Colonel Peter Lee

Col Peter Lee is the Commander of the 12th Flying Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The 12 FTW is the Source of America’s Airpower, delivering unrivaled airpower leaders for the future of the U.S. Air Force. The wing consists of three flying groups and a maintenance group spanning more than 1,400 miles from JBSA-Randolph, Texas, Naval Air Station-Pensacola, Florida and the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The 12 FTW is responsible for four single-source aviation pipelines – Pilot Instructor Training, Combat Systems Officer Training, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Indoctrination, and Basic Sensor Operator Qualification. The wing manages all airmanship programs for USAFA cadets and Introductory Flight Training for all Air Force Airmen scheduled to enter pilot, combat systems officer, or remotely piloted aircraft training. The wing also hosts an Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals program and conducts Electronic Warfare Training for the U.S. Air Force and multi-national forces.

Colonel Lee was commissioned in December 2001 as a distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida. He earned his pilot wings at Moody AFB, GA and Columbus AFB, MS. After completing the F-15C Basic Qualification Course at Tyndall AFB, FL, he was then assigned to the 94th and 71st Fighter Squadrons at Langley AFB, VA. Following his tour at Langley AFB, he was reassigned to Vance AFB, OK where he was the Chief of Weapons for the 3rd Fighter Training Squadron and deployed for one year in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Col Lee was then assigned to the 493d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, where he deployed multiple times in support of NATO air policing missions in Europe, and Operation Unified Protector in the Middle East.

He attended Air Command and Staff College and the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies (SAASS) at Maxwell AFB, AL. Following SAASS, Col Lee was assigned to Headquarters Air Force Staff at the Pentagon, DC where he was a political strategist in the Legislative Liaison Directorate. Col Lee then transitioned to the F-35A at Luke AFB, AZ, where he commanded the U.S. / Italy / Norway / Netherlands F-35 training unit, the 62d Fighter Squadron. After Squadron Command, Col Lee was a Senior Developmental Education Fellow at the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston, MA. Col Lee then became the Chief of F-35 Operations and Integration at NATO Air Command at Ramstein Airbase, Germany.

Preceding his current assignment, Col Lee was the 48th Operations Group Commander, 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath.