Lt Col Daniel Noyer is the Group Commander of the 349th Mission Support Group, located at Travis Air Force Base, California. The 349th Mission Support Group is the largest associate support group in AFRC, with over 850 personnel and 6 different squadrons.

Lt Col Noyer was born in Fresno, California and enlisted in the California Army National Guard in 1993 as a UH-60 Blackhawk crew chief. He attended the Air Force ROTC program at California State University, Fresno and graduated in 2002, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration and his commission. Prior to his current assignment, Lt Col Noyer was the Deputy Commander of the 60 Maintenance Group, the Commander of the 349th Maintenance Squadron, the Deputy Group Commander of the 129th Maintenance Group at Moffett Air National Guard Base, CA and was previously the Commander of the 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Travis AFB, CA. In 2015, Lt Col Noyer deployed as the KC-10 Aircraft Maintenance Unit OIC for the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron in Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE in support of Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and FREEDOM SENTINEL.

Lt Col Noyer also served for several years with the 552nd Maintenance Group in numerous aircraft maintenance officer positions for the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base, OK.

EDUCATION
1993 Army Basic Military Training, Fort Sill, OK
1994 Army UH-60 Blackhawk Maintenance Course, (Distinguished Graduate), Fort Eustis, VA 2002 Bachelor of Arts, Public Administration, California State University, Fresno
2003 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, TX 2004 Aircraft Mishap Investigation Course, Kirtland AFB, NM
2011 Masters of Aeronautical Science, Aerospace Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 2014 Squadron Officer School (Correspondence), Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2014 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Intermediate Course, Sheppard AFB, TX
2017 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence), Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 2023 Air War College (Correspondence), Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
2024 United States Air Force CPI Black Belt Trained (Correspondence), OpusWorks Institute 2024 Enterprise Logistics Course, WLOG420, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1993 – September 2000, Aircraft Maintenance Technician, 1106th Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot, California Army National Guard, Fresno, CA
2. November 2002 – March 2003, Student Pilot, 71st Flying Training Wing, Vance AFB, OK
3. April 2003 – April 2004, Flight Commander, Aerospace Ground Equipment, 552nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK
4. April 2004 – May 2005, Assistant Officer in Charge, White Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK
5. May 2005 – September 2006, Flight Commander, Propulsion Flight, 552nd Component Maintenance Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK
6. September 2006 – April 2013, Member of the United States Air Force Individual Ready Reserve
7. April 2013 – November 2014, Maintenance Operations Officer, 349th Maintenance Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
8. November 2014 – April 2016, Maintenance Operations Officer, 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
9. July 2015 – November 2015, Extender Aircraft Maintenance Unit Officer in Charge, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates
10. April 2016 - May 2019, Commander, 749th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
11. May 2019 – October 2020, Commander, 349th Maintenance Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
12. Oct 2020 – March 2022, Deputy Group Commander, 129th Maintenance Group, Moffett ANGB, CA
13. Mar 2022 – June 2024, Commander, 349th Maintenance Squadron, Travis AFB, CA
14. June 2024 – Oct 2025, Deputy Group Commander, 60th Maintenance Group, Travis AFB, CA
15. Oct 2025 – Present, Commander, 349th Mission Support Group, Travis AFB, CA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster Army Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and one oak leaf cluster Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster National Defense Service Medal with one star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border Air Force Longevity Service with two oak leaf clusters Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 1 'M' Device
Army NCO Professional Development Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with one star Air Force Training Ribbon
Army Service Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant 24 May 2002
First Lieutenant 24 May 2004
Captain 24 May 2006
Major 1 July 2015
Lieutenant Colonel 2 Sept 2020

(Current as of Oct 2025)