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Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Dragnich
Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Dragnich
Job Title
Chief of Staff, International Affairs
Organization
Space Systems Command
Lieutenant Colonel Paul A. Dragnich is the Chief of Staff of Space Systems
Command, International Affairs, at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. In this
role, he is responsible for establishing partnerships with Allies, Inter-Agencies, and
Industry to strengthen the military space enterprise. Lt. Col. Dragnich leverages
space Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases and shapes the use of armaments
cooperation to support national security objectives, the development of an allied
inclusive space architecture, and space security cooperation initiatives with partner
nations. Additionally, he serves as a USAFRICOM Foreign Area Officer.
Lt. Col. Dragnich earned his commission as the top graduate from ROTC at
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2008 and attended Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot
Training (ENJJTP) at Sheppard AFB, TX. Lt Col Dragnich completed operational assignments in the C-17A and served as
an instructor/evaluator in the C-17A Formal Training Unit. He has numerous deployments with Expeditionary Airlift
Squadrons in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, and INHERENT RESOLVE.
In his previous role, he served as Deputy Chief, Americas and Africa Division, Regional Affairs Directorate for the Deputy
Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this position, managed relationships with partner nations, provided oversight, and gave guidance for international programs supporting national
security objectives across the Western Hemisphere and Africa through politico-military affairs, security assistance, education, training, and cooperative research and development. Lt. Col. Dragnich supervised over 470 FMS cases valued
at more than $10 billion.
Lt Col Dragnich is a senior pilot with more than 2,200 hours, including over 640 combat hours.
Speaking
15September
11:20 / 12:00
Les Salons Hoche
Session
Strengthening Alliances: International Cooperation in Space Security
