Lieutenant Colonel Haegele is a native of Appleton, Wisconsin, and raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He entered the Marine Corps on 6 June 2006, completed Officer Candidates School in August 2006, and was commissioned in May 2007 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He reported for duty to Company A, The Basic School, in September 2007.
Following TBS, in May 2008, Second Lieutenant Haegele reported to Marine Air Control Squadron 1 (Reinforced) (MACS-1), Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, for duty. In November 2008, he graduated from the Air Defense Control Officers Course at Marine Corps Communication and Electronics School, Twentynine Palms, California. Upon graduation and soon after reporting back to MACS-1, he was assigned as an Air Intercept Controller and, in 2009, deployed with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 to the Western Pacific aboard the USS John C Stennis. In 2009, he returned to MACS-1 and served briefly as the squadron’s Adjutant. In 2010, he became the Tactical Air Operations Center Operations (TAOC) section OIC, deployed to Afghanistan for Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), where he served as a Senior Traffic Director and managed a joint American and British team controlling all air operations in the Western half of Afghanistan. Upon returning from OEF, he continued to serve as the TAOC Operations OIC.
In August of 2011, First Lieutenant Haegele ended his active duty service. In October 2011, he joined the Selected Marine Corps Reserves and reported to Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 48 (MTACS-48), Great Lakes, Illinois. Upon checking in, he was assigned as an Air Defense Coordinator within the Tactical Air Command Center (TACC), and continued to serve with the TACC through 2016. In 2014, 2015, and 2016, Captain Haegele led teams to support active duty operations in Okinawa, Japan. During his time with MTACS-48, he earned qualifications as a Senior Air Coordinator, Air Defense Coordinator, Close Battle Coordinator, Personnel Recovery Coordinator, and served as the TACC OIC and S3 Operations Officer. In October 2016, Major Haegele transferred to MACS-24 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and served as the TAOC Detachment Commander. In 2019, he deployed the TAOC to Jokkmokk, Sweden. Upon return, he transferred to MTACS-48 and served on active duty operational support (ADOS) orders from August 2019 until January 2021. During this time, he served as the Squadron S3 Operations Officer, the Squadron Inspector Instructor, and Weapons and Tactics Instructor.
In January 2021, Major Haegele transferred to US Marine Corps Forces Pacific at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, within the G5, serving on ADOS orders as a posture planner. During his time at MARFORPAC, he served as both a staff and watch officer and, in 2023, deployed to Bali, Indonesia. In July 2024, Lieutenant Colonel Haegele was frocked to his present rank and reported to the United States Air Forces Air War College (AWC). Following his tour at AWC, he was selected for command of MTACS-48. He assumed command on 28 June 2025.
Lieutenant Colonel Haegele is a 2018 graduate of the Expeditionary Warfare School Distance Education Course, Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-21, and he is a 2021 distinguished graduate of the Command and Staff College Distance Education Course. He graduated from the 2025 AWC Grand Strategy Seminar, earning a Master’s in Strategic Studies with a Grand Strategy concentration. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Chinese and East Asian Studies, and in 2015, earned his MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business. In his civilian career, he has worked for JPMorgan Chase, Liberty Mutual Insurance, and he currently works for a large internet-based company.
Lieutenant Colonel Haegele’s personal decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal and the Naval Achievement Medal (3rd Award).