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Phillip Summers

Military Professor College of Leadership and Ethics
Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force
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Biography

Lt. Col. Phillip Summers commissioned into the Air Force via ROTC after graduating from Clemson University in 2006. He is a military professor in the College of Leadership and Ethics. Previous to this assignment he was the Commander of the 9th Airlift Squadron at Dover AFB, Delaware. He is a Command Pilot with over 3,000 hours (600 combat) in the C-130 E/H and C-5M.

Contact Information

(401) 856-5648

Areas of Expertise

  • Ethics
  • Leadership
  • NATO

Professional Highlights

2025

Military Professor, Naval War College, Newport, RI

Guides Intermediate and Senior level students through Leadership and Ethics in the Profession of Arms.
2023

Squadron Commander 9th Airlift Squadron, Dover AFB, DE

Led Air Mobility Command's largest flying squadron in executing inter-theater airlift operations across the globe.
2022

Director of Operations 436 Operations Support Squadron, Dover AFB, DE

Led support operations for the daily execution of airlift and humanitarian missions around the world.
2019

NATO Airlift Coordination Centre, Poggio Renatico, Italy

Planned and executed command and control of airlift in NATO directed operations and exercises.

Education

M.A., American Military University, Sports Managment

B.A., Clemson University, Secondary Education, History/Geography

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