J. C. Dominick - Citadel Board Of Visitors Candidate

Credentials

Credentials     7 June 2022

John C. Dominick (JC) Colonel, USAF (Ret)

My candidacy is about serving our Citadel and giving back for what our College gave me – a foundation that I have built on for the past 50 years. My focus is on preserving and defending our unique educational experience – Ensuring this education is available to all who seek to serve a higher calling and desire to be Principled Leaders in all walks of life. I will fight to preserve and protect our core values and standards against all outside attempts to make us conform to eroding societal norms – we must stand firm and united as one Citadel Family!

The Citadel Activities Summary:

  • Cadet Activities               Romeo Company               Major — Electrical Engineering
    • Distinguished Air Force Student — Dean’s List
    • Member of The Citadel Crew Team; Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Society of Naval Engineers, Vice President; Society of Military Engineers and Flying Club, Treasurer
    • Bond Volunteers, Summerall Guards
  • Post Graduate Activities
    • Board of Visitors 2017-Present, Only Board member to serve simultaneously on five Board working committees the Operations and Risk Management (ORM) Committee, the Education and Leadership Development (ELD) Committee, the Communications and Community Relations (CCR) Committee and the Strategy, Vision and Governance (SVG) Committee and the Executive Committee. Serves as the vice chair of the ORM and SVG Committees
    • Served on The Citadel Active Duty Advisory Council for two years
    • Member The Citadel Legacy and the Star of the West Lifetime Giving Societies
    • Life Member of The Citadel Alumni Association
    • Class of ’71 Co-Chairman for three years – Winner of the Lott & Latimer Awards
    • Member of the Charleston Area Citadel Club
    • Previous member of the Myrtle Beach and the Ft Walton Beach Area Citadel Clubs
    • Brigadier Foundation Colonel’s Club Member

Military Experience:               United States Air Force                     Colonel (Ret)

1971 – 1996          25 years of experience in the tactical and operational levels of warfare

  • Fighter Pilot, Command Pilot, Instructor Pilot, Standardization and Evaluation Flight Examiner
  • Over 5000 hours including 2800 hours in the A-10 Warthog & over 1000 hours in the T-38 Talon
  • Commander Third Republic of Korea Air Liaison Office, Camp Red Cloud Republic of Korea
  • US Central Command Air Force 609th Combat Operations Squadron Deputy Commander
  • Commander of the 355th Operations Support Squadron and Deputy Commander of the 355th Combat Support Group, Davis Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona; Operations Officer 358th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron, and Chief Weapons and Tactics 354th Fighter Wing, Myrtle Beach AFB, SC

Professional Experience:                           MITRE Corporation                         Retired

1996 – 2016                  Systems Engineer — Missile Defense Agency and Site Leader Eglin/Hurlburt, Florida and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia MITRE Sites

  • Responsible for the evolution of Missile Defense Agency’s Command and Control Battle Mgmt and Communication System
  • Led a site of engineers serving as MITRE’s Conduit into the Operational and Tactical Levels of Warfare and the War Fighter’s Gateway to Technical Excellence
  • Deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Combined Air and Space Operations Center Chief Engineer — Supported Experimentally Developed Time Sensitive Targeting systems and processes
  • In Saudi Arabia, led a site of engineers focused on interoperability with US war fighting systems and technical integration of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and US Forces

Awards and Miscellaneous Information:

  • 2018 Inductee into The Citadel Academy of Engineers
  • Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with 2 devices, AF Commendation Medal with 3 devices, MITRE President’s Award, MITRE Officer’s Awards, and MITRE Director’s Awards
  • Charter member and Past President of the Daniel Island Exchange Club
  • Member Order of Daedalians, Member of United Way of Okaloosa/Walton Counties Board of Directors for 4 years, Mentor in Florida’s Take Stock in Children Program for 5 years

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering — The Citadel in 1971
  • Master of Arts Degree in Personnel Management — Webster University in 1985
  • US Army Command and General Staff College; Air Command and Staff College, Seminar; Air War College, Seminar; USAF Command Pilot and Air Transport Pilot