Caleb Pletts

Experience

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  United States Air Force

  May 2008 - Sept 2009

  Student Combat Systems Officer
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  Air Force Special Operations Command

  Sept 2009 - Jan 2017

  Served as the Chief of Tactics; liaised with Joint DOD partner units to ensure operational continuity and managed combat training & employment program for 150+ special operations aircrew.

  • Weapons Officer | Instructor CSO | Flight Commander

    Dec 2013 - Jan 2017

  • Instructor Combat Systems Officer | Operations and Exercise Planner

    Sept 2009 - Dec 2013
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  USAF Weapons School

  Jan 2017 - Feb 2020

  Assistant Director Of Operations (14 WPS)

  Served as the graduate training program manager for the U-28 Weapons Instructor Course & Tactical Systems Operator Advanced Instructor Course & as the overall syllabus manager for the USAF Special Operations WIC.

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  U.S. Department of State

  Feb 2020 - Sept 2022

  Military Advisor

  Served as a Counterterrorism crisis response operations and policy advisor to the Diplomatic Security Service - Office of Special Programs

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  United States Air Force

  Sept 2022 - Apr 2024

  Chief, Competition Support Branch

  Served on the Strategic Assessments Team within HAF A5/7, developing strategic frameworks and leading net assessments to advise senior leader decisions across the Department of the Air Force. Developed and supported implementation of the DAF Strategic Risk Framework (2022/23), USAF Force Design Framework & 2033 Force Design: Objective Force Capability & Capacity (2023), and GPC RE-Optimization: USAF Command Structure (2024).

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  USAF Weapons School

  Apr 2024 - now

  Operations Officer (14 WPS)

  Serving as the Operations Officer, 14 WPS. Directed planning, scheduling, and execution of the AC-130, CV-22, MC-130, and U-28 Weapons Instructor Courses in addition to the CV-22 Special Mission Aviator and Silent Shield Advanced Instructor Courses.