Mark P. Myers, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy Director of Security, Special Program Oversight and Information Protection, Office of Competitive Activities, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Arlington, Virginia.
He provides security leadership, policy direction, integration and oversight of the Department of the Air Force’s Special Access Programs, Declassification Office, Insider Threat Program and Information Protection Enterprise to protect the nation’s most sensitive information, technologies and capabilities.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Myers served as the Director of Security, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In this capacity, he directed a 17-person staff executing security and program protection oversight for the centers 26,000 personnel and programs across nine major operating locations. Mr. Myers also oversaw functional management for 400 security professionals.
Mr. Myers enlisted with the Air Force in 1988 and served as a Security Forces member until retiring from active duty in 2008 as a Chief Master Sergeant.
EDUCATION
1993 Associate in Applied Science, Industrial Security, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1995 Associate in Applied Science, Instructor of Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1997 Bachelor of Science, Occupational Education, Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, Texas
2003 Master of Human Relations, University of Oklahoma, Norman
2013 Associate of Applied Science, Veterinary Technology, Columbus State Community College, Ohio
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. March 1988–April 2008, Air Force Security Forces, 7 assignments (multiple named deployments)
2. May 2008–April 2009, Security Specialist, 703rd Aeronautical Systems Group, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
3. May 2009–December 2010, 88th Air Base Wing, Installation Antiterrorism Officer, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. January 2011–August 2013, Chief of Security, Intelligence Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. September 2013–September 2015, Director of Security, Fighters and Bombers Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. September 2015–December 2022, Director of Security, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. December 2022–present, Deputy Director, Security, Special Program Oversight and Information Protection, Washington, D.C.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak Leaf clusters
Air and Space Force Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal
Air and Space Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Exemplary Civilian Service Medal
Air and Space Force Civilian Achievement Medal
(Current as of February 2025)