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Colonel W.R. Alan Dayton

Col Alan Dayton serves as the Commander and Professor of Aerospace Studies of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment 157 for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona State College, Stetson University and the University of Central Florida – Daytona Beach Campus. Colonel Dayton is responsible to the Universities and AFROTC for recruiting, training, and educating Air Force officer candidates. He instructs courses in leadership, national security, and air power history. He is responsible for who is accepted, trained, and ultimately commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Air Force and Space Force.

Col Dayton is a distinguished graduate of AFROTC at N.C. State University. He has multiple operational deployments, flying combat and combat support missions in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He served as an undergraduate navigator training instructor and an Air Force Presidential Advance Agent. He also served as the command electronic warfare officer for both III Corps Artillery and II Marine Expeditionary Force in Iraq. Following an Air Officer Commanding tour at the U.S. Air Force Academy, he commanded the 82d Reconnaissance Squadron employing reconnaissance aircraft throughout the Pacific Theater.

Col Dayton served in a variety of staff assignments, to include the Joint Staff and Air Combat Command, and deployed as the Joint Air Component Coordination Element for Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. Prior to his current position, he commanded the 55th Mission Support Group where he led over 1,670 personnel supporting 7.5M square feet of facilities valued at $9 billion dollars.

The group provided mobility processing to over 3,000 deployed personnel per year and services to 57,000 active duty, dependent and retired personnel.

Education

• 1995:  Bachelor of Arts, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
• 1998: Command and Control Warfare Course, NAS Pensacola, FL
• 2001: Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
• 2007 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
• 2007 IDE Master of Arts in Counseling and Leadership, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
• 2012 Air War College, by correspondence
• 2012 Joint Air Operations Planning Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
• 2017 SDE Air Force Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C.
• 2018 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA.

Assignments

1. September 1995 – August 1996, Student, Joint Specialized Undergraduate Navigator Training, Randolph AFB, TX & NAS Pensacola, FL
2. August 1996 – November 1996, Student, Joint Aviation Electronic Warfare School, Corry Station, FL
3. December 1996 – December 2001, RC-135 EWO, Instructor & Evaluator, 343d Reconnaissance Sq & 45th Reconnaissance Sq, Offutt AFB, NE
4. December 2001 – December 2004, T-43 Navigator/EWO Instructor, Stan/Eval Chief, Asst Director of Ops, 563d Flying Training Sq, Randolph AFB, TX & Command EWO, III Corps Artillery, Baghdad, Iraq
5. January 2005 – May 2006, Command EWO, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, & Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Task Force, Pentagon, Wash D.C.
6. June 2006 – May 2007, Student, Intermediate Development Education, Colorado Springs, CO
7. May 2007 – June 2009, Air Officer Commanding, Cadet Squadron 11, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO
8. June 2009 – November 2013, Commander & Director of Ops, 82d Reconnaissance Sq, Kadena AB, JA
9. November 2013 – July 2016, Branch Chief, Joint Staff, J-8 Directorate, Pentagon, Wash D.C.
10. July 2016 – June 2017, Air Force Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Wash D.C.
11. June 2017 – June 2019, Division Chief, HQ Air Combat Command, A589, JB Langley-Eustis, VA & Joint Air Component Coordination Element, SOJTF-Op INHERENT RESOLVE, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
12. July 2019 – July 2021, Commander, 55th Mission Support Group, Offutt AFB, NE
13. July 2021 – Present, Commander, AFROTC Detachment 157, Embry-Riddle Aero Univ, FL

Summary of Joint Assignments

1. January 2005 – May 2006, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC, as a major
2. November 2013 – July 2016, Joint Staff, J-8, Pentagon, Washington D.C., as a lieutenant colonel

Flight Information

• Rating: Master Navigator
• Flight hours: 2,800+
• Aircraft flown: RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT, RC-135U COMBAT SENT, T-43A, T-37, T-39, EA-6B

Major Awards and Decorations

• Legion of Merit Medal
• Bronze Star Medal
• Defense Meritorious Service Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
• Aerial Achievement Medal with five oak leaf clusters
• Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
• Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
• Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
• 19 AF Electronic Warfare Instructor of the Year, 2002
• AETC Instructor of the Year, 2002
• AETC Information Officer of the Year, 2004

Effective Dates of Promotion

• Second Lieutenant May, 1995
• First Lieutenant July, 1997
• Captain July, 1999
• Major December, 2005
• Lieutenant Colonel October, 2010
• Colonel January, 2017

