Lt. Col Peter A. Bulinski is the Commander of Air Force
Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment
610 at both North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND
and the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND.
Detachment 610 is a Department of the Air Force
commissioning program that develops Air and Space
Force leaders of character whom we expect to fight and
win our Nation’s wars.

Lieutenant Colonel Bulinski earned a Bachelor of Science
Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of St.
Thomas and was commissioned as a second lieutenant
through the ROTC program as a distinguished graduate in
2007. He has served in numerous positions in Air Mobility
Command & Air Education and Training Command wings,
to include Director of Wing Innovation, Director of
Operations, Senior Test Director, Deputy Chief of Wing
Plans and Programs, Chief of Squadron Training, and
Flight Commander. Lieutenant Colonel Bulinski is a joint
qualified officer and served as a staff officer at
Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense
Command as the Deputy Chief of Training and Exercises
Branch. He is a command pilot with more than 4.000 flight
hours in numerous aircraft including over 1,700 combat
hours in the KC-135R/T and the C-17A. Prior to his current
position, Lieutenant Colonel Bulinski served at the commander, 58th Airlift Squadron, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

EDUCATION
2007 Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn, Magna Cum Laude
2008 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2009 Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla.
2011 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2013 Master of Business Administration, Trident University, Cypress Calif.
2018 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2019 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va.
2020 Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 2007 – July 2008, Scheduling Officer, 905th Air Refueling Squadron, Grand Forks AFB, N.D.
2. July 2008 – September 2009, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Okla.
3. September 2009– June 2010, Student, KC-135 Pilot Initial Qualification Course, Altus AFB, Okla.
4. June 2010 – April 2014, KC-135 Evaluator, Flight Commander, and Chief of Training, 384th Air Refueling Squadron,
McConnell AFB, Kan.
5. April 2014 – September 2014, Student, C-17 Aircraft Commander Initial Qualification Course, Altus AFB, Okla.
6. September 2014 – August 2015, C-17 Aircraft Commander and Squadron Operations Controller, 21st Airlift
Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
7. August 2015 – August 2016, C-17 Instructor and Deputy Chief, Wing Plans and Programs, 60th Air Mobility Wing,
Travis AFB, Calif.
8. August 2016 – July 2017, C-17 Instructor and Assistant Operations Officer, 21st Airlift Squadron, Travis AFB, Calif.
9. July 2017 – July 2019, Deputy Chief, Training and Exercises Branch, Headquarters North American Aerospace
Defense Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
10. July 2019 – June 2020, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
11. June 2020 – June 2021, Chief of Training/Senior Test Director/C-17 Instructor, Air Mobility Command Test and
Evaluation Squadron, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
12. June 2021 – October 2022, Operations Officer, 97th Training Squadron, Altus AFB, Okla.
13. November 2022 – June 2023, Director, Innovation and PTT-MAF, 97th Operations Group, Altus AFB, Okla.
14. June 2023 – June 2025, Commander, 58th Airlift Squadron, Altus AFB, Okla
15. July 2025 – Present, Commander, AFROTC Detachment 610, Fargo and Grand Forks, N.D.

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 4.000
Aircraft flown: T-6, T-1, KC-135R/T, C-17A
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Meal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with seven oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant August 22, 2007
First Lieutenant August 22, 2009
Captain August 22, 2011
Major August 01, 2017
Lieutenant Colonel February 01, 2022
(CURRENT AS OF JULY 2025)