Daniel A. Fri, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He is responsible to the Chief of Staff for leadership, management and integration of Air Force logistics readiness, aircraft, munitions and missile maintenance, civil engineering and security forces as well as setting policy and preparing budget estimates that reflect enhancements to productivity, combat readiness and quality of life for Airmen.
Mr. Fri enlisted in the Air Force in 1979 as a Munitions Maintenance Technician and served 22 years on active duty in a variety of munitions, logistics, product support and supply chain management positions at ten different locations. He retired from active duty in 2001 as a chief master sergeant and entered federal civil service at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Mr. Fri has since held a number of logistics, supply chain management and acquisition positions at Headquarters Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, U.S. Transportation Command and Department of the Navy. Prior to assuming his current position, he was the F-35 Assistant Program Director for Logistics and Sustainment/Product Support Manager, Joint Program Office, Department of the Navy, Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Fri was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2013.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Science, Management Logistics, Park University, Parkville, Mo.
2006 Advanced Management Program, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2007 Master of Science, Information Management, Syracuse University, N.Y.
2009 Air War College, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
2009 Federal Executive Institute, Senior Leadership Development Course, Charlottesville, Va.
2012 Master of Science, National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2013 Defense Senior Leader Development Program, Office of Personnel Management, Washington, D.C.
2013 Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2019 Vanguard Senior Executive Development Program
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. December 1979–June 1980, Missile Technician, 32nd Fighter Squadron, Soesterberg Air Base, Netherlands
2. June 1980–December 1982, Munitions Controller, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom
3. January 1983–June 1987, Munitions Instructor, 3463 Technical Training Squadron, Lowry AFB, Denver, Colo.
4. July 1987–June 1988, Chief, Munitions Pre-load Shop, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, South Korea
5. July 1988–June 1991, Munitions Production Superintendent, 347th Fighter Wing, Moody AFB, Ga.
6. June 1991–May 1992, Maintenance Superintendent, 850th Munitions Maintenance Squadron, RAF Welford, United Kingdom
7. June 1992–September 1994, Munitions Manager, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein AB, Germany
8. September 1994–June 1996, Inspector General Team Munitions Inspector, Ninth Air Force, Shaw AFB, S.C.
9. June 1996–June 1997, Munitions Production Superintendent, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C.
10. July 1997–June 1998, Munitions Flight Chief, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea
11. July 1998–June 2001, Superintendent, Munitions Directorate, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill AFB, Utah
12. July 2001–June 2004, Requirements Division Chief, Munitions Directorate, Ogden ALC, Hill AFB, Utah
13. July 2004–February 2008, Logistics Architecture and Data Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations & Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. February 2008–October 2010, Vice Director, 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. October 2010–August 2011, Chief, Logistics Sustainment Division, J5/4 Strategy, Policy, Programs and Logistics Directorate, U.S Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
16. August 2011–June 2012, Student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
17. June 2012–March 2013, Associate Director of Resource Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations & Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
18. March 2013–November 2014, Deputy Director of Logistics, Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
19. November 2014–November 2016, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Logistics and Product Support, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and Logistics, Washington, D.C.
20. November 2016–January 2020, F-35 Assistant Program Director for Logistics and Sustainment/Product Support Manager, F-35 Joint Program Office, Department of the Navy, Arlington, Va.
21. January 2020–present, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering, & Force Protection, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington Va.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Meritorious Civilian Service Award
Exemplary Civilian Service Award
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Life Cycle Logistics, Level III, Acquisition Professional Development Program
Department of Defense Chief Information Officer
National Security Professional
(Current as of February 2020)