Colonel Foery is a Deputy to 944 Fighter Wing, Luke AFB, AZ. Col Foery is responsible for serving the F-15E Total Force Integration mission at Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. The 414th Fighter Group is an Air Force Reserve Command unit manned by highly experienced F-15E fighter pilots, weapon systems officers, intelligence professionals and maintenance technicians.
Col Foery entered the Air Force in May 2001 after graduating from Bloomsburg University with a Bachelor of Science. He is a distinguished graduate of Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training and the United States Air Force Weapons Instructor Course. In 2014, he served as MAJCOM weapons officer and command F-15E evaluator at headquarters USAFE-AFAFRICA. Col Foery has flown in Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and INHERENT RESOLVE. In 2019, as director of operations of the 335th Fighter Squadron, he deployed to Southwest Asia, where his squadron conducted combat sorties in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Prior to his current assignment, Col Foery served as the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Deputy of Operations, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters USAFE-AFAFRICA, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. He was responsible for overseeing the design, procurement, fielding and integration of counter-cruise missile and counter one-way attack drone systems in support of the integrated air and missile defense mission.
EDUCATION
2001 Bachelor of Science, Earth Sciences, Bloomsburg University, PA
2007 United States Air Force Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, NV
2008 Masters degree, Adult Education, TUI University, by correspondence
2008 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL, by correspondence
2020 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL, by correspondence
2021 Reserve Component National Security Course, by correspondence
2022 NATO Reserve Forces Integration Course, Oberammergau, Germany
ASSIGNMENTS
Jun 2001-Aug 2002, Student, Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training, NAS Pensacola, FL
Sep 2002-Nov 2002, Student WSO, 49th Fighter Squadron, Moody AFB, GA
Dec 2002-Jul 2003, F-15E Student WSO, 333d Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Sep 2003-Aug 2006, F-15E Instructor WSO, 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, AK
Aug 2006-Dec 2006, F-15E Instructor WSO, 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Jan 2007-Jul 2007, Student, 17th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV
Jul 2007-Apr 2008, Weapons Officer, 333d Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
May 2008-Apr 2009, Asst Flight Commander Weapons and Tactics, 4th Operational Support Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
(Deployed May 2009-Jan 2010, Flight Commander Weapons and Tactics, 455th Expeditionary Operational Support Squadron, Bagram AB, Afghanistan)
Feb 2010-Nov 2010, Director of Staff, 4th Operational Support Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Dec 2010-Apr 2014, Flight Commander, 307th Fighter Squadron Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Apr 2014-Apr 2015, Flight Evaluator/Staff Officer, USAFE, Ramstein AB, Germany
May 2015- Jun 2018, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 4th Training Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Dec 2018- Nov 2019, Director of Operations, 335th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC (Deployed Mar 2019-Oct 2019)
Apr 2020-Jun 2021, Commander, 307th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC
Jul 2021-Jul 2024, Reserve Advisor to COMUSAFE-AFAFRICA, Ramstein AB, Germany
Aug 2024-Aug 2025, IMA to the Deputy Director of Operations, Ramstein AB, Germany
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Navigator Flight Hours: 4000+
Aircraft Flown: T-34C, T-1, T-39, T-38C, F-15E
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Force Legion of Merit
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2002 Distinguished Graduate, Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training
2007 Distinguished Graduate, USAF Weapons Instructor Course
2008 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant 30 May 2001
First Lieutenant 1 December 2003
Captain 1 June 2005
Major 1 October 2010
Lieutenant Colonel 13 September 2016
Colonel 1 September 2021
(Current as of Jan 2026)