Colonel Skinner is commander, 688th Information Operations Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas. He leads 1,200 professionals in developing, training, exercising and testing information operations tactics, techniques and procedures; analyzing and mitigating U.S. cyberspace vulnerabilities; integrating emerging information dominance capabilities in support of Air Force, Joint, and DOD warfighters; engineering, deploying and delivering survivable and resilient cyber infrastructure and integrates communications and computer systems designed to increase the combat effectiveness of Air Force and DoD elements. Skinner earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Park College, Parkville, Mo., and a master’s degree in computer science from Oklahoma City University, Okla.
