Major Mark A. Dizon is the Operations Officer, and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 365, based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Major Dizon was commissioned in 2015 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Officer Training School following a successful enlisted career as KC-10A Flight Engineer with multiple deployments in support of Operations ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM. He has served as a Crew Commander, Instructor and Evaluator on the UEWR missile warning, missile defense and space tracking radar. His career includes assignments as a Theater Watch Officer, Sensor Manager, Senior Instructor and Evaluator at the Combined Space Operations Center in Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Prior to his current position, Major Dizon served as Chief, HQ Missile Defense at the NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, The Netherlands.
EDUCATION
2008 Airman Leadership School, Travis AFB, California
2015 Bachelor of Science, Information Technology, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
2016 Undergraduate Space Training, Vandenberg SFB, California
2019 Master of Science, International Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
2021 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2015 – June 2018, Crew Commander, 7th Space Warning Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California
2. June 2018 – July 2019, Deputy Flight Commander, 7th Space Warning Squadron, Beale AFB, Cali.
3. July 2019 – March 2021, Theater Watch Officer, Combined Space Operations Center, Vandenberg Space Force Base, Cali.
4. March 2021 – July 2021, Senior Instructor/Evaluator, 55th Combat Training Squadron, Vandenberg SFB, Cali.
5. July 2021 – June 2022, Flight Commander, 55th Combat Training Squadron, Vandenberg SFB, Cali.
6. June 2022 – June 2025, Chief, HQ Missile Defense, NATO Allied Joint Force Command, Brunssum, The Netherlands
7. July 2025 – Present, Operations Officer and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Detachment 365, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 2022 – June 2025, Chief, HQ Missile Defense, NATO Allied Joint Force Command, Brunssum, The Netherlands, as a Major.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman Basic July 8, 2003
Airman January 8, 2004
Airman First Class November 8, 2004
Senior Airman July 8, 2006
Staff Sergeant July 1, 2008
Second Lieutenant December 18, 2015
First Lieutenant December 18, 2017
Captain December 18, 2019
Major April 1, 2024
(Current as of August 2025)