Lt Col Margell Muñoz

Lt Col Margell Muñoz is the Commander, 412th Communications Squadron, Edwards Air Force Base, CA. He leads an integrated team of over 400 military, civilian and contractor professionals who operate and maintain a $72M C4 systems infrastructure for the 412th Test Wing, USAF Test Pilot School, AF Research Laboratory, NASA’s Neil Armstrong Flight Research Center and other associate units on the USAF’s second largest base.  

Lt Col Muñoz earned his commission from Reserve Officer Training Course, through Detachment 755 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  He completed his Communications Officer training in 2006, and since then has held a variety of positions related to network operations, cyberspace and information operations, and cyberspace oversight.  Prior to his current assignment, Lt Col Munoz was the Executive Officer, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Integration Directorate, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon. 

EDUCATION

  • 2005 Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, P.R.
  • 2005 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
  • 2006 Expeditionary Aerospace Force Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, Miss.
  • 2012 Cyberspace 200, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
  • 2012 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  • 2015 Cyberspace 300, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
  • 2018 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence.
  • 2019 USAF Leadership Development Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS or CAREER CHRONOLOGY

  1. September 2005 – May 2006, OIC Network Support, 305th Communications Squadron, Joint Base (JB) Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
  2. June 2006 – July 2007, OIC Network Operations, 305th Communications Squadron, JB Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
  3. August 2007 – July 2008, OIC ATCALS Maintenance, 305th Communications Squadron, JB Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
  4. August 2008 – June 2011, Director of Operations, 83rd Network Operations Squadron Detachment 1, Robins AFB, Ga

(August 2010 – June 2011, Director of Communications, Provincial Reconstruction Team Uruzgan, Afghanistan)

  1. July 2011 – July 2012, Support Flight Commander, 5th Combat Communications Support Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga
  2. August 2012 – October 2013, Chief Strategic Command and Control Transformation, Plans, Programs, and Analyses Directorate, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Force Africa, Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany
  3. November 2013 – May 2015, Special Action Officer, Commander’s Action Group, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Force Africa, Ramstein AB, Germany

(October 2014 – April 2015, Operations Flight Commander, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Joint Base Bagram, Afghanistan)

  1. June 2015 – April 2016, Senior Technical Advisor, DISA Joint Staff Support Center, the Pentagon, Va
  2. May 2016 – May 2017, Executive Officer, Cyberspace Capabilities and Compliance Directorate, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Va
  3. June 2017 – November 2018, Branch Chief of Ground Communications, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Integration Directorate, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Va

(October 2017 – April 2018, Knowledge Management Officer, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti)

  1. December 2018 – Feb 2019, Executive Officer, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Integration Directorate, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Va
  2. March 2019 – May 2019, Executive Officer, Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Communications Directorate, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Va
  3. June 2019 – August 2019, Branch Chief of Enterprise Capabilities, Information Superiority Division, Headquarters Air Combat Command, JB Langley-Eustis, Va
  4. September 2019 – May 2021, Deputy Division Chief of Information Superiority, Headquarters Air Combat Command, JB Langley-Eustis, Va
  5. June 2021 – Present, Commander, 412th Communications Squadron, Edwards AFB, Ca

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

  • Defense Meritorious Service Medal
  • Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
  • Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
  • Army Commendation Medal
  • Joint Service Achievement Medal
  • Air Force Achievement Medal
  • Joint Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
  • Meritorious Unit Award with oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

  • Second Lieutenant July 20, 2005
  • First Lieutenant July 20, 2007
  • Captain July 20, 2009
  • Major February 01, 2016
  • Lieutenant Colonel July 01, 2020

(Current as of July 2021)