Lieutenant Colonel Jeremiah Gilmore

Operating Location Commander, Detachment 890, Air Force ROTC

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, University of Georgia at Athens, GA
Master of Public Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Maxwell AFB, AL

Biography

Lieutenant Colonel Jeremiah Gilmore is the Professor of Aerospace Studies and Commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 890’s Operating Location at Liberty University. In this role, Lieutenant Colonel Gilmore serves as the senior Air Force officer for the detachment at Liberty University, instructs aerospace studies and leadership courses, supervises cadre and staff, and is responsible for the training, development, and mentorship of cadets preparing to commission as officers in the United States Air Force and Space Force. Lt Col Gilmore completed ROTC at the University of Georgia in 2006 and earned his wings as an Electronic Warfare Officer in 2008. He has served multiple operational tours as a mission commander in the RC-135S Cobra Ball, supporting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations. He also served as an instructor in the Combat Systems Officer Formal Training Unit, where he led the evaluation and unit assessment programs for more than 180 active-duty aircrew assigned to the 479th Flying Training Group.

Additionally, Lt Col Gilmore completed a tour at Air Combat Command Headquarters as the lead for ISR Programs, where he oversaw several advanced capability development initiatives. A senior aircrew member, he has accumulated more than 2,000 flying hours in the T-1A and RC-135S Cobra Ball, including multiple ISR sorties over combat airspace.

Assignments

January 2007 – April 2008, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Randolph AFB, TX
May 2008 – October 2009, Student, 338th Combat Training Squadron, Offutt AFB, NE
November 2009 – June 2015, RC-135S Instructor/Evaluator, Electronic Warfare Officer, Flight Commander, 45th
Reconnaissance Squadron, Offutt AFB, NE
July 2015 – December 2017, Chief of Long Range Planning, Instructor/Evaluator, Combat Systems Officer, 451st
Flying Training Squadron, Pensacola NAS, FL
January 2018 – August 2018, Deputy Chief of Group Standardization and Evaluation, 479th Flying Training Group,
Pensacola NAS, FL
September 2018 – June 2019, Chief of Electronic Warfare Analysis, Curtis E. LeMay Center, Maxwell AFB, AL
July 2019 – June 2020, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
July 2020 – June 2022, Chief of ISR Programs, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA
July 2022 – June 2025, Director of Staff, Airpower Department, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
July 2025 – Present, OL Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Lynchburg, VA

Major Awards and Decorations

Meritorious Service Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award with 5 oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air and Space Overseas Service Ribbon Short