Colonel Andrew Feth serves as the commander of the 960th Cyber Operations Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. He is responsible for the operations and staff activities of seven direct-reporting units and over 700 military and civilian personnel across four different states. The missions of these units include defensive cyber-operations (DCO); command & control of cyber operations and DCO Response Actions; cyber defense analysis; network operations; and dynamic support to offensive cyber operations. He also organizes, trains, equips and presents reserve forces to Air Forces Cyber, 16th Air Force and U.S. Cyber Command.
Colonel Feth received his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University and earned his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1998. He later went on to earn master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University, Computer Science from Nova Southeastern University, and Security Studies from the National Defense University.
He led the advanced echelon teams that established initial communications capabilities at Jacobabad, Pakistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Burgas, Bulgaria, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Colonel Feth oversaw the Executive Airlift Communications Network’s initiation and growth for Air Mobility Command, delivering crucial high-speed satellite communications connectivity to national senior leaders. Additionally, he was competitively selected for the Air Force Education with Industry program with General Dynamics Information Systems in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. While stationed at Osan Air Base, Korea, he served as the Deputy Director of Communications and Information for Headquarters 7th Air Force, leading cyberspace operations activities to ensure the readiness of the Combined Air Operations Center and 39 allied sites throughout the Korean theater. Colonel Feth later served as the Flight Commander, Presidential Information Systems, and Presidential Communications Officer at the White House Communications Agency. He led 104 joint service personnel and traveled globally to provide secure voice, data, and video services in direct support of the President of the United States.
Colonel Feth also served as a Network Infrastructure Engineer on the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command staff leading and directing technology insertion efforts for a $220M Enterprise of 13 Reserve bases and 59 tenant locations. Colonel Feth then served as Commander of the 911th Communications Squadron at Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station. He led the delivery of Information Technology services and Defensive Cyberspace Operations capabilities to a 1,763-personnel strong Airlift Wing. Colonel Feth then worked as a Cyberspace Operations Officer for the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, designing strategic, operational, and tactical cyberspace plans supporting multiple combatant commanders’ mission priorities. As the Commander of the 919th Special Operations Communications Squadron at Duke Field, Florida, he led a 90-person communications squadron responsible for providing reliable, high-speed specialized cyberspace capabilities to combatant commanders and joint special operators. Colonel Feth also served as the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Director, Cyberspace and Technology for Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, helping lead a staff of 104 personnel, supporting over 4,200 cyber warriors across 42 wings. Colonel Feth was also competitively selected to attend the Regional Defense Fellowship Program at the National Defense University’s College of International Security Affairs at Fort McNair in Washington, DC. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Commander of the 701st Combat Operations Squadron at March Air Reserve Base, California, leading an elite team of 147 combat-ready citizen Airmen across 40 Air Force specialties executing full-spectrum operational-level command and control capabilities for 7th Air Force and the Pacific Theater.
Since transitioning to the Air Force Reserve in January 2011, Colonel Feth worked as Network Systems Engineer for the MITRE Corporation on the headquarters staffs of five geographic and functional combatant commands. In September 2014, he joined The Walt Disney Company and currently serves as Director of Security Architecture and Engineering, responsible for the design and implementation of enterprise cybersecurity architectural frameworks and solutions across Disney’s diverse businesses and driving the agile and secure integration of emerging technologies into the Company’s expansive digital ecosystem.
EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2006 Air Force Education with Industry Program, Oklahoma City, OK
2008 Joint Command, Control, Communications & Computer Planner’s Course, Ft. Gordon, GA
2008 Master of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2009 Air Command and Staff College, by Correspondence
2015 Canadian Forces Staff College, Joint Command and Staff Program, Toronto, ON, Canada
2016 Air War College, by Correspondence
2018 Master of Science Degree in Computer Science, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2018 Joint/Combined Warfighting School - Hybrid (JPME II), National Defense University, Norfolk, VA
2021 Master of Arts in Strategic Studies, National Defense University, Washington, DC
2023 Reserve Component National Security Course, Washington, DC
ASSIGNMENTS
- July 1998 – November 1998, Student, Basic Communications Officer Course and Engineering Course, Keesler AFB, MS
- November 1998 – August 2000, Sensor Evaluation Engineer, 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, Hill AFB, UT
- August 2000 – July 2003, Chief, Mission Support Element, and later Commander, Network System Flight, 1st Combat Communications Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany.
- July 2003 – August 2006, Chief, Operational Support Aircraft/Very Important Person Special Airlift Mission Communications, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL
- August 2006 – July 2007, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Education with Industry, Oklahoma City, OK
- July 2007 – July 2009, Chief, Theater Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Plans, later Deputy Director of Communications, Headquarters 7th Air Force, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
- July 2009 – January 2015, Flight Commander, Presidential Information Systems, later Lead Cyberspace Integration Engineer, White House Communications Agency, Washington, DC
- January 2015 – September 2015, Network Infrastructure Engineer, Network Systems Division, Directorate of Communications, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
- September 2015 – April 2018, Commander, 911th Communications Squadron, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Coraopolis, PA
- April 2018 – May 2019, Cyberspace Operations Officer, Joint Planning Support Element, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, Norfolk Naval Station, VA
- May 2019 – June 2020, Commander, 919th Special Operations Communications Squadron, Eglin AFB Field 3, Eglin AFB, FL
- June 2020 – July 2021, Fellow, College of International Security Affairs, Fort McNair, DC & Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Director, Cyberspace and Technology for Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, GA
- July 2021 – July 2023, Commander, 701st Combat Operations Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, CA
- July 2023 – June 2025, Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Director of Enterprise Information Technology for the Department of the Air Force, Pentagon, DC
- June 2025 – present, Commander, 960th Cyber Operations Group, Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, TX.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2002 Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe Company Grade Officer of the Year
2006 Armed Forces Communications-Electronics Association International Excellence in Information Technology
2007 7th Air Force Communications and Information Company Grade Officer of the Year
2008 7th Air Force Field Grade Officer of the Year
2009 Defense Information Systems Agency, Air Force Communications and Information Field Grade Officer of the Year
2013 Upsilon Pi Epsilon International Honor Society for Computing and Information Disciplines
2016 911th Mission Support Group Field Grade Officer of the Year
2018 Golden Key International Honor Society
(Current as of May 2025)