Col. Megan F. Hall is the commander of the 820th Base Defense Group at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. She leads more than 690 airmen and Department of War civilian personnel, ensuring they are organized, trained and equipped, and ready to execute their expeditionary mission. Hall provides strategic oversight for the Air Force’s only first-in, airborne-capable security forces group, comprised of a group headquarters staff, a combat operations squadron, and three base defense squadrons. These units provide rapidly deployable, high-risk force protection and integrated base defense for combatant commands in any environment.
Hall was commissioned into the Air Force in May 2003 as a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps graduate from the University of Louisville, Kentucky. Since then, she has served in diverse security roles and deployed multiple times worldwide, leading presidential security visits within the Americas and participating in exercises across the Indo-Pacific and Central Command areas of responsibility. Before this position, Hall served as the chief of the Security Forces Division, Directorate of Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection, Headquarters Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelor of Science, Administration of Justice, University of Louisville, Ky.
2003 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2004 Security Forces Basic Officer Course, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Master of Arts, Criminal Justice, American Military University, W.Va.
2012 Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy 251, Quantico, Va.
2016 U.S. Army Command and Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
2024 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
- March 1999 – May 2003, Supply Specialist, 123rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Kentucky Air National Guard, Ky.
- June 2003 – August 2006, Flight Leader/Training and Readiness Flight Commander, 27th Security Forces Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. (March 2005 – September 2005, Flight Commander, 477th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Camp Sather, Iraq)
- September 2006 – June 2009, Flight Commander/Operations Officer, 823rd Base Defense Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga. (April 2007 – June 2007, Flight Commander, 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Camp Bucca, Iraq) (November 2007 – April 2008, Operations Officer, 887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Camp Bucca, Iraq)
- May 2009 – March 2011, Chief, Force Protection/Chief, Integrated Defense, Headquarters Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
- March 2011 – July 2013, Deputy Commander, 647th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
- July 2013 – July 2015, Commander, 61st Security Forces Squadron, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif.
- June 2015 – June 2016, Student, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
- July 2016 – July 2018, Commander, 45th Security Forces Squadron, Patrick AFB/Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla.
- August 2018 – June 2020, Chief, Mission Assurance Branch/Critical Infrastructure Branch, Headquarters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii
- July 2020 – June 2023, Deputy Commander, 87th Mission Support Group/Commander, 87th Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
- July 2023 – May 2024, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
- May 2024 – July 2025, Chief, Security Forces Division, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
- August 2025 – Present, Commander, 820th Base Defense Group, Moody AFB, Georgia
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal with two service stars
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with service star
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with mobilization and bronze hourglass device
(Current as of August 2025)