A senior officer with the United States Air Force, Charles Polomsky is also an accomplished military pilot with 18 years of flying experience in the Boeing C-17. In addition to amassing more than 2900 hours of C-17 flight, he has garnered 667 instructor hours and 398 combat hours. Since 2017, Charles Polomsky has served as chief of the 628th Air Base Wing Command Post in Charleston, South Carolina. His responsibilities in this position include coordinating $5.5 billion in flight assets, overseeing a 15-member military/civilian Joint Base support team, and providing critical information to the base commander and higher headquarters.

Over the course of his career, Charles Polomsky has received numerous military distinctions and honors, including an Air Force Commendation Medal, two Air Medals, three Meritorious Service Medals, and a Meritorious Unit Award. Specific areas in which Mr. Polomsky has earned recognition range from marksmanship with small arms to the fight against global terrorism.