Col Adolph (Rocko) S.
Rodriguez Jr., USAF
Col Adolph (Rocko) S. Rodriguez Jr., USAF
Director, Defense Critical Infrastructure
DoW Cyber Defense Command
Colonel Adolph S. Rodriguez Jr. is the Mobilization Assistant to the Deputy Commander, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Col Rodriguez is responsible for the operations of more than 44,000 personnel conducting worldwide cyber and multi-source intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
Col Rodriguez commissioned in 2001 through Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, as a Distinguished Graduate. Prior to this assignment, Colonel Rodriguez served as the Deputy Commander of the 960th Cyberspace Wing, where he was responsible for the presentation of AFRC cyber forces to 16th Air Force, Air Forces Cyber, and United States Cyber Command. He served on the Air Staff as the Deputy Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force, where he was responsible for advising cyber senior leaders with strategic and operational use of air force assets in the cyber domain. He assisted the DAF Principal Cyber Advisor with cyber operations best practices affecting 55,000 cyber professionals with policy and guidance in accordance with the national military strategy. Col Rodriguez commanded two cyber operations squadrons, a combat rescue mission support group and was the Deputy Director, Legislative Affairs, USCYBERCOM. Throughout his career he has held a variety of assignments and leadership positions in air
operations, space operations, and cyber operations at the Wing, Numbered Air Force, Air Staff and Joint levels.
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