(Current as of Jul 2021)

Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Hollingsworth

Lieutenant Colonel Michael J. Hollingsworth is Chief, Operations Training Branch and senior Intelligence Staff Trainer for the Joint Collective Training Division, US Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida. Lt Col Hollingsworth oversees US Special Operations Command’s Certification, Verification and Validation program, ensuring combat readiness across the US Special Operations Enterprise, over 72,000 special operations personnel. Further, he serves as the principal intelligence advisor for a 218 member combined joint training team providing staff and technical training to global Theater Special Operations Commands, Joint Special Operations Task Forces, and component Special Operations units. Additionally, Lieutenant Colonel Hollingsworth is responsible for US Special Operations Command intelligence support to development, management, and execution of theater special operations exercises.

Lieutenant Colonel Hollingsworth graduated from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2001 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Aeronautical Science. He was commissioned in 2002 from the Air Force’s Officer Training School. His career includes a variety of duties spanning conventional and strategic operations, intelligence collection, exploitation and dissemination, squadron level flying operations and Special Operations. His deployments include participation in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as twelve contingency special operations across the Middle East and North Africa. Prior to his current position, Lieutenant Colonel Hollingsworth was the Director of Intelligence for the National Airborne Operations Center, supporting the Department of Defense’s most survivable Military Command and Control Center for strategic forces.

Lieutenant Colonel Hollingsworth is a Non-rated Aircrew Member with nearly 800 flight hours on the E-4B aircraft.

Captain Joseph A. Dixon

Capt Joseph A. Dixon is the Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, DET 157, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida.  He is part of team responsible for organizing, training, and commissioning a detachment of 450+ AFROTC cadets. His primary responsibility is training the incoming class of 200+ freshmen cadets.

Capt Dixon received his commission from Army ROTC at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida in 2009. He started his military career as a Route Clearance Platoon Leader, preparing 30 combat engineers for IED defeat missions. He later served in the 604^th Forward Engineer Support Team-Advanced (FEST-A), providing technical engineering expertise for multiple missions in Korea and Iraq. While in the reserves, Capt Dixon also worked full-time as a civilian aerospace engineer. His first 7 years of civilian employment were with a defense contractor that performed research for the DoD in turbomachinery, materials science, thermal control, and energy conversion. Before entering active service with the Air Force, Capt Dixon spent 2 years operating an engineering consulting business.

Capt Dixon’s previous duty station was at the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, California. He held multiple positions related to development of the Global Positioning System (GPS) at Los Angeles AFB. Initially, Capt Dixon was the test director for upgrades to GPS’s command and control subsystem, focused on operationalizing jam-resistant GPS signals. He also directed the independent test and evaluation of the Nuclear Detonation Detection System, GPS user equipment, and the first GPS III satellite vehicle.  Capt Dixon’s last position was as part of the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System (OCX) program office.  His primary responsibility with OCX was leading a forty-member team in system integration tasks for the GPS Global Information Grid Automated Information System (GGA). Capt Dixon also led a 7-member install team to deliver unique signal monitoring technology to the Indo-Pacific region.

Education

• 2009: Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida
• 2013: Army Engineer Officer Basic Course, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
• 2015: Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida
• 2019: Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

Assignments

1. December 2009: October 2010, Route Clearance Platoon Leader, Alpha Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 37^th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio National Guard Armory, Saint Marys, Ohio
2. November 2010: December 2012, Individual Ready Reserve Augmentee, Fort Knox, Kentucky
3. January 2013: August 2018, Mechanical Engineer, 604^th FEST-A, 412^th Theater Engineer Command, Orlando, Florida (September 2015 – May 2016, General Engineer, 604^th FEST-A, CJTF-OIR, Baghdad, Iraq)
4. August 2018: October 2019, Test Director, Ground Segment, GPS Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, California
5. November 2019: July 2020, Chief, C2 Systems Test, Space Production Corps, Los Angeles AFB, California
6. August 2020: May 2021, Chief, OCX Development Contracts, Space Production Corps, Los Angeles AFB, California
7. June 2021: Present, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, DET 157, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida

Major Awards and Decorations

• Air Force Commendation Medal
• Army Commendation Medal
• Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
• Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
• Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal
• Operation Inherent Resolve with two campaign stars
• Korean Defense Service Medal

Effective Dates of Promotion

• Second Lieutenant December 12, 2009
• First Lieutenant July 19, 2013
• Captain January 18, 2017

Publications

Comparison of Computational and Experimental Random Vibration Analyses on a Military Sheet Metal Chassis, Florida Institute of Technology, June 2015

(Current as of June 2021)

Captain Ashley N. Savoie

Capt Ashley N. Savoie serves as the Assistant Operations Officer for Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 157, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL. In this capacity, she directs one of the largest detachments in the country that produces the most officers of any AFROTC unit.  Additionally, she leads, instructs, and evaluates prospective Air Force and Space Force officers in both classroom instruction and practical application exercises.

