Zachary Shay Warakomski (born October 15, 1975)[2] is a United States Space Forcecolonel who served as the commander of Space Base Delta 1. He now serves as the senior cyber officer of the Space Force. In 2024, he was nominated for promotion to brigadier general.[3]
1. May 1998–November 1998, Deputy Commander, Mission Systems Flight, 437th Communications Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. 2. November 1998–February 1999, student, Basic Communications Officer Training Course, Keesler AFB, Miss. 3. February 1999–May 2000, Commander, Plans and Programs Flight, 437th Communications Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C. 4. May 2000–May 2003, Chief, Systems Integration, Directorate of Operational Plans and Joint Matters, DCS, Air and Space Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 5. May 2003 – April 2005, Combat Infrastructure action officer, Networks Division, Directorate of Communications and Information, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 6. April 2005–August 2006, Action Officer, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters PACAF, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 7. August 2006–August 2008, assistant director of Operations, 4th Space Operations Squadron, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo. 8. August 2008–February 2009, Chief Military Satellite Communications Systems, Capabilities Division, Directorate of Communications and Information, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. 9. February 2009–December 2009, Commander's Speechwriter, Commander's Action Group, Headquarters AFSPC, Peterson AFB, Colo. 10. January 2010–December 2010, Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 11. April 2011–June 2013, Commander, 56th Communications Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz. 12. June 2013–July 2014, Executive Assistant to the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 13. July 2014–January 2015, Action Officer, Cyberspace Division, Directorate for C4/Cyber, Joint Staff J6, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 14. January 2015–July 2016, Special Assistant to the chairman, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 15. July 2016 – June 2017, student, National War College, Fort Leslie J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 16. June 2017 – June 2018, deputy director, Cyberspace Plans and Strategy, 24th Air Force, Air Forces Cyber and Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force), Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas 17. June 2018–May 2019, Director, Cyberspace Operations – Integrated Planning Element, U.S. Transportation Command, and U.S. Cyber Command Liaison Officer to U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 18. May 2019–June 2021, Commander, 375th Communications Group, Scott AFB, Ill. 19. June 2021–July 2022, Commander, Peterson-Schriever Garrison, Peterson AFB, Colo. 20. August 2022–July 2023, Deputy Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command, Vandenberg AFB, Cal. 21. July 2023–present, Senior Cyber Officer, Headquarters United States Space Force, Washington, D.C.[8]
Awards and decorations
Warakomski is the recipient of the following awards:[8]
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