Col Meghan M. Szwarc is the United States Strategic Command’s Joint Warfare Analysis Center Director. She leads 450 operations research analysts, scientists, engineers and support staff chartered to deliver model-based systems engineering and in-depth targeting solutions to Department of Defense warfighters.
Col Szwarc received her commission upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2000. She has served in a variety of positions at combatant command, major command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and installation level. She deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to Combined Joint Task Force Paladin. Prior to her current assignment, Colonel Szwarc was the 75th Air Base Wing Deputy Commander, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
EDUCATION
2000 Bachelor of Science, Operations Research, minor in Mathematics, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2008 Master of Science, Operations Management, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. 2010 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2013 Master of Science, Operations Analysis, Intermediate Development Education program, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2015 Air War College, by correspondence
2021 Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2000 – January 2001, Transition Officer/Mathematics Instructor, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
2. January 2001 – September 2001, Pilot Training Student, Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.
3. September 2001 – September 2004, Assistant Flight Commander/Flight Test Engineer, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
4. September 2004 – March 2006, Senior Leadership Transformation Analyst, Air Force Senior Leadership Office, HQ Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
5. March 2006 – June 2007, Executive Officer, HQ Air Force Personnel, Plans and Transformation, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
6. June 2007 – June 2010, Assistant Director of Operations, 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron, 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. (September 2009 - April 2010, Operations Research Systems Analyst, Combined Joint Task Force Paladin South, Kandahar, Afghanistan)
7. June 2010 – March 2011, Chief, F-35 Electronic Warfare Analyst, 513 Electronic Warfare Squadron, 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.
8. March 2011 – May 2012, Chief, Integration Branch, Command and Control Integration Center, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Va.
9. May 2012 – June 2013, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
June 2013 – October 2014, Executive Officer, Secretary of the Air Force Office of the Administrative Assistant, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
11. October 2014 – June 2015, Program Manager, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
12. June 2015 – June 2017, Commander, 4th Manpower Requirements Squadron, Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency, Peterson AFB, Colo.
13. June 2017 – July 2020, Deputy Commander, 460th Mission Support Group, 460th Space Wing, Buckley AFB, Colo.
14. July 2020 – July 2021, Student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
15. July 2021 – July 2023, Chief, Theater Posture and Programming, Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany
16. July 2023 – June 2025, Deputy Commander, 75th Air Base Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
17. June 2025 – Present, Director, Joint Warfare Analysis Center, United States Strategic Command, NSF Dahlgren, Va.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2021 - July 2023, Chief, Theater Posture and Programming, Headquarters United States European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, as a colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with 6 oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2013 Test & Evaluation Certificate, Air Force Institute of Technology
Acquisition Corps, Test and Evaluation – Level 3
Acquisition Corps, Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering (SPRDE), Systems Engineering – Level 2
Acquisition Corps, Program Management – Level 1
OCCUPATIONAL BADGES
Operations Research Analyst badge
Non-rated Aircrew badge
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 2000
First Lieutenant May 31, 2002
Captain May 31, 2004
Major February 1, 2010
Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 2015
Colonel May 1, 2021
(Current as of June 2025)