Colonel Constance H. Young serves as the Commander, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. She leads more than 865 operational acquisition professionals responsible for a $96 billion contract portfolio. In this capacity, she directs enterprise-wide installation strategic sourcing efforts for the Air Force and oversees $9.1 billion in annual obligations in mission and installation requirements. Her contracting authority extends worldwide across AFICC in support of nine major commands, 82 units and the U.S. Air Force Academy. Additionally, she is designated as the Commander of a Joint Theater Support Contracting Command upon activation. She also directs contract execution in support of the Defense Technical Information Center, Air Force Medical Readiness Agency and Air Force Civil Engineer Center.
Prior to her current assignment, Col. Young served as Executive Acton Group Director to the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force. In this capacity, she oversaw the strategy and communications teams responsible for developing ideas, strategic engagements, and communications for the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
Colonel Young commissioned in 1996 upon graduation from Air Force ROTC as a distinguished graduate from Tuskegee University, Alabama. She is a joint qualified officer with extensive deployment experience in support of peacekeeping/enforcement, humanitarian and combat operations.
Colonel Young's leadership experience includes directing procurement and contract management at multiple levels. As Director of Procurement for United States Special Operations Command and Head of Contracting Activity, she led a 350-member joint service team across 35 global offices, providing critical support to Special Operations Forces. She also commanded the Defense Contract Management Agency (Pacific), managing a 90-member multi-national team across 12 Indo-Pacific countries, overseeing contract administration, air operations, engineering, and quality assurance. Moreover, as Director of Installation Contracting, she led a 190-member team responsible for contracts valued at $4 billion.
EDUCATION
1996 Bachelor of Science, Political Science, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala.
1999 Master of Arts, Procurement and Acquisitions Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2014 Air War College, by correspondence
2020 Joint Forces Staff College, Joint and Combined Warfighting School – Joint Professional Military Education Phase II
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1996 – July 1999, contracting officer, 11th Contracting Squadron, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.
2. August 1999 – August 2003, branch chief, executive officer and contract negotiator, HQ Space and Missile Systems Center, Contracting Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
3. September 2003 – August 2006, team leader/unlimited contracting officer, HQ Air Combat Air Combat Command, Contracting Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
4. August 2006 – August 2008, joint acquisition staff officer, HQs North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Contracting Division (J44), Peterson AFB, Colo.
5. August 2008 – July 2009, Director of Contracting, HQ U.S. Air Forces Central, Air Forces Forward A7, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
6. July 2009 – May 2012, Commander, 5th Contracting Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D. (6-months deployed as NATO Theatre Head of Contracts for International Security Assistance Force Kabul, Afghanistan)
7. June 2012 – June 2013, Commander, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting), Pentagon, Washington, D.C. deployed as Regional Contracting Center Commander CENTCOM-JTSCC Kabul, Afghanistan
8. June 2013 – July 2014, Deputy Chief, Contracting Business Systems, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting), Assistant Secretary Acquisition, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
9. July 2014 – July 2017, Deputy Commander, 89th Maintenance Group, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
10. July 2017 – June 2018, Director, Installation Contracting Division, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
11. June 2018 – June 2021, Commander, Defense Contract Management Agency (Pacific), Singapore
12. July 2021 – April 2023, Director of Procurement, HQ United States Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla.
13. April 2023 – May 2024 Senior Military Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14. May 2024 – May 2025, Director, Secretary of the Air Force/Chief of Staff of the Air Force Execution Action Group, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
15. June 2025 – present, Commander, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star with one oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with one oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 2 service stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 29, 1996
First Lieutenant May 29, 1998
Captain May 29, 2000
Major June 1, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 1, 2011
Colonel Oct. 1, 2017
(Current as of June 2025)