 TIMOTHY A. MALCHOW Captain Timothy A. Malchow was born in the town of Beatrice Nebraska (pop. 12,000). He began working after school part-time, and summers full-time for local farmers when he was 12 years old. He is a 1982 graduate of Tri County High School in DeWitt, Nebraska. He attended Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska from Jan 83 to Dec 83. In 1984 he worked briefly for Kingery Construction as a laborer, building a shopping mall, and Hoover Universal as a beer keg press-operator. Captain Malchow enlisted in the United States Air Force in March of 1985. After graduating from basic training, he attended technical training in avionic communications systems at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Upon graduating from technical training, as an honor graduate, he was assigned to the 28th Avionics Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota in December 1985, where he worked KC/EC.-135 aircraft avionics systems, both on the flight line and component-level repair. During this time he earned Strategic Air Command journeyman and master technician awards in the minimum possible time. In the spring of 1988 he moved to the 99th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron where he worked B-52G/H avionic systems. In October of 1989 he married Sergeant Michele Nowicki, an active duty aircraft scheduler. His son Philip was born in 1991 and his daughter Ariel in 1992. Captain Malchow was assigned to the 961st Airborne Warning and Control Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa in November 1992, where he served as the lead technician and Non Commissioned Officer in charge of the Communication/Navigation work center. In May 1994, he graduated Magna cum Laude from the University of Maryland, Asian division. During this time, he was selected as the 18th Operations Group Non-Commissioned Officer of the year for 1994. In May of 1995 he made a successful application for Officer Training School. During his enlisted career he maintained a perfect quality assurance pass record in both personal evaluations and technical inspections. Captain Malchow attended Air Force Officer Training School from 30 January to 3 May 1996, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. His first assignment as a commissioned officer was to the 75th Communications Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, where he served as the Officer in charge of C4 Systems Management, and later as Squadron Section Commander and Executive Officer. In March of 1998 he was selected to spearhead the Support Group’s combined Unit Compliance Inspection and Organizational Readiness Inspection preparation efforts, which were rated 95% compliant and excellent, respectively. He was then selected by the Support Group Commander to serve as his executive officer. Captain Malchow was then assigned to the 18th Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa in August 1998, where he served as the Chief of Warfighting and Readiness and later as Chief of Information Services and Readiness. He was selected to lead the Operations Group’s preparation for its Unit Compliance Inspection, which was rated excellent overall with the 18th OSS garnering an outstanding rating. He also led the Operations Group Year 2000 (Y2K) preparations, which ensured a flawless performance at the turn of the millennium. Captain Malchow moved to the 18th Communications Squadron in January 2000, where he served as the Flight Commander of Planning and Implementation. During this time, Captain Malchow deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base in support of Operation Southern Watch. He served as the Executive Officer for the 363d Expeditionary Support Group Commander. He also served as the Deployed Communications Commander for the 18th Communications Squadron’s PACAF Initial Communications Package (PICP) in support of the 18th Wing’s mobility mission. In April of 2001 Captain Malchow attended Squadron Officer School (SOS). Following SOS, he returned to Nebraska where he served as an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies and as the Unit Admissions Officer for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment 465, located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). During his time at UNL he turned around a languishing recruiting program, nearly doubling the size of the detachment from 73 in the spring of 2002 to 124 in the fall of 2002. He continued his record breaking trend throughout his time at the university. During this time he doubled officer production at the detachment from 12 in 2002 to 24 in 2004. His recruiting programs were rated “Excellent” during detachment 465’s Unit Compliance Inspection in 2004. During this time Captain Malchow was also recognized by the UNL Parents and Students Association’s “Contribution to Students” award. Following his assignment to UNL, Captain Malchow moved to Shaw AFB in South Carolina in June of 2004 where he currently serves as the Flight Commander of the 609th Air Communications Squadron’s Transmission Systems flight. He is responsible for providing deployable communications connectivity for U.S. Central Air Force’s (USCENTAF) deployable Air Operations Center. The 609th Air Communications Squadron directly supports both Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Dates of Rank Airman Basic 15Mar85 Airman First Class 1 May 85 Senior Airman 15 Jul 87 Sergeant 15 Jul 88 Staff Sergeant 1 Jul 89 Technical Sergeant 1 Apr 96 Second Lieutenant 3 May 96 First Lieutenant 3 May 98 Captain 3 May 00 Decorations Air Force Commendation Medal 3 Oak Leaf Clusters Air Force Achievement Medal 1 Oak Leaf Cluster Air Force Outstanding Unit Award w/valor device 6 Oak Leaf Clusters Good Conduct Medal 2 Oak Leaf Clusters National Defense Service Medal 1 Bronze Service Star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal 1 Oak Leaf Cluster Humanitarian Service Medal 3 Oak Leaf Clusters Overseas Long Tour Ribbon 1 Bronze Service Star Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon w/gold border 1 Oak Leaf Cluster Air Force Longevity Award Air Force NCO PME Ribbon Small Arms Marksmanship Award Air Force Training Ribbon
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