Colonel Dalbert R. Shaw serves as the Senior Materiel Leader and AEDC Program Manager at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. He leads a Group-equivalent Division of 61 personnel executing an $8 billion portfolio spanning five geographic locations. He oversees and executes a portfolio of nine service contracts providing test operations and support. He formulates and delivers infrastructure acquisition roadmaps and strategies for hypersonic and related test infrastructure improvements, modernization, and recapitalization, supporting efforts for the AFTC, Air Force Test and Evaluation, and the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) Division under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (OUSD(A&T)).

Colonel Shaw entered the Air Force in 1995 and was commissioned in 2003 through the University of Alaska Anchorage's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
(AFROTC) program. 

Throughout his career, he has held various senior acquisition positions. He served as the Deputy Chief of the Air Dominance Division, leading a 560-member wing-equivalent organization executing a $62 billion portfolio for air-to-air weapons. He also served as the Materiel Leader, F-35 Modifications and Retrofits Program Manager, leading a $9.6 billion program for three U.S. Services, seven partner nations, and six Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Additionally, he served as a Program Element Monitor (PEM) and the Chief of the Special Mission Branch in the Global Reach Programs Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (SAF/AQ), supporting the VIP aircraft portfolio, including the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) program, VC-25, and C-32 fleets. He was also the PEM for the C-17 and C-5 fleets and served as the Executive Officer to the Capability Director for Global Reach Programs. Before his current assignment, Colonel Shaw was the Military Deputy for PEO weapons.

EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Arts, Technical Management, Wayland Baptist University, Anchorage, AK
2004 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala
2006 Masters of Science, Acquisitions Logistics Management, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
2008 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2015 Masters of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala
2018 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2018 The Program Managers Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.
2022 Masters of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, College of Naval Warfare, Newport, RI

ASSIGNMENTS OR CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. September 2003 – December 2004, C-17 Systems Integrated Logistics Support Manager, C-17 System Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2. December 2004 – June 2006, C-17 Flight Systems Program Manager, C-17 System Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. June 2006 – August 2007, Executive Officer, C-17 Systems Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 
4. August 2007 – August 2009, Maintenance Flight Commander, 305th Maintenance Squadron, Joint-Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ.
5. August 2009 – May 2010, Aircraft Maintenance Unit Officer In Charge, 605th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Joint-Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ.
6. May 2010 – July 2011, Operations Officer, 605th Maintenance Squadron, Joint-Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ.
7. July 2011 – May 2013, Technical Lead, Special Projects Section, 417th Supply Chain Management Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah
8. May 2013 – July 2014, Operations Officer, 417th Supply Chain Management Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah 
9. July 2014 – June 2015, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
10. June 2015 – June 2016, C-17 and C-5 Program Element Monitor, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. June 2016 – June 2017, Chief Special Mission Branch and Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization Program Element Monitor, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition), the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. June 2017 – May 2018, Executive Officer, Global Reach Programs Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. May 2018 – July 2021, Materiel Leader, F-35 Modifications and Retrofit Program Manager, F-35 lightning II Joint Program Office, Arlington, Va.
14. July 2021 – July 2022, Student, College of Naval Warfare, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 
15. Jul 2022 – May 2023, Deputy Chief, Air Dominance Division, Armament Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin AFB, Fla.
16. May 2023 – June 2024, Military Deputy Director for Weapons, Armament Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin AFB, Fla.
17. June 2024 – Present, Chief, Program Management Division, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Air Force Test Center, Arnold AFB, Tenn.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2018 – July 2021, Materiel Leader, F-35 Modifications and Retrofit Program Manager, F-35 lightning II Joint Program Office, Arlington, Va. as a Lt. Col.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant August 12, 2003
First Lieutenant August 12, 2005
Captain August 12, 2007
Major December 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 2018
Colonel May 1, 2024