Colonel Peter E. Kasarskis is the Inspector General, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. He leads more than 150 subject matter experts responsible for conducting more than 75 inspections annually. By spearheading both a rigorous inspection schedule and an open-complaint resolution process, Col. Kasarskis ensures combat readiness, regulatory compliance, and oversight of 78 active and gained wings or equivalent and more than 157,000 Airmen.
Col. Kasarskis was commissioned in 2000 upon graduating from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science. After completing Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, in 2001, and F-16 training at Luke AFB, Arizona, in 2002, he served as an F-16 instructor pilot and flight examiner in various squadron, group, and wing-level positions.
His assignments include Deputy Commander, 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska; Commander, 367th Fighter Squadron, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida; and Deputy Commander, 54th Fighter Group, Holloman AFB, New Mexico. He also deployed as Chief of Tactics and Mission Systems Operator in the RC-26B and as Director of Operations, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.
Prior to his current assignment, Col. Kasarskis commanded the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea.
EDUCATION:
2000 Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
2005 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2008 Master of Aerospace Science Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Ariz.
2009 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2019 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2021 Combat Air Force Fellow, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
ASSIGNMENTS:
August 2000 - September 2001, Student. Undergraduate Pilot Training, 25th Fighter Training Squadron, Vance AFB, Okla.
October 2001 - December 2002, Student. Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals. 435th Fighter Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas
January 2002 - September 2002, Student, F-16 Formal Training Unit, 308th Fighter Squadron, Luke AFB, Ariz.
October 2002 - June 2005, F-16 Flight Lead and Chief of Scheduling, 524th Fighter Squadron, Cannon AFB, N.M.
July 2005 - December 2006, F-16 Instructor Pilot/Flight CC, 35th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
January 2007 - December 2010, F-16 Instructor Pilot/Flight Examiner. 56th Operations Group, Luke AFB, Ariz.
(August 2009-April 2010, RC-26 Mission Systems Operator/Chief of Tactics, Southwest Asia)
January 2011 - August 2012, F-16 Flight Examiner/Assistant Director of Operations, 18th AGRS, Eielson AFB, Alaska
September 2012 - March 2014, Director of Staff, 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson AFB, Alaska
April 2014 - May 2016, Inspector General, 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah
(October 2015 - April 2016, Director of Operations, 455th EOSS, Bagram AB, Afghanistan)
June 2016-·June 2018, Commander, 367th Fighter Squadron, Homestead ARB, Fla.
July 2018- June 2020, Deputy Commander, 54th FG, Holloman AFB, N.M.
July 2020-June 2021, Combat Air Force Fellow, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
July 2021- May 2022. Chief Advanced Sys Division, Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
June 2022- June 2024, Deputy Commander, 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson AFB, Alaska
June 2024 – May 2025, Commander, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
June 2025 – present, Air Combat Command, Inspector General, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,300
Aircraft flown: F-16, RC-26B, AT-38B, T-38, T-37
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit
Air Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant: May 31, 2000
First Lieutenant : May 31, 2002
Captain: May 31, 2004
Major: Jan. 1, 2010
Lieutenant Colonel: June 01, 2015
Colonel: Sep. 01, 2021
(Current as of June 2025)