Lt. Col. Ryan Yi

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Contact: ryan.yi.1@us.af.mil

Biography

Chaplain, Lt Col Ryan M. Yi is the Wing Chaplain at the 102d Intelligence Wing in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, Otis ANGB, MA. As Wing Chaplain, he serves to provide spiritual support and the free exercise of religion for over 1,000 men and women of the Massachusetts Island Air National Guard. He also serves to advise leadership on all matters pertaining to the religious, ethical, and moral welfare of the 102d Intelligence Wing. In addition, Chaplain Yi serves as the 102d Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group’s deployed-in-garrison chaplain supporting Operation Spartan Shield. Chaplain Yi was first commissioned as a U.S. Air Force Chaplain Candidate in April of 2004. He has served a total of seventeen years. He completed Basic Chaplain Course in 2009, accessing as a Chaplain with the U.S. Air Force Reserves in January 2009. He has also served as the Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS) Staff Chaplain at the Joint Office of the Chaplain, National Guard Bureau from 2020-2022. Prior to his current position, Chaplain Yi served eight years as the Wing Chaplain at the 143d Airlift Wing, Rhode Island Air National Guard. Chaplain Yi is a Board Certified Chaplain with the National Association of Veteran Affairs Chaplains, completing four units of Clinical Pastoral Education with Centered Life in 2016 and with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA in 2018. Chaplain Yi completed his Doctor of Ministry in 2020 with his thesis concerning Wing Chaplain Mentorship. Chaplain Yi was ordained in 2008 with the Evangelical Covenant Church.

Education

2003 Bachelor of Arts, Religion, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.
2008 Master of Divinity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Mass.
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2016 Air National Guard Chaplain Corps Clinical Pastoral Education, Centered Life, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2018 Air Force Basic Mediation Course, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
2018 Wing Chaplain Course, Air Force Chaplain Corps College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2018 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2019 Clinical Pastoral Education Residency, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Mass.
2020 Doctor of Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, Calif.
2022 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2023 Demystifying Decision Making, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.

Major Awards, Decortations, and Achievements

Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with device
Air and Space Training Ribbon

Career Chronology

1. May 2005-June 2005, Chaplain Candidate, 66th Air Base Group, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
2. June 2006-July 2006, Chaplain Candidate, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, N.J.
3. January 2009-August 2010, Protestant Chaplain, 439th Airlift Wing, Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass.
4. August 2010-June 2015, IMA Protestant Chaplain, 66th Air Base Group, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
5. June 2015-September 2023, Wing Chaplain, 143d Airlift Wing, Rhode Island Air National Guard, N. Kingstown, R.I. (October 2022-October 2023, Group Chaplain, 102d Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance Group, Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass.)
6. October 2020-August 2022, Staff Chaplain, Joint Assignment, Office of the National Guard Bureau Joint Chaplain, Arlington, Va., as a major and lieutenant colonel
7. October 2023-Present, Wing Chaplain, 102d Intelligence Wing, Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass. (October 2023-Present, Group Chaplain, 102d Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance Group, Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass.)

Effective Dates of Promotion

Second Lieutenant April 13, 2004
First Lieutenant January 13, 2009
Captain January 13, 2010
Major September 10, 2016
Lieutenant Colonel November 4, 2021