Technical Sergeant Patrick R. Skiles serves as the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Wing Plans for the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. He was hand-selected by wing leadership to lead the Viper AI Task Force, the only command-directed, wing-level AI task force in Air Combat Command. Under his guidance, the team pioneered a grassroots innovation model that produced over 20 mission-focused AI solutions, leading to direct engagement with senior leaders at ACC, the Joint Staff, and the U.S. Space Force, with multiple tools briefed to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

TSgt Skiles entered the Air Force in 2008 as a Fuels specialist. His operational background includes assignments at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, and Kadena AB, Japan, with deployments to Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. His unique experience combining logistics, wing-level planning, and front-line AI implementation informs his practical approach to digital transformation, ensuring new technology is built with, and for, the warfighter.