Colonel Daniel L. Scott

Col. Daniel Scott C olonel Scott is the Assistant Commandant, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, California. Previously, as the Deputy Director of Intelligence at U.S. Central Command, he directed targeting during Operations ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM. He has also commanded RC-135 Rivet Joint operations at the 390th Intelligence Squadron (AIA), Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan. Colonel Scott’s experience includes a Joint Staff Tour where he was an Air Forces Analyst for the Joint Warfighting Assessment Division in the Directorate for Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment (J-8). Colonel Scott graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1979 and entered active duty as a Cryptologic Management Officer. He initially served in Rivet Joint operations with the Electronic Security Command in Okinawa. During DESERT SHIELD/STORM, Colonel Scott was the Operations Officer for the 6975th Electronic Security Squadron (Provisional) and was responsible for RIVET JOINT, Communications Security, and Special Intelligence Support operations. Colonel Scott’s staff experience includes long range planning at Headquarters, Electronic Security Command, Force Structure and Joint Warfighting Assessments on the Joint Staff, Strategy and policy at U.S. STRATCOM, and Chief Intelligence Support, National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC). He is a graduate of the National Security Agency’s Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program. Colonel Scott attended the University of Zaragoza, Spain, as an Olmsted Scholar and attended Air Command and Staff College as an exchange officer in Venezuela. He was also a National Defense Fellow at the University of Miami, Florida. Colonel Scott is a Foreign Area Officer for Russia and Latin America.

EDUCATION:

1979 - Bachelor of Science Degree in International Affairs, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
1983 - Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, AL
1985 - Masters Degree, Russian and East European Studies, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
1987 - Air Command and Staff College, Exchange Officer, Caracas, Venezuela
1998 - National Defense Fellow, University of Miami, FL

ASSIGNMENTS:
  1. June 1979 - October 1979, Student 3480th Technical Training Group, Goodfellow AFB, TX
  2. October 1979 - April 1981, Director of Airborne Operations, 6990th Electronic Security Group, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
  3. May 1981 - April 1984, Military Intern, Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program (JOCCP), National Security Agency, Fort George Meade, MD
  4. May 1984 - January 1985, Executive Officer to Director of Support to Military Operations, National Security Agency, Fort George Meade, MD
  5. February 1985 - July 1985, Spanish student, Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, CA
  6. August 1985 - June 1987, Olmsted Scholar, University of Zaragoza, Spain
  7. July 1987 - August 1990, Chief, Special Concepts, Long Range Plans Division, Headquarters, Electronic Security Command, Kelly AFB, TX
  8. September 1990 - March 1991, DESERT SHIELD/STORM, Director of Operations, Electronic Security Squadron, Provisional, 6975, Riyadh Air Base, Saudi Arabia
  9. July 1991 - July 1992, Air Command and Staff College Exchange Officer, Caracas, Venezuela
  10. August 1992 - June 1995, Air Forces Analyst, Joint Warfighting Assessment Division, Directorate for Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment (J-8), Joint Staff, Washington, D.C.
  11. June 1995 - July 1997, Commander, 390th Intelligence Squadron, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
  12. August 1997 - June 1998, National Defense Fellow, University of Miami FL
  13. July 1998 - November 1998, Chief, Intelligence Support Branch, National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC), Offutt AFB, NE
  14. December 1998 - June 2000, Commander’s Special Staff Group, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE
  15. July 2000 - April 2001, Deputy Chief, Strategy & Policy Division, Plans & Policy Directorate (J5), U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE
  16. May 2001 - December 2001, Chief, Targets, Intelligence Directorate, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, NE
  17. December 2001 - June 2002, Chief, Targets, Intelligence Directorate, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL
  18. July 2002 – June 2004, Deputy Director of Intelligence, U.S. Central Command, MacDill AFB, FL
  19. July 2004 – Present, Assistant Commandant and Commander Air Force Element, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLI FLC), Presidio of Monterey, CA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Defense Superior Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with valor device
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Kuwaiti Liberation Medal

PROMOTIONS

Second Lieutenant May 30, 1979
First Lieutenant May 30, 1981
Captain May 30, 1983
Major June 1, 1990
Lieutenant Colonel October 1, 1995
Colonel August 1, 2001

(Current as of January 2006)