Kent Lambert retired from the United States Air Force in 2004 as a Colonel. His varied career included tours as a B-52 instructor; a senior scientific analyst in the Pentagon; the air and defense attache in Jordan and Sweden; the Deputy Defense Intelligence Officer for Europe in the Defense Intelligence Agency; and the Deputy Director of the Air Force Space Command Space Analysis Center.

He demonstrated his leadership skills at the United States Air Force Academy by serving on the Cadet Wing Staff in one of only two positions elected by the cadets themselves. He was commissioned from the Academy in 1974, and has had a diverse career in Air Force operations, scientific analysis, and international affairs, receiving many awards and medals.

As a pilot, he proved his leadership, management, teaching, and team building ability. As an instructor pilot, he led other wing instructors to teach in-flight B-52 combat tactics. As a wing staff officer, he led wing planning and flight scheduling, and served as director of the wing battle staff.

His analytical talents were developed through eight years of highly successful work as a scientific analyst, branch chief, and division chief at the Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency, where he was recognized as a top field grade officer in 1995. He was instrumental in high profile studies that determined final government policies on major military systems, saved billions of taxpayer dollars and reprioritized money for systems that directly affected our success in Afghanistan and Iraq - saving American lives.

As an attach and international security assistance officer, Colonel Lambert's diplomatic skills were instrumental in re-establishing the professional military relationships between the United States and Jordan following Desert Storm. These actions contributed significantly to the political and military isolation of the Government of Iraq. He received special national citations three years in a row for his work in this position. In Sweden, he established the first office of defense cooperation on bilateral trade, and Baltic and Scandinavian regional security issues. He was assigned to Air Force Space Command in 2001, where he led the initial standup of the command's Space Analysis Center and led many studies that examined all its mission areas, including support for the Space Shuttle Columbia accident investigation.

Following his retirement from the Air Force, he ran for Colorado state representative, and served as legislative aide to two state representatives. He also was instrumental in forming and organizing the Republican Study Committee of Colorado, where he is now the executive director. In that capacity, he provides direct support to a broad range of Republican legislative activities.

Kent Lambert is married to the former Gretchen Ann Simpich of Colorado Springs. They have three children, Christopher, Michael, and Melissa.

EDUCATION:
B.S., Military History, United States Air Force Academy
M.A., International Relations (Strategic Studies), University of Southern California
M.S., Strategic and Tactical Sciences (Operations Research), Air Force Institute of Technology
Graduate Studies Certificate in Command, Control, and Communications, Air Force Institute of Technology
Graduate, Air War College

Kent Lambert: Candidate for State Legislature