Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Dixon

About

Kevin Dixon, US Air Force, was a national security affairs fellow for 2008–2009 at the Hoover Institution.

Kevin is an intelligence officer, with experience in tactical, theater and national intelligence operations. His most recent assignment was as Commander, 31st Intelligence Squadron, Fort Gordon, Georgia. He has supported operations in Korea, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan through a variety of airborne and ground-based intelligence assignments. He has also supported information operations development and served as a missile systems engineer. Kevin's staff tours include Headquarters, Air Force Special Operations Command; Headquarters, United States Air Force; and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri and a Master of Science degree in Telecommunications from the University of Colorado. Kevin is a graduate of the National Security Agency’s Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program, the Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Program, and the Army Command and General Staff College. His research will focus on the policies, development and employment of both information operations and intelligence capabilities. Kevin is on the select list for promotion to Colonel and is the second officer representing the Air Force in the 2008–09 class.