Col Lloyd Buzzell
- Executive MBA 2015
- US Strategic Command--United States Air Force
Additional Information
Inducted 2023
Lloyd “Buzz” Buzzell has served in the United States Air Force for more than 36 years. He is currently stationed at Offutt Air Force Base serving at U.S. Strategic Command the Nuclear Combatant Command. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1984 and attended Basic Training at Lackland AFB, Texas. He then was assigned to Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire and subsequently was appointed as a Non-Commissioned officer. In 1990 he was commissioned as an officer in the Air Force after graduating from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Program at the University of New Hampshire.
After commissioning he was assigned as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) officer and was sent to Great Falls, Montana where he performed nuclear alert duty. Over the next 32 years he has served in the nuclear forces as an instructor and many leadership positions to include Command of an ICBM unit. He has stood over 300 ICBM nuclear alerts, flew over 700 hours of alert time in the Looking Glass jet and stood over 1,000 shifts in strategic missile warning and nuclear command and control operations centers throughout the country.
Currently he holds the rank of Colonel and is assigned as a Battle Watch Commander (BWC) in the Global Operations Center at U.S. Strategic Command. As the BWC he is the Commander’s operations lead for strategic deterrence and is certified in leading national level emergency conferences with senior military and civilian leaders including the President of the United States.
Buzz holds a Masters Degree in Education in Guidance and Counseling from Northern Montana College, a Masters in Strategic Studies from the United States Air Force Air War College and an Executive MBA from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Buzz is an avid hockey fan and is a USA certified hockey referee in Omaha. He has raised money for the Ronald McDonald House by running the Chicago Marathon twice. He lives in Bellevue, Nebraska with his wife and has been married for over 46 years while they have one son and two grandchildren. Finally, his retirement has been approved by the United State Air Force for 1 March 2024 after more than 37 years of active duty spanning almost 40 years.
Additional Information
Inducted 2023
Lloyd “Buzz” Buzzell has served in the United States Air Force for more than 36 years. He is currently stationed at Offutt Air Force Base serving at U.S. Strategic Command the Nuclear Combatant Command. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1984 and attended Basic Training at Lackland AFB, Texas. He then was assigned to Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire and subsequently was appointed as a Non-Commissioned officer. In 1990 he was commissioned as an officer in the Air Force after graduating from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Program at the University of New Hampshire.
After commissioning he was assigned as an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) officer and was sent to Great Falls, Montana where he performed nuclear alert duty. Over the next 32 years he has served in the nuclear forces as an instructor and many leadership positions to include Command of an ICBM unit. He has stood over 300 ICBM nuclear alerts, flew over 700 hours of alert time in the Looking Glass jet and stood over 1,000 shifts in strategic missile warning and nuclear command and control operations centers throughout the country.
Currently he holds the rank of Colonel and is assigned as a Battle Watch Commander (BWC) in the Global Operations Center at U.S. Strategic Command. As the BWC he is the Commander’s operations lead for strategic deterrence and is certified in leading national level emergency conferences with senior military and civilian leaders including the President of the United States.
Buzz holds a Masters Degree in Education in Guidance and Counseling from Northern Montana College, a Masters in Strategic Studies from the United States Air Force Air War College and an Executive MBA from the University of Nebraska Omaha. Buzz is an avid hockey fan and is a USA certified hockey referee in Omaha. He has raised money for the Ronald McDonald House by running the Chicago Marathon twice. He lives in Bellevue, Nebraska with his wife and has been married for over 46 years while they have one son and two grandchildren. Finally, his retirement has been approved by the United State Air Force for 1 March 2024 after more than 37 years of active duty spanning almost 40 years.