOBILITY as Director of Operations, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, directing high-tempo mobility operations across the Pacific.

From 2017–2019, Colonel Boyd served at the White House as Military Aide to the President of the United States, coordinating high-visibility events and head-of-state engagements, staffing multiple foreign visits, and executing time-sensitive presidential support duties that included emergency satchel responsibilities and command-and-control support in urgent situations. Colonel Boyd has commanded the Air Force’s inaugural KC-46 squadron and formal training unit, the 56th Air Refueling Squadron “Mad Hatters” at Altus, AFB, Oklahoma where he led the unit to initial operating capability. Prior to his current position, Colonel Boyd was the Division Chief of the Warfighting Analysis Division, Joint Staff J-8 at the Pentagon, Washington District of Columbia.

1. August 2006 – June 2007, Deputy Chief of Scheduling, 354th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
2. June 2007 – August 2008, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 47th Flying Training Wing, Laughlin AFB, Texas
3. September 2008 – March 2009, C-17A Initial Qualification, 97th Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, Okla.
4. March 2009 – June 2013, Current Operations Flight Commander, C-17A Special Operations Instructor Pilot, 15th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base (JB) Charleston, S.C.
5. June 2013 – July 2014, Flight Commander, Aircrew Flight Equipment, C-17A Special Operations Evaluator Pilot, 437th Operations Support Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
6. July 2014 – July 2015, Wing Executive Officer, C-17A Special Operations Evaluator Pilot, 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, S.C.
7. July 2015 – July 2016, Phoenix Mobility Officer, Assistant Director of Operations & Command Post Chief, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
8. July 2016 – March 2017, Phoenix Mobility Officer, Director of Operations, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
9. March 2017 – July 2019, Military Aide to the President of the United States, The White House, Washington D.C.
10. July 2019 – June 2020, Chief of Staff of the Air Force Fellow at John’s Hopkins University, Washington D.C.
11. June 2020 – Dec 2020, Director of Operations, 97th Operations Support Squadron, Altus AFB, OK
12. Dec 2020 – Jun 2021, Director of Mobility Pilot Training Transformation, 97th Operations Group, Altus AFB, OK
13. Jun 2021 – Jun 2023, Commander, 56th Air Refueling Squadron, Altus AFB, OK
14. July 2023 – June 2024, SDE Student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
15. June 2024 – Jul 2025, Division Chief, J-8 Warfighting Analysis Division, Joint Staff J-8, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
16. Aug 2025 – May 2026, J-8 Senior Strategist, Joint Staff J-8, Pentagon, Washington D.C
17. Jun 2026 – Present, Deputy Commander, 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

1. March 2017 – July 2019, Military Aide to the President of the United States, The White House, Washington D.C., as a Major and Lieutenant Colonel
2. June 2024 – July 2025, Division Chief, Warfighting Analysis Division, Joint Staff J-8, Pentagon, Washington D.C., as a Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel
3. August 2025 – May 2026, Senior Strategist, Joint Staff J-8, Pentagon, Washington D.C., as a Colonel

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