Colonel Culbertson is the Vice Commander, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. He assists the Wing Commander in leading more than 5,800 personnel in the Air Force's most forward, permanently-based fighter wing. Comprised of an F-16 fighter squadron and an A-10 fighter squadron, the 51st Fighter Wing wields combat ready, close air support, counter-air, interdiction, air base defense, and communications in defense of the Republic of Korea. He is the chairman of nine wing committees and councils and is responsible for the management of wing staff and civilian employee cost management. Colonel Culbertson assists in administering more than $2 billion in assets and an installation budget of more than $150 million to support 130 units and 15 commands.

Colonel Culbertson received his commission from the United States Air Force Academy in June 1994. He earned his pilot wings from Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, OK in July 1995 and has served as an F-16 pilot, instructor pilot, evaluator pilot, and Weapons School Instructor. Colonel Culbertson has operational experience in Southeast Asia, Germany, and Korea. He has served on the United States Air Force Warfare Center staff as Chief of the AEF Division, 561 JTS. While assigned at Nellis Air Force Base he served as the Director of Operations and Commander of the 16th Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School. Prior to his current assignment, Colonel Culbertson was the Fifth Air Force, Director, Operations and Plans, Pacific Air Forces, Yokota Air Base Japan. He is a Command Pilot with over 2,900 total flying hours in the F-16, T-37, and T-38.

1994 Bachelor of Science, Human Factors Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs CO
2001 USAF Weapons Instructor Course, F-16 Division, Nellis AFB NV
2002 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB AL
2004 Air Command and Staff Course
2007 Master of Science, Special Ops and Low-Intensity Conflict, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
2014 Master of Arts, Strategic Studies, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks PA

1. Jun 90 - Jun 94, Student, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs CO
2. Jul 94 - Aug 95, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB OK
3. Dec 95 - Aug 96, Student, F-16 Initial Qualification Training, Luke AFB AZ
4. Aug 96 - Jan 98, F-16 pilot 80 FS, Kunsan AB Republic of Korea
5. Jan 98 - Mar 01, F-16 pilot, Chief of Safety, 22 FS, Spangdahlem AB Germany
6. Mar 01 - Jul 01, F-16 pilot, Chief of Stan/Eval, 428 FS, Cannon AFB NM
7. Jul 01 - Dec 01, F-16 student U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB NV
8. Jan 01 - Jul 03, F-16 pilot, Chief of Weapons, 523 FS, Cannon AFB NM
9. Jul 03 – Jul 06, F-16 instructor, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB NV
10. Jul 06 - Dec 08, Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
11. Dec 08 - Mar 10, Staff officer 561 JTS and F-16 Weapons School Instructor, Nellis AFB NV
12. Mar 10 - Jun 11, Director of Operations 16 WPS, Nellis AFB NV
13. Jun 11 - Jun 13, Commander 16 WPS, Nellis AFB NV
14. Jul 13 – Jul 14, Student, Army War College, Carlisle Barracks PA
15. Aug 14 – Jul 15, Deputy Operations Group Commander, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
16. Jul 15 – Jul 16, Director, Operations and Plans, 5th Air Force, Yokota AB, Japan
17. Jul 16 – Present, Vice Commander, 51st Fighter Wing, Osan AB, Republic of Korea

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,900
Aircraft flown: F-16, T-38, T-37

Silver Star
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters

Second Lieutenant Jun 1994
First Lieutenant Jun 1996
Captain Jun 1998
Major Aug 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Aug 2009
Colonel Aug 2015
(Current as of August 2016)