Raised in
Camino, California,[1] Allardice entered the Air Force in 1980 as a graduate of the
U.S. Air Force Academy, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering. He has commanded at the squadron, group, wing, and numbered air force level.
Allardice is a command pilot with more than 5,000 hours in the
C-141,
C-5,
C-17,
KC-135 and
C-21.
Education
1980 Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering,
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
October 1986 – September 1987, Air Staff Training officer, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
September 1990 – July 1992, joint training and operations officer, director of operations, Headquarters
U.S. European Command, Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
July 1997 – May 1998, student,
Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
June 1998 – October 1998, chief of War and Mobilization Plans Division, Directorate of Operations and Training, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
October 1998 – May 2000, chief of Expeditionary Air Force Implementation Division, Directorate of EAF Implementation, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
October 2005 – March 2007, director of airman development and sustainment, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
March 2007 – March 2008, commander of Coalition Air Force Transition Team, Baghdad, Iraq
Allardice is employed as a senior mentor for the Joint Staff, J7, in support of Combatant Command and Joint Task Force Operations and Exercises. He also serves as a Senior Fellow in support of the
National Defense University’s Pinnacle, Capstone, and Keystone programs, which are designed to train newly selected generals and admirals to be more effective in joint and multinational operations.
Allardice is also a member of the Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies’ National Research Council, “Opportunities for the Employment of Simulation in U.S. Air Force Training Environments.”
Allardice founded Allardice™ Enterprises, Inc., in 2013 after serving in the United States Air Force for over 33 years.