2009 Master of Arts, Strategic Intelligence, American Military University
2013 Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Program, Washington, D.C. 2014 National Defense Fellowship, The Washington Institute, Washington, D.C.
2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2018 National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.[6]
Military career
Col Atwood (right) holding Space Delta 7's emblem, 2021
1. October 2001 – May 2002, Student, Intelligence Applications Officer Course, Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX 2. June 2002 – June 2003, Deputy Chief, Intelligence Operations, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C. 3. June 2003 – June 2005, Chief, Squadron Intelligence, 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C. 4. June 2005 – December 2005, Student, Intelligence Instructor Course, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev. 5. December 2006 – November 2007, Chief, Intelligence Operations, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa AB, Japan 6. December 2007 – August 2008, Intelligence Flight Commander, 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa AB, Japan 7. August 2008 – August 2009, USAF Weapons School Instructor Flight Commander, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev. 8. August 2009 – May 2011, Director of Staff and USAF Weapons School Instructor, 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev. 9. May 2011 – September 2011, Secretary of Air Force's ISR Review Committee, Headquarters U.S. Air Force Directorate of Intelligence, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 10. September 2011 – July 2013, Director of Operations, Geospatial Intelligence and Measurement and Signatures Intelligence Production Squadron, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 11. July 2013 – May 2014, National Defense Fellowship, The Washington Institute, Washington, D.C. 12. June 2014 – July 2015, Chief, Headquarters Air Force Directorate of Intelligence Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 13. July 2015 – July 2017, Commander, 566th Intelligence Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colo. 14. July 2017 – June 2018, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 15. July 2018 – May 2020, Chief, Intelligence Capabilities and Requirements Division, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Fla. 16. July 2020 – May 2022, Commander, Space Delta 7, Peterson SFB, Colo. 17. June 2022 – present, Director of Intelligence, Space Operations Command, Peterson SFB, Colo.[6]
Awards and decorations
Atwood is the recipient of the following awards:[6]
"Every Second Counts," USAF Weapons School, Weapons Review, Winter 2009
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