Colonel David W. Myrick is the Deputy Commander, 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The 437th Airlift Wing deploys Airmen and aircraft worldwide in support of contingency operations that involve the airland and airdrop delivery of forces, equipment, and supplies. These missions support combat operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed special operations missions, and United States sponsored humanitarian relief efforts.
Colonel Myrick is originally from Greenville, NC. He received his ROTC commission in 2002 from North Carolina State University and then attended pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB). Colonel Myrick then served two operational tours as a C-17 Pilot at McChord AFB and Charleston AFB, ultimately qualifying as a Lead Airdrop Evaluator Pilot. He then served as a Joint Planner and Staff Officer in the Aviation and Tactics Evaluation Group (AVTEG/JSOC). Following his staff tour at Ft Bragg he attended the U.S. Navy’s Command and Staff College in Newport, RI, followed by the U.S. Air Force’s School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at Maxwell AFB, AL. Colonel Myrick commanded the 57th Weapons Squadron (USAFWS) before serving on the Headquarters Air Force staff as a strategist and subsequently attending the National War College. Prior to this assignment, Colonel Myrick served as a Political-Military Strategist in the Joint Staff’s Coalition Strategy Division (DDJ-5/GI/CSD), Headquarters Air Force.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, N.C. State University 2002 Distinguished Graduate
ROTC Det. 595
2008 Masters of Science in International Relations, Troy University 2008 Distinguished Graduate
Squadron Officer School, Air University
2011 United States Air Force Weapons School – C-17 Weapons Instructor Course 2015 Masters of Arts
in National Security Studies, United States Naval War College 2016 Masters of Philosophy in
Military Strategy, Air University
2021 Masters of Science in National Security and Strategy, National Defense University
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2003 – May 2003. Admin Officer, ROTC Det. 595, Raleigh, NC
2. May 2003 – June 2004 Student, SUPT, Laughlin AFB, TX,
4. November 2004 – November 2008, 10 AS Chief of Tactics, McChord AFB
5. November 2008 – October 2011, C-17A 437 AW Executive Officer Charleston AFB, SC
6. October 2011 - June 2014, Joint Planner, Aviation and Tactics Evaluation Group (JSOC), Ft. Bragg
NC
7. July 2014 – June 2015, Student, College of Naval Command and Staff Newport RI
8. July 2015 – June 2016, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB AL
9. June 2016 – May 2017, Director of Staff and Commander 57th Weapons Squadron, JBMDL, NJ
10. May 2017 – December 2018, Commander 57th Weapons Squadron, JBLM, WA
11. January 2019 – July 2020, Airpower Strategist and Strategy Development Branch Chief, HAF/A5SS
12. July 2020 – June 2021, Student, National War College, Fort McNair, DC
13. June 2021 – July 2022, POL/MIL Strategist, Joint Staff DDJ-5 Global Integration, Coalition
Strategy Div.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 3000, including 883 combat hours Aircraft Flown: T-6, T-1A, C-17A
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 2002
First Lieutenant 2004
Captain 2008
Major 2012
Lieutenant Colonel 2016
Colonel 2022
(Current as of July 2023)