Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel; Strategic Advisor, Leadership & Business Developer

Navarre, FL, USA
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Allison Black Biography

Allison Black is a retired United States Air Force Colonel with a distinguished 32-year military career. She enlisted in 1992 and served as a SERE (survival, evasion, resistance, & escape) specialist for over six years. Col. Black earned her undergraduate degree from Wayland Baptist University and was commissioned in 1998. She served the next 24 years of her career in USSOCOM & Air Force Special Operations (AFSOC).

Col. Black has flown a total of over 3400 hours with 2000 combat hours in the AC-130H Spectre Gunship & U-28A Draco. In 2001, she deployed in support of TF Dagger as the initial response to the attacks on September 11th, earning the moniker “Angel of Death” for the decisive battlefield effects of the AC-130 crew.

Col. Black has commanded at all levels of leadership and culminated her career as the Commander of the 1st Special Operation Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida.

A native of East Northport, New York, she has a Strategic Communications master’s degree from George Mason University & master’s in security studies from National Defense University.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/20/2025.

Allison Black Videos

Ret. Col Allison Black - U.S. Air Force Academy

Ret. Col Allison Black - U.S. Air Force Academy

National Character & Leadership Symposium

Allison Black - American Veterans Center

Allison Black - American Veterans Center

The One Woman The Taliban Feared Most, "The Angel of Death"

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