Lieutenant Colonel Troy E. Pou is currently the Senior Policy Advisor for the Air National Guard to the Reserve Forces Policy Board (RFPB), Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.  The Reserve Forces Policy Board serves as an independent adviser to the Secretary of Defense, providing advice and recommendations to the Secretary on strategies, policies, and practices designed to improve and enhance the capabilities, efficiency and effectiveness of the seven Reserve Components.

Lieutenant Colonel Pou was commissioned in 1996 through the Academy of Military Science at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee.  As a commissioned officer, he has been assigned to and supported various Air National Guard, Air Force, and Joint organizations spanning the tactical unit level to headquarters staff level in the traditional guardsman, federal technician, and active-duty statuses.  He has deployed in supported of numerous operations such as JOINT GUARD, NOBLE EAGLE, ENDURING FREEDOM, NEW HORIZONS, and IRAQI FREEDOM as a Tactical Communications Engineer, Flight Commander, Joint Task Force J-6, and Commander.  He has over 30 years within the Communications and Information systems and Cyber operations career fields.  Prior to receiving his commission, Colonel Pou served as an enlisted member of the 236th Combat Communications Squadron of the Louisiana Air National Guard.

EDUCATION
1984 Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
1984 Wideband Equipment Apprentice, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
1995 Louisiana State University, Electrical Engineering, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1996 Academy of Military Science, McGhee Tyson ANG Base, TN
1997 Basic Communications Officer - Engineer Training, Keesler Air Force Base,  
         Mississippi
2001 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2008 Air Command and Staff College, Non-resident Program
2010 Cyber 300, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
2014 Eisenhower School, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair,
         Washington, District of Columbia

ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1983 – June 1996, Wideband Specialist, 236th Combat Communications Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard
2. June 1996 – Aug 1998, Tactical Communications Engineer, 236th Combat Communications Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard
3. Sep 1998 – May 2001, Space Systems Officer, 236th Combat Communications Squadron, Louisiana Air National Guard
4. June 2001 – Feb 2003, Detachment Commander/ Communications Engineer, 221st Combat Communications Squadron, Texas Air National Guard
5. Mar 2003 – Jul 2003, Combined Air Operations Center Engineer & Chief, Systems Control, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
6. Aug 2003 – Jul 2006, Operations Flight Commander, 221st Combat Communications Squadron, Texas Air National Guard
7. Aug 2006 – Jan 2007, Deputy Director of Operations, 254th Combat Communications Group, TX Air National Guard
8. Feb 2007 – Apr 2008, Operations Flight Commander, 221st Combat Communications Squadron, Texas Air National Guard
9. May 2008 – Sep 2008, Operations Flight Commander, 506th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Kirkuk, Iraq
10. Oct 2008 – Jan 2010, Operations Flight Commander, 221st Combat Communications Squadron, Texas Air National Guard
11. Feb 2010 – May 2011, Commander, 221st Combat Communications Squadron, Texas Air National Guard
12. Jun 2011 – July 2013, Chief, Cyber Capabilities Branch, Communications and Information Directorate, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland
13. Aug 2013 – June 2014, Student, Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, DC.
14. July 2014 – Present, Senior Policy Advisor for the Air National Guard to the Reserve Forces Policy Board, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal (with four oak leaf clusters)
Joint Service Commendation Medal (with one oak leaf cluster)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with three oak leaf clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with two oak leaf clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal (with one oak leaf cluster)
Meritorious Unit Award
AF Outstanding Unit Award (with seven oak leaf clusters)
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal (with three oak leaf clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with bronze star device)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal (with bronze star)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal (with bronze star device)
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 18, 1996
First Lieutenant July 18, 1998
Captain July 24, 2000
Major September 17, 2004
Lieutenant Colonel February 25, 2010

(Current as of Aug 2014)