Lt Col Cody Butler is the Research Flight Commander for Special Warfare Human Performance Squadron in the Special Warfare Training Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. His responsibilities include directing data management and conducting operational research for the Special Warfare Training Wing. He leads a team of seven staff and supervises human performance and clinical investigation related to the pipeline.

Lt Col Butler commissioned into the United States Air Force in 2012. He has 12 years of active-duty service and has served as a physical therapist at two Air Force medical treatment facilities. Additionally, he provided care during a humanitarian mission as part of Operation Pacific Angel in Vietnam. Prior to his current assignment, he served as an Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) PhD student at the University of Connecticut.