Full Name
Brig Gen Brian Sidari, USSF
Job Title
Director of Intelligence
Company
U.S. Space Command
Speaker Bio
Brig. Gen. Brian D. Sidari is the Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. In this capacity, he serves as the Senior Intelligence Advisor to the Commander of USSPACECOM and directs all intelligence operations. Prior to this assignment, he served as the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance at Headquarters, Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Brig. Gen. Sidari commissioned through Reserve Officer Training Corps from the Kent State University, Ohio. He has held numerous operational and staff tours, featuring joint and combined service in multiple theaters.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Kent State University, Ohio
2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Joint Advanced Warfighting School, National Defense University, Norfolk, Va.
2023 Enterprise Leadership Program, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1995–May 1996, Assistant Regional Director of Admissions, The Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia
2. May 1996–December 1997, Student, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
3. December 1997–July 1999, Support Flight Commander, 22nd Training Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
4. August 1999–July 2002, Flight Commander, 93rd Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.
5. July 2002–May 2005, RQ-4 Functional Manager and Chief Predator Operations and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
6. May 2005–July 2006, National Airborne Operations Center, Chief of Intelligence, OPS Team 1, Offutt AFB, Neb.
7. July 2006–June 2007, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. September 2007–July 2009, Director of Operations, 390th Intelligence Squadron, Okinawa Air Base, Japan
9. July 2009–July 2011, Counter-Terrorism Operations Officer, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
10. July 2011–July 2013, Commander, 6th Intelligence Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea
11. July 2013–July 2015, Chief, Special Programs Integration Division, Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
12. July 2015–June 2016, Student, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, National Defense University, Naval Support Activity, Norfolk Va.
13. June 2016–June 2018, Assistant Deputy Director for ISR Operations (J-32), Operations Directorate (J-3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. June 2018–June 2020, Vice Commander, 480th ISR Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
15. June 2020–Jun 2022, Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Headquarters Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
16. June 2022–present, Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever SFB, Colo.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2005–July 2006, National Airborne Operations Center, Chief of Intelligence, OPS Team 1, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., as a major
2. July 2009–July 2011, Counter-Terrorism Operations Officer, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a lieutenant colonel
3. June 2016–June 2018, Chief, Assessments and Plans Division, Assistant Deputy Director for ISR Operations (J- 32), Operations Directorate (J-3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
4. June 2022–present, Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colo, as brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with one Device
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four Devices
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal with one Device
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two Devices
Air and Space Achievement Medal with one Device
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1995
First Lieutenant May 31, 1997
Captain May 31, 1999
Major Oct. 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 1, 2010
Colonel Nov. 1, 2016
Brigadier General Oct. 2, 2022
(Current as of September 2024)
Brig. Gen. Sidari commissioned through Reserve Officer Training Corps from the Kent State University, Ohio. He has held numerous operational and staff tours, featuring joint and combined service in multiple theaters.
EDUCATION
1995 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Kent State University, Ohio
2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Joint Advanced Warfighting School, National Defense University, Norfolk, Va.
2023 Enterprise Leadership Program, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1995–May 1996, Assistant Regional Director of Admissions, The Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia
2. May 1996–December 1997, Student, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
3. December 1997–July 1999, Support Flight Commander, 22nd Training Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
4. August 1999–July 2002, Flight Commander, 93rd Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Ga.
5. July 2002–May 2005, RQ-4 Functional Manager and Chief Predator Operations and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
6. May 2005–July 2006, National Airborne Operations Center, Chief of Intelligence, OPS Team 1, Offutt AFB, Neb.
7. July 2006–June 2007, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. September 2007–July 2009, Director of Operations, 390th Intelligence Squadron, Okinawa Air Base, Japan
9. July 2009–July 2011, Counter-Terrorism Operations Officer, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
10. July 2011–July 2013, Commander, 6th Intelligence Squadron, Osan AB, South Korea
11. July 2013–July 2015, Chief, Special Programs Integration Division, Directorate of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
12. July 2015–June 2016, Student, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, National Defense University, Naval Support Activity, Norfolk Va.
13. June 2016–June 2018, Assistant Deputy Director for ISR Operations (J-32), Operations Directorate (J-3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
14. June 2018–June 2020, Vice Commander, 480th ISR Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
15. June 2020–Jun 2022, Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Headquarters Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
16. June 2022–present, Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever SFB, Colo.
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 2005–July 2006, National Airborne Operations Center, Chief of Intelligence, OPS Team 1, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., as a major
2. July 2009–July 2011, Counter-Terrorism Operations Officer, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a lieutenant colonel
3. June 2016–June 2018, Chief, Assessments and Plans Division, Assistant Deputy Director for ISR Operations (J- 32), Operations Directorate (J-3), Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., as a colonel
4. June 2022–present, Director of Intelligence, United States Space Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colo, as brigadier general
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with one Device
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four Devices
Aerial Achievement Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal with one Device
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two Devices
Air and Space Achievement Medal with one Device
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 1995
First Lieutenant May 31, 1997
Captain May 31, 1999
Major Oct. 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 1, 2010
Colonel Nov. 1, 2016
Brigadier General Oct. 2, 2022
(Current as of September 2024)
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