Col Frank A. Biancardi II is the Commander of the 7th Operations Group, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. He commands the Air Force’s largest B-1 bomb group, a team of more than 300 Airmen, and has oversight of an annual budget of $1.7M. He is primarily responsible for organizing, training, and equipping his group to conduct combat operations, B-1 Formal Training, airfield operations, air traffic control, aircrew flight equipment, operations weather support, combat intelligence, crew communications, aviation resource management, electronic warfare, and mission training.
Col Biancardi entered the Air Force in 2002 commissioning from the United States Air Force Academy after earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. He earned his wings at Laughlin AFB, Texas and served as a B-1B Instructor Pilot, Tactical Air Control Party Air Liaison Officer, and Jump Master. He served in a variety of positions and commands including, Deputy Director Advanced Battle Management System Cross Functional Team, Headquarters Air Force, Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Principal Military Assistant to the commander, NATO Allied Joint Forces Command, Commander 9th & 11th Air Support Operations Squadron, Branch Chief A5/8 Combat Forces Panel, Headquarters Air Force, and Assistant Director of Operations. Col Biancardi has deployed numerous times in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, NATO RESOLUTE SUPPORT, and other contingency operations. The Colonel was the Portfolio Lead Battlespace Awareness, within the Chief of Staff office for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, Headquarters Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia.
Col Biancardi is a senior pilot and jump master with more than 2,200 hours in the B-1B Lancer, T-38A Talon, and T-6 Texan II including 128 Combat Sorties and over 1500 combat hours in the B-1B.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colo. 2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2005 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Masters of Public Administration, Troy University, Ala. 2011 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2015 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2019 U.S. Army Battalion & Brigade Commanders Course, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2021 JPME-II, Joint & Combined Warfighting School (JCWS), Joint Force Staff College, Norfolk, Va. 2022 National Defense Fellow, International Security Studies Program, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Ma.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2002 - February 2003, Scheduling Officer, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
2. February 2003 - August 2003, Student, T-6 Texan II, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 3rd Flight Training Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga.
3. August 2003 - August 2004, Student, T-38 Talon, Specialized UPT, 87th Flight Training Squadron, Laughlin AFB, Texas
4. August 2004 - August 2005, Student, B-1B Formal Training Unit, 28th Bomb Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
5. August 2005 - September 2007, Training Officer/Pilot, B-1B, 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. (January 2007 - July 2007, B-1B Pilot, 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)
6. September 2007 - October 2010, Flight Commander/Jump Master, 14th Air Support Operations Squadron, Pope AFB, N.C. (October 2008 - May 2009, Flight Commander/Air Liaison Officer, 11th Expeditionary Air Support Squadron, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Bagdad, Iraq)
7. October 2010 - March 2011, Pilot, B-1B, Requalification Training, FTU, Dyess AFB, Texas
8. March 2010 - March 2011, Chief of Plans/Aircraft Commander, 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB,
S. D. (July 2011 - Jan 2012, B-1B Aircraft Commander, 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)
9. March 2011 - August 2013, Assistant Director of Operations/Instructor Pilot, 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. (January 2013 - July 2013, Assistant Director of Operations/Instructor Pilot, 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar)
10. August 2013 - July 2014, Assistant Director of Operations/Instructor Pilot, 28th Operations Support Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D.
11. July 2014 - June 2015, Student, Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
12. June 2015 - June 2017, Branch Chief, A5-8 Combat Air Forces, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
13. Jun 2017 - June 2018, Commander 11th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Hood Texas
14. June 2018 - June 2019, Commander 9th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Hood Texas
15. June 2019 - June 2021, Principal Military Assistant to the Commander, NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, The Netherlands
16. June 2021 - June 2022, National Defense Fellow, International Security Studies Program, The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Ma.
17. June 2022 - June 2023, Mil Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
18. June 2023 - August 2024, Deputy Director, Advanced Battle Management System-Cross Functional Team, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
19. August 2024 – May 2025, Chief of Battlespace Awareness Portfolio, A5/7, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
20. May 2025 – Present, 7th Operations Group Commander, Dyess AFB, Texas.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENT
1. June 2019 - June 2021, Principal Military Assistant to the Commander, NATO Allied Joint Force Command, The Netherlands, as a Lieutenant Colonel
FLIGHT/JUMP INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Pilot / Jump Master
Flight hours: More than 2,200 including 1500 combat hours Static Line / Free Fall Jumps: 15 / 5
Aircraft flown: B-1B, T-38, T-6
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with silver oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters The Army Commendation Medal
National Defense Medal Afghanistan Campaign Medal Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal