Colonel Carter is a United States Air Force combat systems officer and a faculty member at the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
Before joining the Eisenhower School, Colonel Carter served as the 1st Special Operations Wing, Chief of Staff at Hurlburt Field, FL. He is a graduate of the United States Army War College, and the United States Air Force Air Command and Staff College. Colonel Carter previously commanded the 34th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, FL.
Colonel Carter's extensive career in operations encompasses diverse roles, including evaluator combat systems officer, formal training unit instructor, expeditionary squadron commander, and expeditionary group commander. He has deployed numerous times to AFRICOM, CENTCOM, and INDOPACOM on behalf of USSOCOM and has held staff positions at the Major Command and Combatant Command levels.