2016 AFCEA TechNet Air

Col Chad LeMaire, USAF
Deputy Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations and Chief Information Officer
Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam


Colonel Chad E. LeMaire is the Deputy Director of Air and Cyberspace Operations and Chief Information Officer, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He is responsible for ensuring PACAF provides ready air, space, and cyberspace power to promote the United States’ interests in the Indo-Pacific region during peacetime, crisis and war. In this capacity, Col LeMaire leads the Warfighting Headquarters staff providing cyberspace operations, combat communications, and command and control support to the Commander of PACAF, combatant commanders, and assigned forces. Furthermore, he oversees cyber operations and sustainment at three Numbered Air Forces and 10 wings. Additionally, he manages a $2.5B Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) portfolio and is the functional leader for more than 3,500 cyber personnel. Col LeMaire is a 1991 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is a cyberspace operator with 27 years of experience and has held key positions at squadron, Air Force, and joint levels. He commanded the 92nd Information Operations Squadron, where he was responsible for assessing the integrity, security, and defense posture of Air Force and Department of Defense cyber assets. In addition, he organized the squadron to conduct cyber hunt missions on Air Force and Department of defense networks. Col LeMaire deployed as the chief of information operations for a special operations task force, chief of cyber operations at the Combined Air and Space Operations Center, as well as the Deputy Officer In Charge and Lead Operational Planner for the Expeditionary Cyber Support Element – Afghanistan. EDUCATION 1991 Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, La. 1995 Master of Science degree in Information Resource Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, WrightPatterson Air Force Base, Ohio 1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2003 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2007 Joint Professional Military Education – Phase II, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2009 Air War College, by correspondence 2014 Master of Strategic Studies degree, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

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