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        Edwin Oshiba SES Bio (Air Force Photo by Andy Morataya)EDWIN H. OSHIBAEdwin H. Oshiba, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. He is the Air Force's senior career civilian adviser to the Secretary of the Air Force. He performs high-level assignments following the Secretary's policies, goals, and objectives. He oversees the execution and programming of the Headquarters U.S. Air Force portfolio with an annual budget of $5.6 billion and 37,000 personnel. He administratively manages and supports the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, its 1,650-member Secretariat and 2,400-member supported field operating agencies to include manpower, personnel, organization, budget, supply, and the Secretary's contingency fund; information, personnel and industrial security oversight for U.S. treaty issues; Special Access Programs and anti-terrorism.
Mr. Oshiba is also the Air Force lead for Insider Threat policy and implementation. He also establishes policy and oversees worldwide Air Force Departmental Publishing, the Air Force Declassification Office, the Air Force Art Program and the Air Force Executive Dining Facility. 
Mr. Oshiba was commissioned in the Air Force in 1989 upon graduation from Santa Clara University. He commanded three civil engineer squadrons and an expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force, or Prime BEEF, group and served in a variety of positions at garrison, major command and Headquarters U.S. Air Force levels. He retired in 2015 at the rank of colonel and has since served as Director, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, San Antonio, Texas, and several in several positions on the Air Staff. In his latest position as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy, Installations & Environment, he was responsible for the formulation, review and execution of plans, policies, programs and budgets to meet Department of the Air Force installations, energy, environment, safety and occupational health objectives. In this role, Mr. Oshiba oversaw the development and execution of the $17.5 billion installations annual budget, strategic basing process, participated in program and financial review groups and advocated for financial adjustments to optimize force readiness. He also oversaw preparation and defense of these Department of the Air Force programs for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of Management and Budget and Congress.

**EDUCATION**
1988 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University, Calif.
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1997 Master of Science, Engineering and Environmental Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (Distinguished Graduate)
2003 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2008 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2019 Vanguard Senior Executive Development Program
2020 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar**CAREER CHRONOLOGY**
1. February 1989–July 1992, Chief of Readiness, Electrical Design and Utilities Engineer, 96th Civil Engineering Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (deployed as Operations Officer, Riyadh Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
2. July 1992–July 1994, Engineering Flight Commander and Chief, Contract Management, 8th Civil Engineer Squadron, Kunsan AB, South Korea
3. August 1994–May 1996, Executive Officer to The Command Civil Engineer, and Unaccompanied Housing Manager, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
4. May 1996–December 1997, Student, Graduate Engineering and Environmental Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. December 1997–June 2000, Chief, Maintenance Engineering, and General Officer Quarters Manager, 1st Civil Engineer Squadron, Langley AFB, Va. (deployed as Base Civil Engineer, Doha AB, Qatar)
6. June 2000–July 2002, Operations Flight Commander, 2nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Barksdale AFB, La. (deployed as Civil Engineer Commander, 355th Air Expeditionary Group, and Base Civil Engineer, Masirah Island AB, Sultanate of Oman)
7. August 2002–June 2003, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
8. June 2003–June 2005, Bases and Units Program Manager, and Base Realignment and Closure 2005 Analysis Team Chief, Office of The Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.
9. July 2005–May 2006, Commander, 347th Civil Engineer Squadron, and Base Civil Engineer, Moody AFB, Ga.
10. May 2006–September 2006, Commander, 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, and Base Civil Engineer, Manas AB, Kyrgyz Republic
11. September 2006–July 2007, Commander, 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron, and Base Civil Engineer, Moody AFB, Ga.
12. July 2007–July 2009, Commander, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron, and Base Civil Engineer, Scott AFB, Ill.
13. August 2009–July 2010, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
14. August 2010–August 2011, Commander, 577th Expeditionary Prime BEEF Group, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
15. September 2011–March 2013, Installation Support Panel Chair, Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Plans and Programs, and Chief, Installation Support and Strategy Branch, Office of the Air Force Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Va.
16. April 2013–September 2014, Chief, Installation Strategic Plans and Programs Division, Office of the Air Force Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, HAF, Arlington, Va.
17. October 2014–February 2015, Chief, Installation Strategy and Plans Division, Directorate of Civil Engineers, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, HAF, Arlington, Va.
18. February 2015–January 2018, Deputy Director of Civil Engineers, Directorate of Civil Engineers, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, HAF, Arlington, Va.
19. February 2018–November 2018, Director, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
20. November 2018–January 2022, Director of Resource Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, HAF, Arlington, Va.
21. January 2022–March 2023, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Headquarters Department of the Air Force, Arlington, Va.
22. March 2023–December 2023, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Energy, Installations and Environment, Headquarters DAF, Arlington, Va.
23. December 2023–present, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Headquarters DAF, Arlington, Va.**AWARDS AND HONORS**
Presidential Rank Award (Distinguished)
Presidential Rank Award (Meritorious)
Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers Distinguished Career Service Award**PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS**
Society of American Military Engineers
(Current as of December 2023)
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