Colonel Dee Jay Katzer is the Commander, Detachment 8, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. He serves as the AFIMSC Commander’s senior representative to Headquarters Air Combat Command. His responsibilities include providing responsive management of AFIMSC’s enterprise-wide assets to support Air Combat Command’s commanders, missions, 14 bases, and 170 operating locations worldwide.
Colonel Katzer received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in May 1995. He has commanded two squadrons and a mission support group and has served in a variety of civil engineer and staff assignments at the installation, major command, air staff and combatant command level, both stateside and overseas.
He has deployed in support Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, IRAQI FREEDOM and INHERENT RESOLVE. Prior to his current position, he was the Civil Engineer Division Chief on the Air Combat Command staff.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, USAF Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2000 Squadron Officer’s School, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2002 Master of Science in Engineering and Environmental Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2005 Air Command and Staff College (non-resident), Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2012 Air War College (non-resident), Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2015 Master of Science in National Security and Resource Strategy, Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1995 - July 1998, Engineering Project Manager, Squadron Section Commander, Readiness Flight Commander, 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
2. July 1998 - August 2000, Chief of Maintenance Engineering, Chief of Base Development, 60th Civil Engineer Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
3. August 2000 - March 2002, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. April 2002 - April 2003, Chief, Plans and Programs, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea
5. May 2003 - May 2004, Project Manager, Rhein-Main Transition Project Management Office, Directorate of Plans and Programs, United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
6. May 2004 - Mar 2005, Special Action Officer to the Commander, United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
7. March 2005 - July 2006, Chief, Northern Region Programs, Chief, Operations and Maintenance Programs, Programs Division, Directorate of the Civil Engineer, United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
8. July 2006 - June 2007 Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, Kan.
9. June 2007 - June 2009 Programs Integrator and MILCON Program Manager, Programs Division, Directorate of Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
10. June 2009 - July 2010, Assistant Executive Officer, Office of the Civil Engineer, Directorate of Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
11. July 2010 - July 2012, Commander, 47th Civil Engineer Squadron, Laughlin AFB, Texas
12. July 2012 - June 2014, Commander, 633d Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
13. July 2014 - June 2015, Student, Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Ft McNair Washington D.C.
14. June 2015 - May 2017, J5 Director of Plans and Policy, Joint Task Force Civil Support, US NORTHCOM, Fort Eustis, Va.
15. May 2017 - May 2018, Commander, 380th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates
16. May 2018 - July 2023, Chief, Civil Engineer Division, Directorate of Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
17. July 2023 - Present, Commander, Det. 8, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
June 2015 - May 2017, J5 Director of Plans and Policy, Joint Task Force Civil Support, US NORTHCOM, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., as a Colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with one Oak Leaf Cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one Oak Leaf Cluster
Air Force Meritorious Unit Award
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant 31 May 1995
First Lieutenant 31 May 1997
Captain 31 May 1999
Major 1 July 2005
Lieutenant Colonel 1 June 2010
Colonel 1 May 2016
(Current as of July 2023)