Col. Andrew "Pete" Boerlage, USAF
Chief of Staff, Command Senior Military Officer
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, California
Colonel Andrew P. “Pete” Boerlage is the Chief of Staff at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). He also serves as the Navy Element Commander, the Senior Military Assistant to the NPS President and the senior military officer in the Command.
Colonel Boerlage has served in numerous operational, staff, and command positions throughout his career. During his tour at Vandenberg AFB, California, he commanded a flight and a squadron and served two years as the executive officer for the 14th Air Force Commander. Colonel Boerlage served as the Associate Dean, Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California. Col Boerlage also served as the Director of Operations, Headquarters Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska where he led a 303-member directorate. Additionally, Col Boerlage served as the Deputy for National Intelligence, Air Force Director of Weather, Directorate of Operations and Training, Deputy Chief of Staff Air, Space and Information Operations, Plans and Requirements, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; where he was responsible for providing programmatic liaison with National Intelligence Agencies. Prior to his current assignment, Col Boerlage was the commander of the 45th Weather Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base Florida. He oversaw weather operations to the 45th Space Wing and Eastern Range including launch support and resource protection.
EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology, Washington State University, Pullman, Wash.
1983 Basic Meteorology Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
1987 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1989 Master of Science degree in meteorology, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
1995 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2000 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1982 – December 1982, Distinguished Graduate, Officer Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2. January 1983 – December 1983, student, Basic Meteorology Program, Texas A&M University, Texas
3. January 1984 – May 1987, Wing Weather Officer, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
4. July 1987 – July 1989, student, Graduate Meteorology Program, Naval Postgraduate School, Calif.
5. July 1989 – July 1991, Environmental Assessment Team Chief, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
6. July 1991 – July 1992, System Analyst, Meteorological Models, Air Force Global Weather Central, Offutt AFB, Neb.
7. July 1992 – October 1992, Chief, Cloud Analysis and Forecast Models, Air Force Global Weather Central, Offutt AFB, Neb.
8. October 1992 – March 1995, Chief, Weather Satellite Data Processing, Air Force Global Weather Central, Offutt AFB, Neb.
9. March 1995 – August 1995, Flight Commander, 14th Air Force Weather Support Flight, 30th Weather Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
10. August 1995 – June 1997, Chief, Weather Operations, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
11. June 1997 – July 1999, Executive Officer to the Commander, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
12. July 1999 – June 2001, Commander, 30th Weather Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
13. June 2001 – January 2003, Program Officer, Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
14. February 2003 – July 2004, Associate Dean, Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif.
15. July 2004 – July 2006, Director, Operations, Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, Neb.
16. July 2006 – July 2007, Deputy for National Intelligence, Director of Weather, Directorate of Operations and Training, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air, Space & Information Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C
17. July 2007 – 2009, Commander, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick AFB, FL
18. July 2009 – Present, Chief of Staff, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 21, 1982
First Lieutenant Dec. 21, 1984
Captain Dec. 21, 1986
Major Nov. 1, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel Jun. 1, 1999
Colonel Apr. 1, 2005