Capt Savoie commissioned into the Air Force through AFROTC in December 2013.  She became a certified Satellite Vehicle Operator for the Global Positioning System with in the 2nd Space Operations Squadron after completing Undergraduate Space Training in January 2015.  Due to her expertise, she was selected to go on and instruct and evaluate future Satellite Vehicle Operators. Intermingled with her operator, instructor, and evaluator time, Capt Savoie was an Executive Officer at the squadron and group level. She was then hand selected as the Test Director for the Operational Test Team, where she led an emerging new program.  Prior to her current position, Capt Savoie was the Branch Chief, Combat Support Division, 750th Operations Support Squadron, Space Delta 9, Schriever AFB, Colo.

Education

• 2013: Bachelors of Science in Chemistry, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich.
• 2020: Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
• 2020: Masters of Science in Space System Management, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla.

Assignments

1. September 2014: October 2015, Satellite Vehicle Operator, 2nd Space Operations Squadron, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
2. October 2015: August 2016, Executive Officer, 2nd Space Operations Squadron, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
3. August 2016: June 2017, Staff Instructor, 50th Operational Support Squadron, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
4. June 2017: January 2018, Officer in Charge, Inspections, 50th Operations Group, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
5. January 2018: October 2018, Commanders Action Group, 50th Operations Group, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
6. October 2018: November 2020, Test Director, Operational Test Team, 50th Operations, 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo.
7. November 2020: March 2021, Branch Chief, Combat Support Division, 750th Operations Support Squadron, Space Delta 9, Schriever AFB, Colo.
8. March 2021: Present, Assistant Operations Officer, AFROTC, Detachment 157, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Major Awards and Decorations

• 2x Air Force Commendation Medal
• USSF Howard Leaf Award, Test Team of the Year

Effective Dates of Promotion

• Second Lieutenant Dec 13, 2013
• First Lieutenant May 5, 2016
• Captain May 5, 2018

(Current as of Oct 2021)

Major Robert P. Manifold

Major Robert Manifold is currently the Operations Officer at Detachment 157, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies. Prior to his current assignment, Major Manifold served as the Lead Program Manager for all RQ-4 Global Hawk classified acquisition programs. While there, Major Manifold was responsible for leading a 40-member geographically dispersed team to design, integrate, test, and field over $200M of classified equipment across multiple efforts.  

Major Manifold commissioned through the ROTC program at Wright State University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, graduating magna cum laude. He has served in a variety of assignments including test and evaluation, logistics centers, system program offices, as well as a handpicked internship with industry. Major Manifold has also deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Resolute Support. He assumed his current position in August 2020.

Education 

• 2008:  Bachelor of Science in Business Management, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
• 2009:  Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
• 2014:  Squadron Officer School, In Residence, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
• 2014:  Masters of Business Administration, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, GA

Assignments

1. September 2008: January 2012, Test Project Manager, 412 Test Management Division, Edwards AFB, CA
2. January 2012: January 2013, Aerospace Ground Equipment Program Manager, Support Equipment and Vehicles Division, Robins AFB, GA
3. January 2013: January 2014, Munitions Materials Equipment Program Manager, Support Equipment and Vehicles Division, Robins AFB, GA
4. January 2014: August 2014, Chief of the Portfolio Execution Group, Support Equipment and Vehicles Division, Robins AFB, GA
5. August 2014: July 2015, Integrated Product Team Lead & Program Manager, Bomber Armament Tester, Automatic Test Systems Division, Robins AFB, GA
6. July 2015 – July 2016, Program Management Internship, Education With Industry with Northrop Grumman Corporation, Melbourne, FL
7. July 2016 – July 2017, Special Action Officer to the Commander of the Life Cycle Management Center, Commanders Action Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
8. July 2017 – August 2020, Lead Program Manager, RQ-4 Special Programs, Global Hawk Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
9. August 2020 – Present, Operations Officer and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Detachment 157, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL

Major Awards and Decorations

• Meritorious Service Medal
• Joint Service Commendation Medal
• Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
• NATO Non-Article 5 Medal

Effective Dates of Promotion

• Second Lieutenant, August 22, 2008
• First Lieutenant, September 4, 2010
• Captain, September 4, 2012
• Major, July 1, 2018

Technical Sergeant Anastacia Z. Harris

Technical Sergeant Anastacia Z. Harris is the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of Detachment 157, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Air Force Reserve Officer Corps, Daytona Beach FL. As the senior enlisted NCO, TSgt Harris manages an office of three NCOs, and oversees the execution of all administrative programs for the largest AFROTC detachment in the southeast region, supporting 450 cadets annually.

