Artificial Intelligence Development Chief, DAF MIT AI Accelerator

Maj Morgan R. Mitchell is an artificial intelligence development chief at the DAF MIT AI Accelerator in Cambridge, MA.  She leads the Air Guardian project that performs fundamental research and tests new autonomy methods in aircraft in support of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program in coordination with DARPA and the Test Pilot School.

Maj Mitchell received her commission following graduation from Officer Training School in 2012.  Earning her missile combat operator badge from ICBM initial qualification training in 2014 and crossflowed as a 15A in October 2017. As a missile operator, she was the B-52 Aircrew Electronic Warfare Officer Trainer, Assistant Chief of the Wing Command Post, and an ICBM Missile Combat Crew Commander in the 91^st Missile Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D.  She provided nuclear combat capability to the Commander, United States Strategic Command, in support of national objectives. Additionally, she was responsible for the 5th Bomb Wing B-52H Electronic Warfare Officer training program, overseeing and providing training for over 140 Aircrew members ensuring they are ready to perform nuclear and conventional warfare on the $84 million long range bomber.  After crossflowing to the Operations Analysis career field, Maj Mitchell served as a Space Campaign Analyst and the Chief of the Director’s Action Group in AF/A9 providing strategic analysis, modeling, and simulation in support of national Space and Cyber objectives.  She worked as a Personnel Policy Analyst at A1 Headquarters in the Pentagon, Washington D.C. where she used data analysis techniques to guide personnel policy and directly answer questions from Air Force Leadership and Congress.  At Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA., Maj Mitchell led the analysis flight where she performed telemetry analysis for the MMIII Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) test flights and executed a $100 billion Air Force Global Strike Command test and evaluation portfolio, overseeing five successful test launches.  Prior to her current assignment, she graduated from the CSAF Blue Horizons fellowship and rapid-prototyped an artificial intelligence-powered talent management software suite that transitioned to Air Education and Training Command in support of the stand up of the Airmen Development Command.

EDUCATION 

2007        Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

2009       Master of Science in Materials Science Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 2012 Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

2014        ICBM Initial Qualification Training, Vandenberg AFB, CA

2016       AFIT Nuclear Weapons Effects and Proliferation Certificate, Correspondence 2017 Top Performer, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

2024        Master of Science in Airpower Strategy and Technology Integration, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

 

ASSIGNMENTS  

1. September 2012 – April 2014, Student Pilot, 47th Flying Training Squadron, Laughlin Air Force Base, TX
2. May 2014 – October 2014, Student, Distinguished Graduate, ICBM Initial Qualification Training, 532d Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA.
3. November 2014 – September 2016, Missile Combat Crew Commander, 741st Missile Squadron, Minot AFB, N.D.
4. September 2016 – October 2017, Wing Command Post Aircrew EWO Instructor, 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D.
5. October 2017 – August 2018, Space Campaign Analyst, AF/A9, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
6. August 2018 – April 2019, Chief, Director’s Action Group, AF/A9, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
7. April 2019 – October 2021, Personnel Policy Analyst, AF/A1, Pentagon, Washington D.C.
8. Oct 2021 – July 2023, Analysis Flight Commander, 576 FLTS, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA
9. July 2023 – June 2024, CSAF Blue Horizons Fellow, Center for Strategy and Technology, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
10. July 2024 – Present, DAF MIT AI Accelerator, AI Development Chief, Cambridge, MA

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS   

1. Air and Space Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters, 2013, 2015, 2016
2. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, 2014
3. Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with N device, 2014
4. Air and Space Commendation Medal, 2017

 

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS   

2014 Distinguished Graduate, ICBM Initial Qualification Training, 532d Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB

2015 Selected for the Air Force Global Strike Command Competition Team, Minot AFB

2017  Wing Command Post Deputy Chief- Air Force Global Strike Command Post of the Year, Minot AFB

2017  Wing Command Post Deputy Chief- Large Wing Command Post of the Year, Minot AFB

2017  Top Performer, voted by peers, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB

2020   Headquarters Air Force Company Grade Officer of the Quarter

2023   Air Force Global Strike Command Field Grade Officer of the Year                                                                                        

PUBLICATIONS  

“Gender Disparities in Active Duty Air Force Parents’ Childcare Access: Pre-Pandemic Costs, Utilization, and Career Impacts”, Armed Forces & Society, I-22, June 2022.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS  

Senior Member, Civil Air Patrol

Member, Women in Aviation International

Member, 99’s Women in Aviation

Chair of the Board of Directors, PreFlight Aviation Inc.

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION 

2nd Lieutenant August 31, 2012

1st Lieutenant August 31, 2014

Captain August 31, 2016

Major Nov 1, 2021