Major Brian Parmeter

Maj Parm Official Photo

Major Brian Parmeter is the Recruiting Officer in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, Detachment 130, Howard University, Washington, D.C. He manages and conducts all on-campus, cross-town, and local area recruiting activities to meet the Detachment and AFROTC objectives.

Major Parmeter recruits, trains, motivates and counsels highly-qualified young men and women as prospective Air Force officers.

Major Parmeter graduated from State University of New York at Farmingdale and commissioned through the U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps in May 2011 from Detachment 560, Manhattan College. He has served in various leadership and instructor roles, including assignments stateside and overseas.

 

Major Parmeter served in six deployments supporting multiple theaters of operations and campaigns. The Major has completed two tours to Iraq as an Air Advisor. Prior to his current position, the Major was the Dean of Students, 337th Air Control Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.

Education

2011 Bachelor of Science, Aviation Administration, SUNY Farmingdale, Farmingdale, N.Y.

2014 Masters of Arts, Political Science International Relations, American Military University, Manassas, V.A.

2015 Air Advisor Initial Qualification Course, Joint Base McGuire Lakehurst Dix, N.J.

2017 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2022 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence  

Assignments

  1. September 2011–August 2012, Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training, 325th Air Control Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, F.L.
  2. August 2012–May 2013, Student E-8C Air Weapons Officer, 330th Combat Training Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga.
  3. May 2013–January 2015, Weapons and Tactics E-8C Air Weapons Officer, 12th Airborne Command Control Squadron, Robins AFB, Ga. (June 2013—October 2013, Air Weapons Officer, 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command Control Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar / May 2014—October 2014 Air Weapons Officer, 5th Expeditionary Airborne Command Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa)
  4. January 2015—January 2017, Deputy Chief Standardization and Evaluation / Instructor Air Weapons Officer, 12th Airborne Command Control Squadron, Robins AFB, G.A. (April 2016—August 2016, Mission Planning Cell Chief, 5th Expeditionary Airborne Command Control Squadron, Kadena AB, Okinawa / January 2016—July 2016, Air Advisor, 380th Air Advisor Group, Al Taji, Iraqi)
  5. January 2017—March 2017, Student, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  6. March 2017—July 2017, Deputy Chief Plans and Exercises, 606th Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy
  7. July 2017—Jun 2018, Chief Plans and Exercises, 606th Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy. (October 2017 – April 2018  Section Lead - Afghanistan / Chief of Scheduling, 727 Expeditionary Air Control Squadron Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates)
  8. June 2018—June 2019, Operations Group Executive Officer and Instructor Air Battle Manager, 606th Air Control Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy a.
  9. June 2019—July 2020, Executive Officer and Evaluator Air Battle Manager, 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy.
  10. July 2020— March 2021, Deputy Director International Training and Instructor Air Battle Manager, 337th Air Control Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
  11.  March 2021— July 2022, Dean of Students and Instructor Air Battle Manager, 337th Air Control Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla. (January 2022—June 2022, Director Air Defense Liaison Team, 387th Expeditionary Group Baghdad, Iraq)
  12.  July 2022—Present, Recruiting Officer, AFROTC Detachment 130, Washington D.C

Major Awards and Decorations

Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air Medal

Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Air and Space Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters

Combat Readiness Medal

National Defense Service Medal

Afghanistan Campaign Medal

Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with service star

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korean Defense Service Medal

Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Air and Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border and oak leaf cluster

Effective Dates of Promotion

Second Lieutenant July 15, 2011

First Lieutenant July 15, 2013

Captain July 15, 2015

Major May 1, 2021