TSgt Harris entered active duty in July of 2011 as a Customer Service Apprentice. Her first duty assignment was at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. She worked as an Installation Personnel Readiness Journeyman, at the 55th Force Support Squadron where she was promoted Below The Zone. She later was hand-selected to manage ACC’s largest Personnel Reliability Assessment Program base as the Installation “PRAP” Monitor, where she was lauded for obtaining a number one PAR Report rating for her program. In 2016, TSgt Harris was assigned to the United States Air Force Special Investigations Academy, where she was the sole personnel manager for OSI’s only training enterprise. Her dedication and expertise contributed to the 2019 National Counterintelligence and Security Professionals Education and Training Team of the Year Award.

Education

• 2012: Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution, Keesler AFB, MS
• 2014: Airman Leadership School
• 2015: Associates Degree, Human Resource Management, Community College of the Air Force
• 2016: Bachelor of Science, Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha, NE
• 2018: Pursuing a Master of Science, Legal Studies, American Military University
• 2020: Non-Commissioned Officer Academy

Assignments

1. November 2011 – October 2016, Customer Service Apprentice, IPR Journeyman, Adverse Actions Journeyman, Employment & Classification Supervisor, Installation PRP Monitor, Installation PRAP Monitor, NCOIC Customer Service, 55th Force Support Squadron, Offutt AFB, NE.
2. October 2016 – February 2021, Directorate of Personnel, USAF Special Investigations Academy, Glynco, GA.
3. February 2021 – Present, NCOIC, Det 157, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Daytona Beach, FL.

Major Awards and Decorations

• 2016: Air Force Commendation Medal
• 2020: Distinguished Graduate, Mathies Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
• 2021: Air Force Commendation Medal

Effective Dates of Promotion

• Airman Basic, July 12, 2011

• Airman, September 9, 2011

• Airman First Class, October 25, 2011

• Senior Airman, July 9, 2013

• Staff Sergeant, July 1, 2015

• Technical Sergeant, July 1, 2018

(Current as of April 2021)

Staff Sergeant Tomarra T. Woods

Staff  Sergeant  Tomarra  T.  Woods  is  a  Personnel  Manager  of Detachment  157, at Embry-Riddle  Aeronautical  University,  Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Daytona Beach, FL. In this capacity,  she  oversees  cadet  life-cycle  personnel  programs  and actions which include medical, cadet pay,   enlistments, categorization and commissioning.

SSgt  Woods entered active duty in November of  2014 in the Personnel  career  field, as a Customer Service Apprentice. Upon completion of basic  military  training, she went on  to  technical training at Keesler AFB, MS in August of 2015.  As a personnelist, her background includes various personnel duties throughout the Career Development and Force Management section working at both the base level and Headquarters Air Force level. Her assignment locations include Andrews AFB, MD, Quantico, VA, and Daytona Beach, FL.

Education

• 2012: Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution, Keesler AFB, MS
• 2019: Airman Leadership School

Assignments

1. March 2015-Jan. 2017, Career Development Journeyman,  11ᵗʰ Force Support Squadron, Andrews AFB, MD.
2. Jan. 2017-May 2021, Directorate of Personnel, HQ Office of Special Invetigations, Quantico, VA.
3. May 2021 - Present, NCO, Det 157, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Daytona Beach, FL.

Major Awards and Decorations

• Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal
• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

Effective Dates of Promotion

• Airman Basic, Nov. 24, 2014
• Airman, Nov. 24, 2014
• Airman First Class, Nov. 24, 2014
• Senior Airman, March 2017
• Staff Sergeant, March 1,  2019

Staff Sergeant Paige M. Welch

Staff Sergeant Paige M. Welch is a Personnel Manager at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Detachment 157, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Daytona Beach FL. SSgt Welch manages personnel records for cadets concerning Commissioning, Security, PRAP, Logistic Readiness, and Cadet Pay Actions.

