Col. Shamekia Toliver is the Deputy Commander, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. As the deputy, she assists the commander leading a 2,200-person organization, providing installation engineering services for facility investment planning, design and construction, operations support, real property management, energy support, environmental compliance and restoration, and readiness and emergency management. The unit conducts its operations at more than 75 locations worldwide and includes execution of a $3 billion annual operations budget, $3 billion Military Construction Program, and management of a $13 billion military housing portfolio.
Col. Toliver entered the Air Force in 1994 as an enlisted Airman; she was subsequently selected for the Airman Scholarship Commissioning Program and gained her commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps. Col. Toliver holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a special experience identifier as a board certified and licensed Professional Engineer. She has served at various base level and headquarters staff levels and has deployed multiple times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Prior to her current position, Col. Toliver was the Commander, 42d Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
2007 Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, S.C.
2008 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Master of Science, Airpower Strategy and Technology Integration, Blue Horizons Fellow, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Senior Developmental Education, Air Force Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory, Ill.
2020 Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University, Norfolk Va.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 2002–July 2003, Environmental Flight Deputy, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
2. July 2003–July 2005, Engineering Flight Contract Planner, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C. (September 2004–January 2005, Deputy Commander, 438th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Flight, Afghanistan)
3. August 2005–June 2008, Readiness Flight Commander, 375th Civil Engineer Squadron, Scott AFB, Ill.
(May 2006 – September 2006, Operations Flight Commander, 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Iraq) (January 2007–March 2008, Provincial Engineer, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Afghanistan)
4. June 2008–July 2010, Civil Engineer Officer Assignments Functional, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
5. July 2010–July 2011, Commander’s Action Group Action Officer, AFPC, Randolph AFB, Texas
6. July 2011–July 2013, Program Manager, Resource Analyst, HAF/A7, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. (July 2011–January 2012, Chief, Civil Engineer Operations Division, Qatar)
7. July 2013–July 2015, Deputy Commander, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, Osan AFB, South Korea
8. July 2015–June 2016, Blue Horizons Fellow, Center for Strategy and Technology, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
9. July 2016–June 2018, Commander, 7th Civil Engineer Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas
10. June 2018–June 2019, Air Force Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Ill.
11. June 2019–June 2021, Commander, 322d Training Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
12. July 2021–June 2022, Deputy Director, Installations, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
13. July 2022–July 2024, Commander, 502d Installation Support Group, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
14. July 2024–June 2026, Commander, 42d Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
15. June 2026–Present, Deputy Commander, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Army Achievement Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal with one service star
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2002 Distinguished Graduate, AFROTC Officer Commissioning Program
2008 Air Mobility Command Maj Gen Lupia Mil Manager of the Year
2012 Headquarters Air Force Company Grade Officer of the Year
2016 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Construction Team of the Year
PUBLICATIONS
“CE Officer Force Development,” Air Force Civil Engineer, 2010
“Supporting Mission Readiness by Mitigating Infrastructure Risk,” Military Operations Research Society, September 2019
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 11, 2002
First Lieutenant May 29, 2004
Captain May 29, 2006
Major Aug 1, 2012
Lieutenant Colonel Jan 1, 2016
Colonel April 1, 2021
(Current as of June 2026)