BRIGADIER GENERAL PETER L. ZALEWSKI
Chaplain, Col., Peter L. Zalewski, is the Air National Guard Assistant to the Chaplain, United States Space Force, Peterson AFB, Colorado. He advises the Space Force Chaplain promoting the care of 15 Space Force gained Air National Guard units. He assists the Director of the NGB Chaplain Corps and the ANG Assistant to the U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains regarding Chaplain utilization and contributes to planning for the Space National Guard.
After graduation and commissioning from the U.S. Air Force Academy he served as an Air Force Special Operations Intelligence Officer, Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Army’s 3/160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Chief of AFSOC’s Intelligence Programs Management Branch, and Chief of the Intelligence Inspection Division for AFSOC/IG. Chaplain Zalewski entered Notre Dame Seminary in 1992 and was ordained in 1997. He has served in all three Air Force Components -- Active, Reserve, and Guard.
He deployed in 2008 as Wing Chaplain at Al Dhafra Air Base supporting Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. Prior to entering chaplaincy, he participated in Operations Just Cause, Desert Shield, and Desert Storm. Most recently he served as Chaplain of the 101st Air and Space Operations Center.
EDUCATION
1987 White House Internship, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C.
1988 Bachelor of Science, Political Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1989 Military Airlift Command Combat Air Training School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
1989 Operational Intelligence Officer Training, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
1991 Air Force Inspection Agency Initial Course, Norton AFB, Calif.
1992 Chaplain Candidate Training Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
1995 Clinical Pastoral Education, Level 1/1 Unit, Texas Heart Institute-St Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas
1997 Master of Divinity, Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans, La.
1998 Basic Chaplain Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2002 Air Force Reserve Command Chaplain Recruiting Team Training, Warner-Robbins AFB, Ga.
2005 Intermediate Chaplain Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2009 Wing Chaplain Course, Fort Jackson, S.C.
2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2018 Senior Chaplain School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2024 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1988 - September 1988, Student, Basic Intelligence Officer Program, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
2. September 1988 - February 1989, Student, Operations Intelligence Officer Program, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
3. February 1989 - April 1991, Special Operations Air Intelligence Officer, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (August 1990-March 1991 Special Attachment to US Army 3/160 Special Operations Aviation Regiment, KKMC, Saudi Arabia)
4. April 1991 - September 1991, Chief, Intelligence Programs Management Branch, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
5. September 1991 - October 1992, Chief, Intelligence Inspection Division, Inspector General, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
6. September 1992 - May 1993, Obligated Reserve Officer, Lowry AFB, Colo.
7. May 1993 - June 1998, Chaplain Candidate, Air Force Reserve Command, Lowry AFB, Colo.
8. June 1998 - January 2011, (AFRC IMA Chaplain CAT-B), Cadet Chaplain, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Member of the AFRC/HC Chaplain and Chaplain Candidate Recruiting Team; Jul 2008-November 2008 Wing Chaplain, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates)
9. January 2011 - September 2012, Individual Mobilization Assistant to the Wing Chaplain, 23rd Fighter Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
10. September 2012 - December 2016, 101st Air and Space Operations Group Chaplain, Florida Air National Guard, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
11. January 2017 - December 2019, Air National Guard Assistant to the Command Chaplain, USAF Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo.
12. January 2020 - May 2020, Air National Guard Assistant to the Space Force Chaplain, US Space Force, Peterson AFB Colorado Springs, Colo.
13. November 2023 - Present, Director, Office of Joint Chaplain, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Commendation Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award
Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 24, 1993
First Lieutenant June 8, 1998
Captain Oct. 1, 1999
Major Oct. 1, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 2013
Colonel May 25, 2017
Brigadier General Nov. 1, 2023
(Current as of November 2024)
