Colonel Todd Seger is the Vice Commander of the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC), Arizona Air National Guard Base, AZ. He leads a fully integrated multi-MAJCOM test center with over 260 Active, Guard, Reserve, Civilian, and Contractors. AATC is responsible for operational & developmental tests (OT/DT&E), tactics development and evaluation (TD&E) for all ARC weapons systems and partners with the Active Duty to assist with their programs. He advises the AFRC Commander and the Director of the ANG on technology to increase combat capability in all ARC operational systems. Additionally, he manages the budget of 8 x F-16, 4 x A-10, 2 x F-15, 3000 flight hours, $40M+ of annual O&M, and is critical in working with AFRC and ANG staff in annually executing $600M of National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account (NGREA) funds. Col Seger participates in daily consultation with leadership at all levels regarding test programs, data analysis, forecasting, policy, directives, legislative and doctrine/policy development and implementation.
Colonel Seger was raised in Mt Clemens, Michigan. He graduated from The United States Air Force Academy and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 1993. He earned his pilot wings in 1994 at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, and graduated from United States Air Force Fighter Weapons Instructor Course in 2000. He served on active duty from 1993 to 2005 with assignments at Mountain Home AFB, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, and Nellis AFB, Nevada before he transitioned to the Air Force Reserves in June 2005. Col Seger was a weapons school instructor and the Director of Operations at the United States Air Force Weapons School (16th Weapons Squadron). He has directed flight test for over a decade in multiple platforms and worked with all MAJCOMs and SPOs to put cutting edge software, hardware, sensors, and weapons on countless CAF/MAF/AFSOC aircraft. Col Seger has extensive staff experience and requirements / programming knowledge. He served as the Director of Programs and Requirements for the United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC/A8) where he secured $350M for the standup of the Virtual Warfare Center Nellis, the USAF's premier High-End Advanced Training, Testing, and Tactics Development Simulation Center. Col Seger has flown combat missions in Operations Northern Watch, Southern Watch, Noble Eagle, and Allied Force. He has served in various positions including the USAFWC/A8, Director of Programs and Requirements; AATC/DO, Director of Operations; F-16 Combined Test Force Director; 16th Weapons Squadron Director of Operations; USAFWC executive officer, 422 Test and Evaluation Squadron F-16 Division Commander, Weapons officer, Flight commander, Instructor pilot, and Flight examiner. He is a command pilot with more than 3,500 total hours, including 3,300 hours in the F-16.
EDUCATION
2012 Air War College
2002 Air Command and Staff College
2001 Master of Aeronautical Science, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
2000 Weapons Instructor Course 00A, United States Air Force Weapons School
1999 Squadron Officer School (Residence)
1993 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1993 - September 1994, student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. November 1994 - January 1995, student, Fighter Lead-in Training, 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. February 1995 - September 1995, student, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, 61st Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Arizona
4. October 1995 - January 1998, Training Officer, 389th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
5. February 1998 - January 1999, Chief of Plans, 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, Republic of South Korea
6. February 1999 - April 1999, student Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
7. January 2000 - June 2000, student F-16 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, 16th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada
8. May 1999 - May 2002, Chief of Weapons, 23rd Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
9. June 2002 - May 2004, F-16 Division Commander, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada
10. June 2004 - June 2005, Executive Officer, United States Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nevada
11. July 2005 - September 2006, Chief of Weapons School Integration, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis, AFB, Nevada
12. October 2006 - October 2007, Director of Operations, 16th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada
13. November 2007 - September 2012, Director, F-16 Combined Test Force, Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, Tucson ANGB, Arizona
14. October 2012 - March 2014, Director of Operations, Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center, Tucson ANGB, Arizona
15. March 2014 - July 2015, Director of Programs and Requirements, USAF Warfare Center, Nellis, AFB, NV.
16. July 2015 - present, Vice Commander, Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC), Arizona Air National Guard Base, AZ.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Fighter hours: 3,300
Combat Hours: 233
Aircraft flown: F-16, T-37, T-38, AT-6
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal (five devices)
Air Medal (one device)
Aerial Achievement Medal (six devices)
Air Force Commendation Medal (one device)
Air Force Achievement Medal (one device)
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant - June 1993
First Lieutenant - June 1995
Captain - June 1997
Major - August 2003
Lieutenant Colonel - August 2008
Colonel - March 2014