Col Justin Meihaus, is the commander of the 23d Mission Support Group, Moody AFB, Georgia, home of the Air Force's legendary "Flying Tigers." He leads a diverse group of more than 1500 military, civilian and contractors providing support and services to more than 28 thousand active-duty and retired military and family members. His group of six squadrons executes an annual budget of more than $58 million and maintains an installation with 830 facilities and more than 117 thousand land acres, including adjacent bombing and strafing ranges, drop and landing zones in support of A-10C, HC-130, HH-60W, and Guardian Angel forces as well as a tenant base defense group. He is responsible for ensuring the readiness of support forces to mobilize and deploy to build, secure and sustain air base operations at austere bare base locations anywhere in the world.
Col Meihaus earned his commission from Colorado State University's ROTC program in 2006. He has held several leadership positions at the installation, major command and Air Staff level, and deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He has completed multiple command tours at the squadron level and is a graduate of the Marine Command and Staff College and the Dwight D. Eisenhower School.
Prior to his current position, Col Meihaus was the Command Engineer, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, Hulburt Field, Florida.
EDUCATION
2006 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Colo.
2011 Distinguished Graduate, Air Force Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2013 Master of Science, Engineering Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2019 U.S. Marine Command and Staff College, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia
2025 Master of Science, Natural Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 2006 – March 2007, Special Assistant to the Commander, 757th Operation Support Squadron, Creech AFB, Nevada
2. March 2007 – November 2007, Student Undergraduate Pilot Training, 8th Flying Training Squadron, Vance AFB, Okla.
3. November 2007 – February 2009, Civil Engineer Programmer, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
4. February 2009 – July 2010, Readiness and Emergency Management Flight Commander, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
5. July 2010 – July 2011, Deputy Programs Flight Commander, 4th Civil Engineer Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
6. July 2011 – March 2013, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. March 2013 – March 2015, Military Construction (MILCON) Program Manager, Directorate of Civil Engineers Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
8. March 2015 – July 2016, Installation Support Panel Analyst, Directorate of Civil Engineers Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
9. July 2016 – July 2019, Operations Flight Commander, 319th Civil Engineer Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
10. July 2019 – June 2020, U.S. Marine Command and Staff College, MCB Quantico, Va.
11. June 2020 – June 2022, Commander, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M.
12. June 2022 – July 2024, Commander, 10th Civil Engineer Squadron, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
13. August 2024 – June 2025, Student, The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
14. July 2025 – July 2026, Command Engineer, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
15. July 2026 – Present, Commander, 23d Mission Support Group, Moody AFB, Ga.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Army Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Certified Educational Facilities Professional (CEFP), APPA - Leadership in Education Facilities
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 31, 2006
First Lieutenant May 31, 2008
Captain May 31, 2010
Major July 1, 2016
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 2020
Colonel Feb. 1, 2026
(Current as of August 2026)