Lieutenant Colonel Adam J. Starkey is the Deputy Commander of Joint Task Force - Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. He leads 890 joint military and civilians and is responsible for USSOUTCHOM rapid contingency response to the South America AOR. Lieutenant Colonel Starkey commissioned in June of 2007 as a Distinguished Graduate from Air Force ROTC at the University of Washington. As a Logistics Readiness Officer, he is a two time Squadron Commander and has deployed twice to Afghanistan in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and FREEDOM’S SENTINEL.
EDUCATION
2007 Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Sociology, Seattle Pacific University, Washington
2007 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2008 Distinguished Graduate, Basic Logistics Readiness Officer Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2011 Master of Business and Administration, Liberty University, Virginia
2012 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2013 Advanced Logistics Readiness Officer Course, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey
2020 Masters of Operational Studies, United States Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS
ASSIGNMENTS
1.Dec 2008 – Nov 2010. OIC Squadron Readiness, 436 Logistics Readiness Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, DE2.Nov 2010 – Jun 2012. Materiel Management Flight Commander, 436 Logistics Readiness Squadron, Dover AFB, DE3.Jun 2012 – Jun 2014. Education Flight Commander, AFROTC Detachment 905, Washington State University, WA4.Jun 2014 – Jun 2015. Operations Flight Commander, AFROTC Detachment 905, Washington State University, WA5.Jun 2015 – Nov 2017. Operations Officer, 52 Logistics Readiness Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany6.Nov 2017 – Jun 2018. LRO Assignments Officer, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas 7.Jun 2018 – Jun 2019. Chief, LRO Assignments, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas8.Jun 2019 – Jun 2020. Student, Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas9.Jul 2020 – Jun 2022. Commander, 354 Logistics Readiness Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska10.Jul 2022 – Jun 2024. Commander, 56 Logistics Readiness Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Arizona11. Jul 2024 - Present. Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force - Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters Joint Service Commendation Medal Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Distinguished Graduate, Air Force ROTC University of Washington Distinguished Graduate, Basic Logistics Readiness Officer Course EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant 08 June 2007 First Lieutenant 01 August 2009 Captain 01 August 2011 Major 01 July 2017 Lieutenant Colonel 01 December 2021