Colonel Matthew Bryce Dibble is the Deputy Commander, 92d Air Refueling Wing Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The wing provides global reach airpower and deploys expeditionary forces in support of worldwide combat, contingency, and humanitarian requirements. The wing also operates 67 KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft performing refueling, airlift and aeromedical evacuation missions supporting U.S. and coalition contingency operations as well as U.S Strategic Command’s strategic deterrence missions. As Deputy Commander, Colonel Dibble assists the Wing Commander in leading activities and assigned functions of Fairchild Air Force Base and support for 18 associate units. Prior to this assignment, he served as Deputy Chief, Nuclear Inspections Division Air Mobility Command (AMC) Headquarters, Scott Air Force Base Illinois and Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington.
Colonel Dibble began his Air Force career by attending basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas in March of 1993. Upon completion of basic training, he was assigned to Charleston Air Force Base, SC where he stayed until 2002 as a Utilities Systems Journeyman. Colonel Dibble received his commission as a graduate of Charleston Southern University, Detachment 772, in May 2002. He earned a Master of Business Administration from Touro University International in 2009, a Master of Military Operational Art and Science from the Air University in 2016 and a Postgraduate Certificate from the Royal College of Defence Studies, King’s College London.
Colonel Dibble has served in a variety of operational assignments throughout his career. He has served as the Chief, Airlift Coordination Center (ALCC) and US Deputy Senior National Representative (SNR), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allied Air Command Deployable Air Command and Control Center (DACCC), Poggio Renatico, Italy; Deputy Commander, 92d Operations Group; Commander, 384th Air Refueling Squadron; Assistant Director of Operations, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron; Chief, Mobility, Bomber, Attaché Colonel Assignments, Air Force Colonel Management Office, Pentagon, Washington D.C.; Executive Officer to the Chief, Office of the Defense Representative-Pakistan; Chief Executive Officer, 92d Air Refueling Wing; Group Executive Officer, Director of Staff, 62d Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord; Squadron Executive Officer, Chief Scheduler, Chief of Long Range Mission Planning and Assistant Flight Commander, 436 Airlift Wing.
Colonel Dibble is a command pilot, having logged more than 4,600 hours with over in the C-5A/B/AMP Galaxy, C-17A Globemaster, KC-135R/T Stratotanker, T-1A Jayhawk, and T-37B Tweet. Colonel Dibble is married to the former Candie Mynatt with his four daughters Kelsey, Madelyn, Sophia, and Ava.
EDUCATION
2000 CCAF associate’s degree, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2002 Magna Cum Laude, Bachelor of Technology, Charleston Southern University, S.C.
2009 Summa Cum Laude, Master of Business Administration, TUI University, Calif.
2009 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2013 Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Program, Washington, D.C.
2016 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2021 Air War College (correspondence), Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2024 Royal College of Defence Studies, London, England.
ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. March 1993 – July 2000, Utilities System Journeyman, Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), SC.
2. August 2000 – May 2002, Cadet, Detachment 772, Charleston Southern University, Charleston, SC.
3. October 2002 – March 2004, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, MS.
4. April 2004 – March 2007, Aircraft Commander, C-5A/B/AMP, Squadron Executive Officer; Chief of Squadron Scheduling, 3d
Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, DE.
5. April 2007 – April 2009, Aircraft Commander, C-17A Assistant Flight Commander; Chief of Long Range Mission Planning, 3d
Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, DE..
6. May 2009 – March 2012, Evaluator Pilot, C-17A, Operations Group Executive Officer and Director of Staff; Support Flight
Commander; 10th Airlift Squadron, 62d Operations Group, 62d Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, McChord Field, WA.
7. April 2012 – May 2014, Instructor Aircraft Commander, KC-135R/T Assistant Operations Officer; Chief Wing Executive Officer,
92d Air Refueling Squadron, 92d Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA.
8. May 2014 – September 2014, Joint Air Advisor to the Afghan Ministry of Defense, Kabul, Afghanistan.
9. October 2014 – June 2015, Executive Officer for the Chief, Office of the Defense Representative-Pakistan, U.S. Embassy,
Islamabad, Pakistan.
10. July 2015 – May 2016, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL.
11. June 2016 – April 2018, Chief, Mobility, Bomber, Attaché Colonel Assignments, Air Force Colonel Management Office,
Pentagon, Washington D.C.
12. May 2018 – December 2018, Assistant Director of Operations, 92nd Air Refueling Squadron, 92d Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild
AFB, WA.
13. December 2018 – January 2021, Commander, 384th Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild AFB, WA.
14. January 2021 – May 2021, Deputy Commander, 92d Operations Group, Fairchild AFB, WA.
15. May 2021 – June 2022, Deputy, Senior National Representative; Chief, Airlift Coordination Center, NATO DACCC, Poggio
Renatico, Italy.
16. June 2022 – July 2023, Executive Officer to the Commander, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL.
17. August 2023 – July 2024, Student, Royal College of Defence Studies, London, England.
18. August 2024—May 2025, Deputy Chief, Nuclear Inspections Division, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL and Fairchild AFB,
WA.
19. May 2025- Present, Deputy Commander, 92d Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2014–September 2014, Joint Air Advisor to the Afghan Ministry of Defense, Kabul, Afghanistan, as a Major.
2. October 2014–June 2015, Executive Officer for the Chief, Office of the Defense Representative-Pakistan, U.S. Embassy,
Islamabad, Pakistan, as a Major.
3. May 2021–June 2022, Deputy, Senior National Representative; Chief, Airlift Coordination Center, NATO DACCC, Poggio
Renatico, Italy, as a Colonel.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 4,600 hours including 1,649 in combat
Aircraft Flown: T-37 Tweet, T-1 Jayhawk, C-5A/B/C Galaxy, C-5M Super Galaxy, C-17 Globemaster III,
KC-135R Stratotanker
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1 Cluster)
Meritorious Service Medal (3 Clusters)
Air Medal (10 Clusters)
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal (3 Clusters) Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1 Cluster)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 29, 2002
First Lieutenant May 29, 2004
Captain May 29, 2006
Major June 1, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2017
Colonel June 1, 2023
(Current as of May 2025)