Captain Fisher is currently an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies and is responsible for the training, supervising, and developing officer candidates into leaders and commissioned officers in the US Air and Space Forces. Additionally, he instructs college-level curriculum covering Air and Space Force.

Nick enlisted in March 2003 as an Aircraft Hydraulic Maintenance Technician and cross-trained in 2012 as an Imagery Intelligence Analyst. He later graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in December 2016, which led to his commission through Officer Training School in November 2017. After graduating in 2018 from the intelligence officer course, he was assigned to Offutt AFB, Nebraska supporting the RC-135 fleet as Flight Commander of the Emerging Technologies Flight and the Data Management Flight. He then led collection management for Iran, Yemen, and Afghanistan intelligence collections at Al-Udeid AB, Qatar. Nick also led intelligence collections operations during the Afghanistan Noncombatant Evacuation Operation in 2021, where they evacuated approximately 124,000 people to safety. Later, Capt Fisher was the Chief of the Director of Operation’s Plans and Requirements Branch and Executive Officer to the Commander, USSTRATCOM/J2/Joint Intelligence Operations Center, where he coordinated General Officer/Flag Officer priority projects and ensured official administrative and operational tasks were accomplished for USSTRATCOM leadership, the Secretary of Defense, and Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Captain Fisher has deployed three times, one to Afghanistan in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM as an Intelligence Liaison, and twice to Iraq in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM as a Maintenance Technician for the MH-53 PAVELOW. He is also an Air Force Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) scholar with a focus on the Spanish language and culture.

EDUCATION
2016 Bachelor of Science, Summa cum Laude, Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
2017 Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2021 Graduate Certificate, Business Analytics, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
2022 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2023 Master of Business Admin, Finance, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2017–May 2018, Student, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow AFB, Texas
2. June 2018–June 2021, Flight Commander, Emerging Technology/Data Management, 55 ISS, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
3. June 2021–June 2022, OIC, Iran/Yemen/Afghanistan Collections Team, 609 AOC/ISRD, Al-Udeid AB, Qatar
4. June 2022–June 2023, Chief, Director of Operation’s Plans & Requirements Branch, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
5. June 2023–June 2024, Executive Officer to the Joint Intel Ops Center Commander, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
6. July 2024-Present, Recruiting Officer, AFROTC Detachment 465, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Meritorious Unit Award with seven Oak Leaf Clusters
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award w/Valor and two Oak Leaf Clusters
Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two Service Stars
Iraq Campaign Medal with one Service Star
Humanitarian Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant November 9, 2017
First Lieutenant November 9, 2019
Captain November 9, 2021

(Current as of June 2024)