Mr. Kirk A. Phillips
Director, Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Kirk A. Phillips is the Director, Air Force Office of Energy Assurance (AF OEA). AF OEA serves as the integrator of energy and water resilience efforts by ensuring projects align with installation needs and with the three goals of the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Installation Energy Strategic Plan — identify enabling system vulnerabilities, improve resilience planning, and ensure resilience results. As such, AF OEA connects DAF enterprise and installation stakeholders with energy and water resilience partners, emerging technologies, and industry best practices.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Phillips was the Health Safety and Environmental Practice Leader and Vice President at LJB Inc. and worked as a thought leader with the American Industrial Hygiene Association on Total Exposure Health. As the Practice Leader of HS&E, he provided comprehensive health, safety and environmental services to all segments of industry across the US and Internationally. In 2018, Mr. Phillips retired as a Colonel from the Air Force after serving as the Biomedical Science Corps Associate Chief for Bioenvironmental Engineering in the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General. In this capacity, he oversaw development and execution of Air Force occupational and environmental health policies and development of the career field’s 362 officers and 960 enlisted members. In 2014, Mr. Phillips developed the Total Exposure Health as a strategic initiative to institutionalize primary prevention in work, environmental and lifestyle exposures. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Phillips was the Director of Policy and Programs for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, Pentagon, Washington DC.
Mr. Phillips entered the Air Force from a four-year AF ROTC scholarship in 1985. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering and his master’s degree in engineering and environmental management, where he was a distinguished graduate. Mr. Phillips has held a broad range of leadership positions throughout the Air Force. Initially serving as Chief and Flight Commander at three operational bases for a combined period of 11 years, he also completed a 12-month fellowship at the Air Force Medical Operations Agency (AFMOA). Mr. Phillips served as a staff officer at a major command and Air Staff in the AF Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, the AF Surgeon General, and the Air Force Medical Support Agency offices. He deployed to Qatar in support of operations ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, and Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. He served a tour at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, where he oversaw the occupational health program for 93 ANG bases and 242 units. Mr. Phillips led his career field as Deputy in the Bioenvironmental Engineering Division at AFMOA and he was the Commander, 47th Medical Support Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
Education
1990 Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Rolla, Missouri
1993 Master of Science in Engineering & Environmental Mgmt, AF Institute of Tech., WPAFB, OH
1996 Squadron Officer’s School (in residence), 1 Jan
2000 Fellow, Occupational & Environmental Health, AF Medical Operations Agency, Wash, DC
2002 Air Command and Staff College (by seminar), 1 Sep
2008 Air War College (by correspondence), 1 Feb
Assignments
October 1989 – April 1992, Chief, Bioenvironmental Engineering Services, USAF Clinic, Brooks, Texas, Joint Military Medical Command, Systems Command and AETC
April 1992 – September 1993, Graduate Student, Air Force institute of Technology, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, AETC
September 1993 – June 1996, Assistant Chief, Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight, 18th Medical Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, PACAF
June 1996 – May 2000, Flight Commander, Bioenvironmental Engineering, 509th Medical Group, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, ACC
May 2000 – May 2001, Fellow, Occupational and Environmental Health, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Bolling Air Force Base, District of Columbia, HAF
May 2001 – May 2003, Environmental, Safety and Health Policy Officer for Ranges and Airspace, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations (A3/5), Headquarters US Air Force, Pentagon, District of Columbia
May 2003 – May 2006, National Guard Bureau Command Bioenvironmental Engineer, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, ANG
May 2006 – May 2007, Chief, Environmental Safety and Occupational Health, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Bolling AFB, DC, HAF
May 2007 – June 2009, Chief, Bioenvironmental Engineering Force Development, Air Force Medical Support Agency, Bolling AFB, DC, HAF
June 2009 – Jun 2011, Commander, 47th Medical Support Squadron, Laughlin AFB, TX
Jun 2011 – Apr 2014, Director, Plans and Policy, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics), Pentagon, Washington DC
Apr 14 to Feb 18, BSC Associate Chief for Bioenvironmental Engineering, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Pentagon, Washington DC
Major Awards and Decorations
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Publications
“A Decision Support Model Using Life Cycle Cost Analysis to Select Cost Effective Alternatives for Hazardous Materials,” Air Force Institute of Technology, 1993
“Total Exposure Health: An Introduction,” Taylor and Francis, 2020
Effective Dates of Promotion [Military only]
Second Lieutenant 19 Sept 1989
First Lieutenant 19 Sept 1991
Captain 19 Sept 1993
Major 1 Apr 2001
Lieutenant Colonel 1 Oct 2006
Colonel 1 Nov 2013
Major Jay Calvo
Deputy Director, Air Force Office of Energy Assurance
Major Jay Calvo is the Deputy Director, Air Force Office of Energy Assurance (OEA), Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., where he helps provide mission assurance to more than 175 Department of the Air Force (DAF) installations through Energy Assurance project planning, programing, and execution that is mission-focused and climate informed.
Maj. Calvo earned his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Manhattan College, New York City – Detachment 560 in 2011. He served in various leadership positions with teams from three members to 500 at different organizational levels and across several major commands. Maj. Calvo deployed to Afghanistan in support of operation Enduring Freedom and to Panama in support of the humanitarian Exercise New Horizons.
Prior to his current position, the major was the Operations Flight Commander, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES), Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, where he acted as the squadron commander during Operation Allies Refuge, the largest humanitarian air evacuation in history, where he provided life support services for more than 60,000 evacuees.
EDUCATION
2011 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College, New York City
2011 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2016 Master of Science, Engineering Management, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2021 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
June 2011–June 2013, Chief, Construction Management, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Misawa Air Base, Japan (January 2013–June 2013, OIC, Tactical Operations Center, 577 EPBS, Afghanistan)
June 2013–August 2014, Flight Commander, Readiness and Emergency Management, 35th CES, Misawa AB, Japan
August 2014–March 2016, Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology AFIT, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
March 2016–May 2018, Chief, Vertical Construction Team A, 820th RED HORSE Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.
(March 2018–June 2018, Director of Operations, 346 ERHS, Panama)
May 2018–April 2019, Resources Flight Commander, 820th RHS, Nellis AFV, Nev.
April 2019–July 2021, Wing Engineering Program Manager, 70th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing, Fort Meade, Md.
July 2021–July 2022, Operations Flight Commander, 379 ECES, Al Udeid AB, Qatar
July 2022–present, Deputy Director, OEA, AFCEC, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air and Space Meritorious Service Medal