Col. Nicole “Gucci” Petrucci is currently assigned as the Commander, Space Delta 3, Space Operations Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. She commands the Electromagnetic Warfare Delta with personnel deployed worldwide. Space Delta 3 is responsible for preparing and presenting assigned and attached forces for the purpose of executing electromagnetic warfare. The units falling under her command within Space Delta 3 are the 4th, 5th and 16th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadrons and the 3d Combat Training Squadron.
Col. Petrucci received her commission from Fresno State University in 2001. She has served as Combat Crew commander, Instructor, and Evaluator on the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, the PARCS missile warning and space tracking radar, and various classified satellite systems. She has developed and authored numerous space and cyber tactics in use around the world today. Col. Petrucci is a master space operator and a graduate of the USAF Weapons School, the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, and a distinguished graduate of the Eisenhower School of National Security and Resource Strategy. Prior to her current assignment, she served as an Operation Research Analyst in Cost Assessment and Program Assessment, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington DC.
EDUCATION
2001 Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, California State University Fresno, CA 2001 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL 2007 USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV
2008 Master of Science, Forensic DNA and Toxicology, University of Florida, FL 2013 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
2016 School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, AL
2021 Dwight D. Eisenhower School of National Security and Resource Strategy, Ft McNair, Washington DC
ASSIGNMENTS
- June 2001 – January 2002, Assistant to the Chief of Wing Training, 412th Operations Group, Edwards AFB, CA
- January 2002 – July 2002, Student, 392nd Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA
- July 2002 – September 2003, ICBM Combat Crew Deputy Commander, 740th Missile Squadron, Minot AFB, ND
- September 2003 – July 2004, ICBM Combat Crew Instructor, 91 Operations Support Squadron, Minot AFB, ND
- July 2004 – June 2005, ICBM Combat Crew Commander, 740th Missile Squadron, Minot AFB, ND
- June 2005 – August 2006, ICBM Combat Crew Flight Commander, 740th Missile Squadron, Minot AFB, ND
- August 2006 – October 2007, ICBM Wing Emergency War Order Instructor, 91st Operations Support Squadron, Minot AFB, ND
- June 2005 – August 2006, ICBM Combat Crew Flight Commander, 740th Missile Squadron, Minot AFB, ND
- August 2006 – October 2007, ICBM Wing Emergency War Order Instructor, 91st Operations Support Squadron, Minot AFB, ND
- October 2007 – June 2009, PARCS Crew Commander and Chief of Weapons and Tactics, 10th Space Warning Squadron, Cavalier AFS, ND
- June 2009 – August 2012, Chief of Space Integration, 561st Joint Tactics Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV
- August 2012 – June 2013, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
- June 2013 – November 2015, Defensive Space Control Requirements Lead, A5 - Plans, Programs, and Policy Division, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, CO
- November 2014 – June 2015, Director of Operations, 1st Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, CO
- June 2015 – June 2016, Student, School of Advanced Air & Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, AL
- June 2016 – December 2016, Strategy Guidance Team Chief, 614th Air and Space Operations Center, Vandenberg AFB, CA
- December 2016 – May 2019, Commander, 614th Combat Training Squadron, Vandenberg AFB, CA
- May 2019 – June 2020, Executive Officer, 14th Air Force, Space Operations Command, Vandenberg AFB, CA
- June 2020 – June 2021, Student, Eisenhower School of National Security and Resource Strategy, Ft McNair, Washington DC
- Jun 2021 – Jun 2023, Operations Research Analyst, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Cost Assessment and Program Assessment, Washington DC
- Jun 2023 – Present, Commander Space Delta 3, Peterson SFB, CO.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
Nuclear Operations Medal with ‘N’ device
Combat Readiness Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Medal with ‘N’ device
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant 30 May 2001
First Lieutenant 30 May 2003
Captain 30 May 2005
Major 1 August 2011
Lieutenant Colonel 1 August 2016
Colonel 1 April 2022
(Current as of June 2023)