Col Kelly J. Quidley is the Deputy Commander of the 960th Cyberspace Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex, Texas. The unit is the only cyberspace wing in Air Force Reserve Command. As the deputy wing commander, Col Quidley directs the operations and staff activities of 16 direct reporting units and 1,300 personnel. The missions of these units include defensive cyber-operations (DCO); combat communications; command & control of cyber operations and DCO – Response Actions; nation-wide communication infrastructure management; cyber defense analysis; network operations; Initial Qualifications Training for cyber across seven weapons and dynamic support to offensive cyber operations. His responsibilities also include the coordination, organization and presentation of AFRC cyber forces to 16th Air Force, Air Forces Cyber, and United States Cyber Command.
Col Quidley gained her commission through Air Force ROTC at Pennsylvania State University in 2001 and entered the United States Air Force as a Communications Officer. She has deployed multiple times—most recently as the 386th Expeditionary Air Base Group Commander at Ali Al Salem in Kuwait where she led 12 squadrons including three Mission Generation Force Elements and CENTCOMs Theater Gateway. Prior to this assignment, she was the 507th Mission Support Group Commander at Tinker AFB, OK.
EDUCATION
2001 Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA
2002 Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, MS
2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2009 Advanced Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, MS
2010 Master of Science in Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
2011 Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
2012 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
2021 Master of Science in Government Information Leadership, National Defense University, Ft McNair, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2002 - May 2004 Communications Officer, 6th Communications Squadron, MacDill AFB, FL
2. May 2004 - March 2005 Deputy Program Manager, Tech Orders Transformation, Development and Fielding Systems Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
3. March 2005 - May 2006 Executive Officer, Development and Fielding Systems Group, Wright- Patterson AFB, OH (January 2006 – May 2006, Network Operations Center Watch Officer, J6, USCENTCOM Forward Headquarters, Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar)
4. May 2006 - June 2007 Chief Information Assurance Transformation, AFMC/A6, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
5. June 2007 - June 2008 Support Battalion G6, Afghanistan Regional Security Integration Command—South (ARSIC-S), 205th Corps, Kandahar, Afghanistan
6. July 2008 - December 2010 Chief, Cyber Ops, 5 AF Yokota AB, Japan
7. July 2011 - December 2011 Assistant Chief, Cyber Surety Branch, AFRC/A6, Robins AFB, GA
8. December 2011 - July 2013 Executive Officer, AFRC/A6, Robins AFB, GA
9. July 2013 - February 2014 Operations Officer, AFRC/A6, Robins AFB, GA
10. February 2014 - June 2014 Commander, 319th Communications Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, ND
11. June 2014 - July 2015 Quality Assurance, 934th Communications Squadron, Minn-St. Paul ARS, MN
12. July 2015 – June 2018, Commander, 910th Communications Squadron, Youngstown ARS, OH
13. July 2018 – July 2020, Chief, Governance Branch, Cybersecurity Division, Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
14. July 2020 – July 2021, Student College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington D.C.
15. August 2021 – July 2023, Deputy Director, Cyber Operations, Office of the Department of the Air Force Principal Cyber Advisor, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
16. July 2023 – November 2025, Commander, 507th Mission Support Group, Tinker AFB, OK (April 2025—October 2025 386th Expeditionary Air Base Group Commander, Ali Al Salem, Kuwait)
17. November 2025 –Present, Deputy Commander, 960th Cyberspace Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
(Current as of December 2025)