COLONEL SHARIFUL M. KHAN

Col. Shariful M. Khan serves as the Commander of the 310th Space Wing, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. The wing is the only space wing in Air Force Reserve Command. He directs the operations and staff activities of approximately 1,200 military personnel across 16 units and three direct reporting units. The missions of these units range from space operations, network security, command and control of space forces, missile warning, medical and mission support. The wing is also responsible for providing support to the U.S. Space Force’s security forces missions as well as professional development at the 42nd Combat Training Squadron. Collectively, the units support combatant commanders worldwide on a daily basis.
 
Col. Khan earned his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1997. Throughout his career, Col. Khan has served in leadership positions at the squadron and headquarters level including as the Deployment Commander for Operation SILENT SENTRY in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
 
Prior to his current assignment, Col. Khan served as the Director of Air Force Reserve Programs and Integration for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Integration, Office of the Secretary of Defense.
 
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2002 Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2005 Master of Science degree, Space Systems Operations Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo.
2009 Air Command and Staff College Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (by correspondence),
2011 Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence, National Defense Intelligence College, Washington D.C.
2012 Master of Philosophy in Military Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2017 Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
2022 National Security Fellow, Seminar XXI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
 
ASSIGNMENTS
  1. May 1997 – April 1998, Assistant Regional Director of Admissions, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  2. May 1998 – August 1998, Student, Undergraduate Space and Missile Training, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
  3. April 1998 – April 2000, Upper Stage Operations officer, 5th Space Operations Squadron, Onizuka AFS, Calif.
  4. April 2000 – April 2001, Chief, Upper Stage Operations, 5th Space Operations Squadron, Onizuka AFS, Calif.
  5. April 2001 – March 2002, Executive Officer, 21st Space Operations Squadron, Onizuka AFS, Calif.
  6. December 2001 – March 2002, 386th Air Expeditionary Group, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
  7. March 2002 – March 2003, Chief, Command and Control Branch, Operating Division-4 (NRO), Onizuka AFS, Calif.
  8. July 2002 – August 2002, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  9. March 2003 – March 2005, Flight Commander, 76th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
  10. March 2005 – August 2006, Operations Support Flight Commander, 76th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
  11. August 2006 – August 2007, Operations Support Flight, 26th Space Aggressor Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
  12. August 2007 – August 2008, Flight Commander, 380th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
  13. August 2008 – June 2010, Assistant Operations Officer, 380th Space Control Squadron, Peterson AFB, Colo.
  14. June 2010 – July 2011, Student, National Defense Intelligence College, Washington D.C.
  15. July 2011 – June 2012, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  16. June 2012 – August 2014, Military Deputy Chief, Air Force Strategy Division, Headquarters Air Force, Washington D.C.
  17. August 2014 – July 2016, Commander, 379th Space Range Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colo.
  18. July 2016 – July 2017, Student, Naval War College, Newport, RI
  19. July 2017 – August 2018, Executive Officer to the Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command,
  20. Headquarters Air Force, Washington D.C.
  21. August 2018 – August 2020, Director of U.S. Air Force Reserve Programs and Integration for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Integration, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington D.C.
  22. August 2020 – Present, Commander, 310th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
 
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
 
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 28, 1997
First Lieutenant May 28, 1999
Captain May 28, 2001
Major December 6, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel August 10, 2012
Colonel July 17, 2017