COLONEL MORGAN P. LOHSE, COMMANDER, 4TH OPERATIONS GROUP

Col Lohse is the Commander, 4th Operations Group, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. He leads six squadrons and is responsible for organizing, training, equipping, and deploying 94 F-15E aircraft, and producing 80 new F-15E aircrew per year in Air Combat Command’s largest Formal Training Unit.


Col Lohse was commissioned through Officer Training School in 2003. He is a graduate of National War College and the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, and a former USAF Weapons School Instructor. Col Lohse deployed to Operation INHERENT RESOLVE as the Director of Operations of the 492d Fighter Squadron and again as the Commander of the 494th Fighter Squadron. He has led combat missions in Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq. Prior to his current position, he was the Israel Country Director in Middle East Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

 

EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
2009 U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2011 Master of Arts in Christian Leadership, Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va.
2015 Master of Arts in Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2016 Master of Philosophy in Military Strategy, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2021 Master of Science in National Security Strategy, National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2003 - March 2005, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, NAS Pensacola, Fla.
2. March 2005 - November 2005, Student, F-15E WSO, 334th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
3. January 2006 - December 2008, F-15E WSO, Mission Planning Officer, F-15E IWSO, Assistant Chief of Scheduling, 492d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England
4. January 2009 - June 2009, Student, USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
5. June 2009 - January 2012, F-15E IWSO, Flight Commander, 334th Fighter Squadron, Chief of Wing Tactics, 4th Operational Support Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
6. January 2012 - July 2014, USAF Weapons School Instructor, Flight Commander, 17th Weapons Squadron, Chief of Wing Weapons and Assistant Director of Operations, 57th Operational Support Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
7. July 2014 - June 2016, Student, ACSC and SAASS, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. July 2016 - March 2019, Assistant Director of Operations, 494th Fighter Squadron, Director of Operations, 492d Fighter Squadron, Commander, 494th Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, England
9. March 2019 - June 2020, Executive Officer to the Commander, USAFE-AFAFRICA, Ramstein AB, Germany
10. July 2020 - June 2021, Student, National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
11. June 2021 - May 2023, Middle East Country Director, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. June 2023 - Present, Commander, 4th Operations Group, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2021 - May 2023, Middle East Country Director, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Navigator Flight hours: 2760 F-15E, including 1109 combat hours Aircraft flown: F-15E
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with ten oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Combat Action Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 27, 2003 First Lieutenant June 27, 2005 Captain June 27, 2007 Major Nov. 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel Dec. 1, 2016
Colonel March 1, 2021
(Current as of July 2023)