Mr. Michael N. Lobo is the Director of Detachment 1, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC), headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, with operating locations at the Pentagon and Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. He is responsible for an operating budget of nearly $1 billion to support U.S. Space Force (USSF) installations. He leads a staff of 17 military and civilian subject matter experts who manage enterprise-wide assets and provide critical installation and mission support to the 37,500 Guardians and Airmen assigned to locations across the globe in support of the USSF’s 24/7 employed-in-place mission.
Mr. Lobo entered Federal Civilian Service through the PALACE Acquire program, which recruits recent college graduates in science and engineering career fields. Over his career, he has served in various installation and higher headquarters roles in civil engineering project programming, project execution, and program management. He managed the privatization contract for district heat for the Kaiserslautern Military Community, valued at over $20 million per year. He directed facilities engineering and operations activities at multiple geographically separated units (GSUs) worldwide, supporting USSF missions such as missile warning, space surveillance, space launch, and satellite communications, as well as North Atlantic Treaty Organization missions including collective defense, Partnership for Peace, and nuclear deterrence. He developed and executed a nearly $500 million annual facility sustainment, restoration, and modernization program for USSF. Prior to his current position, he served as Chief of the Program Development Division for AFIMSC Detachment 1, Peterson SFB, Colorado.
Before entering Federal civilian service, Mr. Lobo worked for an architect-engineer firm on an energy savings performance contract to optimize facility mechanical systems for the state of New York.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. April 1996 – February 1998, Mechanical Engineer, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
2. February 1998 – July 2000, Utilities Privatization Engineer, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
3. July 2000 – October 2002, Mechanical Design Engineer, 21st CES, Peterson AFB, Colo.
4. October 2002 – September 2010, GSU Site Support Engineer, 21st CES, Peterson AFB, Colo.
5. September 2010 – September 2014, GSU Program Manager, 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy
6. September 2014 – November 2021, Senior Project Programmer, 21st CES, Peterson AFB, Colo.
7. November 2021 – June 2024, Facility Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization (FSRM) Program Manager, AFIMSC Detachment 1, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
8. June 2024 – September 2025, Chief, Program Development Division, AFIMSC Detachment 1, Peterson SFB, Colo.
9. September 2025 – Present, Director, AFIMSC Detachment 1, Peterson SFB, Colo
(Current as of November 2025)