Col. Omar Perea is Chief of Innovation and Prototyping for Operations Location, El Paso, Texas and the Individual Mobilization Augmentee for the Program Executive Officer for Battle Management Command, Control and Communications, Space Systems Command, at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. In his Chief role, he works to establish partnerships and locations conducive to the missions of Space Systems Command. In his IMA role, he augments the Executive Officer’s responsibilities of approving program strategies, delivering programs to meet warfighter needs, and engaging with Headquarters United States Space Force, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and other Departments and Agencies. Perea earned BA degrees in Philosophy and Psychology from New Mexico State University and MA from Pacifica Graduate Institute.