Col. Brandon H. Sokora is the Director of Operations, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. He is responsible for integrating, supporting, developing, and monitoring installation and mission support capabilities across 83 Air Force and Space Force installations. He coordinates with 10 detachments and four primary subordinate units: the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Air Force Security Forces Center, and Air Force Services Center.
Col. Sokora graduated from the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He is a career civil engineer officer who has held a variety of leadership, staff and command positions with assignments at the squadron, group, service component and Headquarters Air Force levels. Additionally, his assignments have included multiple deployments and contingency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Deputy Joint Base Commander and Commander, 627th Air Base Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2001 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Masters of Science in Global Leadership, University of San Diego, San Diego, Calif.
2011 Air Command and Staff College (correspondence), Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2021 Masters of Strategic Studies, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2000 - June 2001, Assistant Intercollegiate Football Coach, United States Air Force Academy Preparatory School, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
2. July 2001 - July 2003, Chief of Simplified Acquisitions Base Engineering Requirements, Chief of Engineering Contracts, 14th Civil Engineer Squadron, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
3. July 2003 - August 2004, Deputy, Plans and Programs, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
4. September 2004 - August 2006, Chief of Maintenance Engineering, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England (April 2005 - September 2005, Reconstruction Officer, Combined Joint Engineer Directorate, Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan)
5. September 2006 – August 2010, Project Engineer, Readiness Flight Commander, Engineering Flight Commander, 820th RED HORSE Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev. (April 2007 - September 2007 and October 2008 - April 2009, Project Engineer, Director of Operations 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq)
6. September 2010 - September 2013, Operations Flight Commander, 7th Civil Engineer Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas (November 2010 - May 2011, Chief of Installations, 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force - Iraq, Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq)
7. October 2013 - June 2015, Contingency Operations Program Manager, Readiness Division, Directorate of Civil Engineers, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
8. July 2015 - June 2017, Commander, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England
9. June 2017 – July 2019, Commander, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England
10. August 2019 – July 2020, Deputy Chair, Installation Support Panel, Resources Division, Directorate of Resources Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
11. August 2020 – June 2021, Student, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pa.
12. June 2021 – June 2023, Director of Installations, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), Shaw AFB, S.C.
13. July 2023 – July 2025, Deputy Joint Base Commander and Commander, 627th Air Base Group, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
14. August 2025 – Present, Director of Operations, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with one oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
(Current as of August 2025)