Colonel Erik G. Brine

Colonel Erik G. Brine is the Deputy Commander of the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.  The 514th Air Mobility Wing is an associate Reserve wing comprised of 21 subordinate units that support airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation missions using KC-46 Pegasus and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft.  Col Brine is a graduate of Boston University where he earned his commission through ROTC and served on active duty for ten years in multiple flying assignments in C-21 and C-17 aircraft. He has deployed three times, has flown missions in 56 countries and has over 200 combat hours over Iraq and Afghanistan. Prior to this assignment the Col served as the Strategic Advisor to the Director of Air Force Legislative Liaison (SAF/LL) and was mobilized as the Air Force’s Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer to Rhode Island for the COVID response. 

After leaving active duty in 2009, Col Brine began his reserve career in the Pentagon with staff tours in the Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs followed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In his civilian capacity he has served at the State Department as a Congressional Affairs Advisor, the U.S. Senate as Defense and Veterans Affairs Fellow, and the White House in the National Security Division of the Office of Management and Budget.

He currently serves as a Councilman in Jamestown, RI, is the Director of Defense Related Research and Development at the University of Rhode Island and is Co-founder and President of the Board of Directors of Operation Encore, a nonprofit supporting military members and veterans with musical talent by providing professional music opportunities.


EDUCATION
1998 Bachelor of Arts in Physics with a minor in Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA
2003 Air Mobility Operations Course, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, NJ
2003 United States Air Force Advanced Instrument School, Randolph Air Force Base, TX
2004 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2006 LPASS, George C. Marshall European Center for International Security Studies, Garmisch, Germany
2007 Cross Cultural Communications Course, Joint Special Operations Univ., Hurlburt Field, FL
2007 European Regional Intensive Seminar, Foreign Service Institute, Washington D.C.
2008 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2010 Eurasian Regional Intensive Seminar, Foreign Service Institute, Washington D.C.
2012 Advanced Study of Air Mobility, Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst
2012 Master of Science in Logistics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
2012 Master of Policy Management, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University
2012 Certificate in Legislative Studies, Government Affairs Institute, Georgetown University
2012 AFRC Leadership Today and Tomorrow, Washington D.C.
2013 Brookings Institution Executive Leadership Program, Inside Congress, Washington D.C.
2014 Reserve Officer Foreign Exchange Program - Germany
2014 NATO European Security Cooperation Course, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany
2014 Presidential Management Fellowship, Washington D.C.
2018 Master of Art in National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, RI
2018 Certificate in Ethics and Emerging Military Technology, Naval War College, Newport, RI
2019 Defense Technology Seminar, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Hanscom AFB, MA
2021 Veterans Program for Politics and Civil Engagement, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2023 Diversity and Inclusion Program Managers Initial Training Course, MacDill AFB, FL
2023 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Washington D.C.


ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1998–May 1999, Executive Officer and Pilot Scheduler, Andrews AFB, MD
2. June 1999–September 2000, Student, SUPT, Columbus AFB, MS
3. September 2000–June 2004, C-21A Evaluator/Instructor Pilot, Chief of Training, 332nd ALF, Randolph AFB, TX
4. December 2004–February 2006, C-17 Pilot, Chief of Safety, 14th AS, Charleston AFB, SC
6. February 2006–December 2007, C-17 Pilot, Ast Director of Operations, 437th OSS, Charleston AFB, SC
7. January 2008–August 2008, C-17 Pilot, Ast Director of Operations, 14th AS, Charleston AFB, SC
8. September 2008–April 2009, C-17 Pilot, Dep Director of Wing Staff, 437th AW, Charleston AFB, SC
9. April 2009–May 2011, European Country Director, Office of the Under Secretary of the Air Force for International
Affairs, Pentagon, Arlington, VA
10. May 2011–June 2012, Student, Advanced Study of Air Mobility, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
11. July 2012–February 2016, IMA to the Director of Pentagon Press Operations, Office of the Secretary of Defense,
Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
12. February 2016 – July 2017, Commander, 439th Operations Support Squadron, Westover ARB, MA
13. July 2017 – July 2018, Student, Naval War College and Naval Command College, Newport, RI
14. August 2018 – August 2019, Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer to Rhode Island, Tyndall AFB, FL
15. August 2019 – March 2021, Strategic Advisor, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Legislative Liaison,
Pentagon, Arlington Virginia
16. March 2021 – March 2023, Vice Wing Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
17. March 2023 – July 2023, Wing Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
18. July 2023 – Present, Deputy Commander, 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ


SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2012–February 2016, IMA to the Director of Pentagon Press Operations, Office of the Secretary of Defense,
Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
2. July 2017–July 2018, Student, Naval War College and National Command College, Newport, RI


FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,500 including more than 200 combat hours
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-1, C-21A, C-17, C-5 A/B


MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War On Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border and one oak leaf cluster
USAF Civilian Meritorious Service Medal
Presidential Volunteer Service Award
Air Force Association Award


EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant August 28, 1998
First Lieutenant September 4, 2000
Captain September 4, 2002
Major June 1, 2008
Lieutenant Colonel August 15, 2013
Colonel October 1, 2019


(Current as of July 30, 2023)