Lieutenant Colonel Bartholomew Dietrick

Lt Col Dietrick is the Commander, 334th Training Squadron, 81st Training Wing, Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), MS. He is responsible for the US Air Force's largest Command and Control (C2) training complex, which consists of six training facilities valued at more than $400 million. He executes a $185 thousand annual budget and commands 101 permanent party military and 88 civilian personnel as well as a training detachment at Offutt AFB, NE. His squadron provides training and instruction for approximately 400 US and international students daily, spanning nine Air Force specialties to graduate more than 3,000 C2 and Special Operations Airmen annually.

Lt Col Dietrick originally enlisted in the Air Force in November 2006 before earning his commission through Officer Training School in April 2010. He has served in multiple flight commander positions, where he has led diverse flight operations encompassing air traffic control, airfield management, weather forecasting, ramp operations, and radar, airfield, and weather systems maintenance. Lt Col Dietrick served as the Chief of Combat Airspace and Air Tasking Order Production for United States European and Africa Commands, overseeing an area of responsibility spanning 105 countries. His deployments include Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, and Air Base 201, Niger.

Prior to his current position, he was assigned as the Director of Operations, 8th Operations Support Squadron, Kunsan Air Base (AB), Republic of Korea where he was. Commander, Cadet Squadron 15 at the United States Air Force Academy where he was responsible for ensuring airfield availability in contested environments, facilitating air operations planning and execution, and providing critical intelligence and weather support for contingencies.