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Colonel Reginald R. Smith, U.S. Air Force, joined the NSA faculty in August 2008 and teaches the Leadership Concepts and Senior Leadership Seminar courses.  He is a 2011 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval War College with Master’s degrees in National Security and Strategic Studies, Aeronautical Science and Aviation Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology.  He has completed Squadron Officer’s School, Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College programs in addition to mobility specialization through the USAF Air Mobility Operations Course.  Most recently he was the Commander, 353d Combat Training Squadron Det 1 at Elmendorf AFB, AK where he stood up the new RED FLAG-Alaska major force combat employment training exercise.  In addition, he has major command staff experience as the Tactical Airlift Branch Chief, Directorate of Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, where he won the 2003 USAF Chief of Staff Team Excellence award.  He is a command pilot and USAF Combat Action medal recipient with more than 4,400 flight hours including combat experience in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM flying several variants of the C-130 Hercules aircraft.  In addition to teaching, Colonel Smith has served as SLS course administrator, deputy exercise director, and assistant to the Ruger Chair for Economic Security.