Colonel David Berríos is the Vice Commander, Space Base Delta 1, headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo. He is responsible for providing security, civil engineering, fire protection, environmental management, manpower, personnel, services, contracting, and housing support for Schriever SFB. He leads the Mission Support squadrons comprised of over 800 personnel who manage a $25 million annual budget, administer $500 million in contracts, and oversees 3,840 acres and 80 facilities valued at $1.2 billion. He provides full spectrum support to the installation’s 22 tenant agencies and mission partners, 16 geographically separated units, and almost 8,000 personnel operating communications, navigation and surveillance satellites and associated systems valued at $72 billion. Additionally, under his leadership, the Mission Support team plans, develops and coordinates base growth, mutual aid and encroachment issues with higher headquarters, city, county, state, and federal officials; and organizes, trains and equips Airmen and Guardians for worldwide deployments in support of combatant commander requirements.
Colonel Berríos has a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez. He commissioned on January 2001 upon completion of the Officer Training School in Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. During his 19 years on active duty, he has served on various operational and staff assignments throughout the Air Force, including assignments at Andrews Air Force Base, Osan Air Base, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the United States Air Force Academy, Lajes Field Air Base, Joint Base Pearl Harbor- Hickam, and Headquarter Air Force. Colonel Berrios has deployed four times in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation New Dawn and Operation Inherent Resolve.
Prior to this assignment, Col Berrios was the Chief, Security Cooperation Office, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He led a dedicated team of military and civilian personnel responsible for the delivery of Security Cooperation and Security Assistance support to our Honduran Armed Forces partners in order to advance strategic goals and to respond to shared challenges.
Colonel Berríos and his wife Sonia, have a son, Nathaniel, and daughter, Alexa.
EDUCATION
1999 - Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
2001 - AeroSpace Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2007 - Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 - Master’s degree in Business Administration, Touro University International, CA, by correspondence 2012 - Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2021 – Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 2001 – October 2003, Civil Engineer, Deputy, Environmental Planning, Deputy, Maintenance Engineering, 89th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland (January 2003 – July 2003, Officer In Charge, Jacobabad AB, Pakistan)
2. November 2003 – Oct 2004, Resources Flight Commander, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
3. November 2004 – March 2007, Environmental Planner, Chief of Construction, Chief of Environmental Quality, 611th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska 4. April 2007 – June 2008, Executive Officer, 611th Air Support Group, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska (February 2008 – March 2008, Officer in Charge, United States Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh)
5. July 2008 – July 2001, Deputy Director of International Programs, Instructor of Spanish, Dean of Faculty, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado (July 2010 – December 2010, Construction Management Officer, Al Udeid AB, Qatar)
6. August 2011 – July 2013, Operations Flight Commander, Lajes AB, Azores, Portugal (February 2012 – Aug 2012, Chief Engineer, Regional Support Center-Capital, Kabul, Afghanistan)
7. August 2013 – March 2015, Chief of Integration Branch, Chief of Operations Functional Management Branch, Headquarter Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
8. April 2015 – June 2016, Chief of Readiness Branch, Air Force Installations and Mission Support Center, Det 2, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
9. July 2016 – July 2018, Commander, 647th Civil Engineer Squadron, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii
10. August 2018 – December 2018, Director of Built Infrastructure Policy and Plans, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia (April 2019 – October 2019, Chief Engineer, CJTF-OIR, Balad AB, Iraq)
11. February 2020 – July 2022, Commander, 28th Civil Engineer Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
12. August 2022 – July 2024, Chief, Security Cooperation Office, Security Assistance Military Group, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
13. July 2024 – Present, Vice Commander, Space Base Delta 1, Schriever SFB, Colo.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 5 oak leaf cluster Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters Navy Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with “V” device and 5 oak leaf clusters Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal Humanitarian Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal NATO Medal
OTHER ACHEVEMENTS
2012 USAFE Lance P. Sijan Award Nominee
2018 Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety and Infrastructure Lance P. Sijan Award Nominee
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jan. 12, 2001
First Lieutenant Jan. 12, 2003
Captain Jan. 12, 2005
Major Oct. 1, 2010
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 1, 2016
Colonel Feb. 1, 2023