Alan K. "Keith" Holt, a Defense Intelligence Senior Level executive, is the Deputy Director/Technical Advisor, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. He is the HAF technical authority for a complex network of ISR collection capabilities as well as the processing, exploitation and dissemination of information to key decision makers within the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. He directs the development of the Future Years Defense Program and defends the requirement for over $60 billion in funding that enables the efforts of 64,000 personnel. Additionally, Mr. Holt provides day-to-day oversight of an annual budget that exceeds $14 billion and oversees policy for the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System.
Mr. Holt began his career with the Air Force in 1983 when he was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Air Force ROTC program at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. During his career, Mr. Holt has held progressively more responsible positions in the ISR enterprise as well as budget formulation, program integration and resource management positions at multiple wings and with an U.S. Army led Joint Task Force. In addition to ISR, he has worked in Financial Management, Services and Civil Engineering.
EDUCATION
1983 Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
1983 Accounting and Finance Officer School, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
1987 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
1987 Comptroller Staff Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
1990 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1991 Master of Science, Management, Troy State University, Troy, Ala.
1997 Air Command Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by seminar
1997 Professional Military Comptrollers School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Master of Strategic Studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. October 1983–March 1985, Deputy Chief, Accounting and Finance, 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England Air Force Base, La.
2. April 1985–September 1986, Deputy Chief, Accounting and Finance, 513th Tactical Airlift Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
3. October 1986–August 1988, Chief, Accounting and Finance, 7275th Air Base Group, San Vito Air Station, Italy
4. August 1988–March 1991, Chief, Accounting and Finance, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Upper Heyford, United Kingdom
5. April 1991–January 1992, Chief, Financial Analysis, 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, RAF Upper Heyford, United Kingdom
6. January 1992–December 1992, Chief, Accounting and Finance, 1st Tactical Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va.
7. May 1993–July 1995, Deputy Defense Accounting Officer and Chief, Accounts Control, Langley AFB, Va.
8. August 1995–September 1996, Comptroller, 603rd Regional Support Group, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
9. October 1996–January 1998, Senior Financial Analyst, 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
10. February 1998–April 2000, Chief, Resource Management Flight, 31st Services Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy
11. May 2000–October 2001, Chief, Financial Analysis, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
12. October 2001–April 2003, Air Force Military Construction Analyst, Office of the Civil Engineer, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. April 2003–May 2005, Deputy Division Chief, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. May 2005–May 2006, Chief, Air Force National Intelligence Program Branch, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
15. May 2006–April 2007, Acting Chief, Intelligence Plans and Resources Division, Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
16. April 2007–July 2008, Chief, National Intelligence Program Resources Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
17. July 2008–May 2009, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
18. June 2009–August 2014, Technical Advisor, National Intelligence Program Resources, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
19. August 2014–October 2015, Acting Director, ISR Resources Directorate, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
20. October 2015–January 2017, Technical Advisor, National Intelligence Program Resources, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
21. January 2017–May 2018, Technical Advisor, Resources, Future Warfare Directorate, Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, HAF, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
22. May 2018–present, Deputy Director/Technical Advisor, ISR Operations Directorate, Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
AWARDS AND HONORS
1983 Distinguished Graduate, Air Force ROTC
1983 Leadership Award, Reserve Officers Association
1990 Accounting and Finance Officer of the Year, USAFE
1990 Accounting and Finance Office Outstanding Performance Award, USAFE
2015 Award for Meritorious Civilian Service
2023 Defense Intelligence Agency Measurement and Signature Intelligence Founders Award
2023 His Majesty the King’s Medal of Merit for Services to the Norwegian Intelligence Service
2023 Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
American Society of Military Comptrollers
Air Force Board of Correction to Military Records
(Current as of June 2023)