Lieutenant Colonel KENNETH L. GREEN

Lt Col Kenneth Green is the Commander, 40th Helicopter Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Montana. He leads the helicopter squadron in various missions supporting the 341st Missile Wing providing airborne nuclear security for the United States’ largest Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Complex.

Commissioned in 2005 from the United States Air Force Academy, Lieutenant Colonel Green has had assignments at Fairchild AFB, Kirtland AFB, and Randolph AFB. He is a UH-1N evaluator pilot and has combat experience flying the MC-12W and UH-60 during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Resolute Support. Prior to his current position, Lt Col Green was the Director of Operations, 40th Helicopter Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, MT.

EDUCATION
2005 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Spring, Colo.
2011 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2012 Master of Science in Aeronautical Sciences, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Fla.
2017 Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
2021 Air War College by correspondence, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. July 2005 – August 2006, Section Commander, 33d Fighter Wing, Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), Fla.
2. August 2006 – June 2007, Student, Joint Primary Flight Training, Naval Air Station Whiting Field, Fla.
3. June 2007 – March 2008, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training - Helicopter, Fort Rucker, Ala.
4. March 2008 – March 2012, Chief of Standardization/Evaluation, UH-1N Evaluator Pilot, 36th Rescue Flight, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
5. March 2012 – June 2016, Executive Officer, UH-1N Evaluator Pilot, 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland AFB, NMex.
(Deployed February – December 2013, Flight Commander, MC-12W Mission Commander, 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron)
6. June 2016 – June 2017, Student, Command and General Staff College, Ft Leavenworth, Kans.
7. June 2017 – July 2020, Deputy Division Chief, Credentialing, Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Tex. (Deployed January – December 2019, Operations Officer, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron)
8. July 2020 – Jun 2022, Director of Operations, 40th Helicopter Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.
9. Jun 2022 – present, Commander, 40th Helicopter Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,000 including more than 1,000 combat hours
Aircraft flown: T-34, UH-1H, MC-12W, UH-60A/L, UH-1N

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air and Space Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with twelve oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2011 Air Force Cheney Award

(Current as of October 2023)