Col Joed I. Carbonell is the Commander of the 179th Cyberspace Operations Group, Mansfield ANGB, Ohio. The group presents combat ready airmen in support of the Air Superiority Mission.
Col Carbonell received his commission in 2000 through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Maryland. A career cyberspace operations and intelligence officer he has conducted intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war throughout the Central and Special Operations Command areas of responsibility and cyberspace operations as part of the Cyber National Mission Force. Col Carbonell has commanded at the squadron and wing levels and his staff assignments include service at the National Security Agency, U.S. Special Operations Command, the National Guard Bureau, and the Cyber National Mission Force. He has deployed in support of U.S. and Coalition operations in the Middle East for Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM and is a joint qualified officer.
Before returning to active duty, Colonel Carbonell served within the National Security Agency as a civilian. He served as a division chief and technical director leading two major programs for the Director and Director of National Intelligence and deployed as the agency’s technical director. Prior to his current position, Col Carbonell served as the Director of Operations, Cyber National Mission Force, Fort George G. Meade, MD.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Arts, Modern Language and Linguistics, University of Maryland Baltimore College, Catonsville
2000 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Master of Science, Management, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi
2006 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Leadership, Regent University, Virginia Beach, Va.
2016 Doctor of Strategic Leadership, Strategic Foresight, Regent University, Virginai Beach, Va.
2019 Masters of National Security Studies, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Va.
2022 Leadership in Homeland Security Seminar, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
2023 Joint Task Force Commanders Course, U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colo..
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2000 – March 2001, Assistant Commander, Intelligence Flight, 6th Operations Support Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base (AFB), Fla.
2. April 2001 – December 2001, Student, Intelligence Officer Course, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
3. January 2002 – January 2003, Intelligence Watch Officer, National Security Agency Georgia/31st Intelligence Squadron, Fort Gordon, Ga. (February 2003 – May 2003, Chief, Cryptologic Support Group, Combined Air Operations Center, Al Udeid AB, Qatar)
4. June 2003 – May 2004, CENTCOM Desk Officer, National Security Agency Georgia/31st Intelligence Squadron, Fort Gordon, Ga. (January 2004 – April 2004, Signals Intelligence Collection Manager, Combined Joint Task Force – 7, Camp Victory, Iraq)
5. June 2004 – July 2006, Intern, Junior Officer Cryptologic Career Program, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Md. October 2004 – May 2005, Actions Officer, International Narcotics Division, National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Md; June 2005 – September 2005, Chief, SIGINT Division, JIATF AF/PAK, delpoyed; January 2006 – July 2006, Chief, USSOCOM SIGINT Operations Group, MacDill AFB, Fl)
6. August 2006 – September 2007, Liaison Officer to the National Security Agency, U.S. Special Operations Command, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
7. October 2007 – January 2013, Chief, Operations and Analysis Branch, 166th Network Warfare Squadron, New Castle, Del.
8. February 2013 – June 2015, Cyberspace Operations Planner, 166th Network Warfare Squadron, New Castle, Del.
9. July 2015 – June 2018, Commander, 276th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Warfield ANGB, Md.
10. July 2018 – June 2019, Student, National War College, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
11. July 2019 – September 2021, Deputy Commander, 175th Cyberspace Operations Group, Warfield ANGB, Md.
12. October 2021 – August 2023, Chief, Cyber Division (J36), National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Va.
13. September 2023 – September 2024, Director of Operations (Wing Commander equivalent), Cyber National Mission Force, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
14. October 2024 – Present, Commander, 179th Cyberspace Operations Group, Mansfield ANGB, Oh.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. October 2021 – August 2023, Chief, Cyber Division (J36), National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
2. September 2023 – September 2024, Director of Operations (J3), Cyber National Mission Force, U.S. Cyber Command, Fort George G. Meade, Md., as a colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with one service star
Iraq Campaign Medal with one service star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
PUBLICATIONS
1. Carbonell, J. (2017, June 1). Getting off the Bench: Challenges to Integrating Cyber into Multi-Domain Operations. Over the Horizon: Multi-Domain Operations & Strategy. https://othjournal.com/2017/06/01/cyber-challenges-mdo/
2. Carbonell-López, J. (2021, July 27). A Strategy for Defeating the Criminal Insurgency in Central America’s Northern Triangle. USAF Journal of the Americas 3(2), pp. 214-228.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 2000
First Lieutenant May 31, 2002
Captain May 31, 2004
Major May 2, 2009
Lieutenant Colonel April 6, 2014
Colonel Sept. 30, 2020
(Current as of November 2024)