Colonel Timorah S. Beales is the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Deputy Commander, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The center serves as an intermediate-level headquarters responsible for providing installation and mission support capabilities to 83 Air Force and Space Force installations, nine major commands and two direct reporting units with an annual budget of approximately $10 billion. One of six centers assigned to AFMC, the unit's cross-functional team integrates security forces, civil engineering, base communications, logistics readiness, installation ministry programs, public affairs, services, operational acquisition and financial management across 10 detachments and four primary subordinate units. Those units are the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Air Force Security Forces Center and Air Force Services Center.
Colonel Beales entered the Air Force in 2000 as an ROTC graduate from Purdue University. She is a graduated squadron commander and has served in a variety of civil engineer positions on active duty and in the Reserve at the base, major command and Air Staff levels. Her contingency experience spans deployments in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM, and a remote tour to Korea. Prior to her current assignment, she was the IMA to the Director, Operations Directorate, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. In this position, she was responsible for delivering engineering technical, managerial, and training expertise along with global reachback support. The Operations Directorate is comprised of more than 230 personnel including the Civil Engineer Maintenance Inspection and Repair Team and the Airfield Pavement Evaluation Team.
EDUCATION
1999 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
2000 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in residence
2004 Squadron Officer School, in residence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2010 Air Command and Staff College, correspondence
2013 Masters of Business Administration, Strayer University, Arlington, Virginia
2020 Air War College, correspondence
2021 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 2000 – May 2002, Officer in Charge, Light Repair, then Resources Flight Commander, 27th Civil Engineer Squadron, Cannon AFB, New Mexico (September 2001 – November 2001, Resources Flight Commander, Shaikh Isa Air Base, Bahrain)
2. May 2002 – June 2003, Chief, Environmental Compliance, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea
3. June 2003 – November 2005 – Assistant Chief, Construction Management, followed by Squadron Section Commander, and Readiness Flight Commander, 437th Civil Engineer Squadron, Charleston, South Carolina
4. November 2005 – October 2008, RED HORSE Program Manager, Directorate of Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia (January 2008 - May 2008 Engineering Flight Commander and Deputy Squadron Commander, Sather AB, Iraq)
5. October 2008 – January 2010 – Readiness Flight Commander, 349th Civil Engineer Squadron, Travis AFB, California
6. January 2010 – November 2013 – Readiness Program Manager, Directorate of the Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C.
7. November 2013 – July 2016 – Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Operations Flight Commander, 633d Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
8. July 2016 – July 2018, IMA to the Commander, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
9. July 2018 – May 2021, Commander, 307th Civil Engineer Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
10. May 2021 – Feb 2024, IMA to the Director, Operations Directorate, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Tyndall AFB, Florida
11. Mar 2024 – present, IMA to the Deputy Commander, Air Force Installation Mission Support Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jan 16, 2000
First Lieutenant Jan. 16, 2002
Captain Jan. 16, 2004
Major April 15, 2008
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 2016
Colonel July 1, 2022
(Current as of April 2024)