Steve Colby Bio
Steve Colby is the Program Manager for Integration and Test IPT, LMSI – Owego. His unit is chiefly responsible for planning executing and testing helicopter completion contracts for US DoD and other governments.
Steve Colby joined the USAF on October 15, 1979 as a helicopter flight mechanic. He received a bachelor’s degree In Business Administration and Economics from Clark University in 1988 and received his Regular Commission as a distinguished graduate through AFROTC at Holy Cross. He received his pilot’s wings as a distinguished graduate from Fort Rucker, Alabama in 1989. He has completed operational tours in MAC, AMC, AFSPACECOM and ACC in UH-1N, MH-60G and HH-60G helicopters. He is directly credited with 22 lives saved in his flying career. After retiring from the USAF in 2007, Mr. Colby joined the civilian sector working as a senior flight test engineer for EW and IR threat countermeasure testing. He joined the Lockheed team in November 2007 as part of the CSAR capture team. Mr. Colby is accompanied by his wife Pamela and their three children.
EDUCATION:
1988 BA degree in business administration and finance, Clark University, Worcester, MA
1988 Distinguished graduate AFROTC, Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA
1989 Distinguished graduate, UPT/H Ft. Rucker
1995 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
1996 Distinguished Graduate USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV
2001 Air Command and Staff College in correspondence
2001 Masters of Aeronautical Science, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona, FL
2003 Air Command and Staff College in residence, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2003 Masters of Military Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. April 1980 – Jan 1984, Helicopter Flight Mechanic, Malmstrom AFB, MT
2. June 1988 – April 1989, Student Helicopter Pilot, Ft. Rucker AL
3. April 89 - August 1989, Student UH-1N qualification, Kirtland AFB, NM
4. August 1989 - Sept 1993, UH-1N, Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Stan/Eval, 76th Rescue Flight, Vandenberg AFB, CA
5. Sept 93 - June 97, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 48th Rescue Squadron, Holloman AFB, NM
6. July 97- July 99, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, HH-60G IP, 56th Rescue Squadron, Keflavik NAS, Iceland
7. July 99 – June 2002, HH-60G Division Commander, 422 Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV
8. July 2002- July 2003, Air Command and Staff College Student, Maxwell AFB, AL
9. July 2003- Mar 2007, Commander 34 Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV
10. Mar 2007-Nov 2007, Senior Flight Test Engineer, MTSI, Las Vegas, NV
10. Nov 2007- Present, Program Manager, Integration and Test, Lockheed Martin Systems Integration – Owego, NY
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command pilot, CFI, Commercial, A&P
Flight hours: 4110
Aircraft flown: UH-1H, HH-1H, UH-1N, MH-60G, HH-60G, MH-6, MI-24, AW-101, H-300, H-500, C-152-, C-172, C-182, C-206, B-58T, J-3, PA-18, PA-28, PA-32
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with five oak leaf clusters (one with Valor)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant May 29, 1988
First Lieutenant Jun 1, 1990
Captain Jun 1, 1992
Major Oct 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel Aug 1, 2004
Retired Jun 1, 2007