SSgt Paige Welch, who hails from New Lexington, OH, graduated from Tri-County Career Center in 2012 with her Cosmetology license. She entered the Air Force in August of 2014 into the Personnel career field as a Commander Support Staff Technician at the National Air and Space Intelligent Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH. She led a myriad of high-level NASIC programs, supporting over 3,100 military and civilian personnel. Her dedication to the mission earned her the distinction of Airman of the second quarter for 2016. Then in January 2017, SSgt Welch was hand selected for a permanent change of assignment to the 88^th Air Base Wing, Force Support Squadron. As a Force Management Technician and Retention Supervisor she contributed to the Commander’s Top Large Military Personnel Flight in 2017 and the 2018 Large Team Award for the Third quarter. Later, her demonstration of leadership and team comradery in Airman Leadership School led to her selection as the Commandant Leadership award in 2018.

Education and Training

• 2014      Basic Military Training (BMT), Lackland AFB, TX
• 2014      Knowledge Operations Management Course, Keesler AFB, MS
• 2016      Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution, Keesler AFB, MS
• 2018      Airman Leadership School, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Assignments

1.  September 2014- January 2017, National Air and Space Intelligent Center Commander Support Staff Technician, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

2.  January 2017- May 2019, Force Management Journeyman, Installation Personnel Readiness Monitor, Retention Supervisor, 88^th Force Support Squadron, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

3.  May 2019-Present, Personnel Manager, Det 157, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Daytona Beach, FL.

Major Awards and Decorations

• 2017, Air Force Achievement Medal
• 2018, Commandant Leadership Award
• 2019, Air Force Commendation Medal

Effective Dates of Promotion

• Airman Basic, Aug 2014
• Airman First Class, Sep 2014
• Senior Airman, Mar 2017
• Staff Sergeant, Feb 2019

Staff Sergeant Ramon L. Santiago Rosado

Staff Sergeant Ramon L. Santiago Rosado is the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of Administration, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Detachment 157, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Daytona Beach, FL. SSgt Santiago is the lead for Contracting, Cadet Pay, and Tuition and Scholarships for 450 cadets annually. 

SSgt Santiago entered active duty in November of 2014 as a Postal Specialist at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. During this assignment, SSgt Santiago was key to postal operations success, delivering 7,600 mail items to Airmen ensuring continuous customer service. While stationed at Joint Base Charleston, SC in 2019, SSgt Santiago served as a WIT member and was instrumental to inspecting 74 inspection items. He also was hand-selected to be an safety investigation recorder for a KC-135R aircraft mishap where he created a secure shared-drive for investigators while scrutinizing 70 non-disclosure agreements and transcribing eight interviews from audio to text format, and as a collective result, he achieved the distinguished honor of winning Airmen of the Year for the 437th Airlift Wing! After his tour in South Carolina, SSgt Santiago PCS’d to F. E. Warren AFB in Wyoming.  During this time, he was charged with being the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of the Commander’s Support Staff, ensuring compliance and excellence with all commander’s programs.

Education

• 2019: Airman Leadership School

Assignments

1. April 2015-July 2016, Postal Specialist, 39th Communications Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey.
2. August 2016-Sep 2018, Executive Support Staff, 437th Airlift Wing, JB Charleston, SC.
3. Jan 2017-Aug 2017, Secretary, 747th Airlift Expeditionary Squadron, Bagram AB, Afghanistan
4. September 2018-April 2019, Commanders Support Staff, 628th Comptroller Squadron, JB Charleston, SC
5. April 2019 – Aug 2019, Asst NCOIC, Official Mail Center, 628th FSS, JB Charleston, SC
6. August 2019 – Nov 2020, NCOIC, CSS Staff, 90th Ground Combat Training Squadron, Camp Guernsey, WY.
7. Dec 2020-Present, NCOIC, Administration, Detachment 157 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Daytona Beach, FL.

Major Awards and Decorations

• 2016: Air Force Achievement Medal
• 2019: Air Force Achievement Medal (1OLC)
• 2019: Air Force Commendation Medal
• 2020: Air Force Achievement Medal (2OLC)

Effective Dates of Promotion

• Airman Basic, Nov. 10, 2014
• Airman First Class, Jan. 9, 2015
• Senior Airman, May 9, 2017
• Staff Sergeant, April 1, 2019

(Current as of Apr 2021)

Kelly E. Fletcher, Colonel, USAF ret.

Mr. Kelly Fletcher currently instructs Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps courses.  He has a wealth of experience in the Department of Defense.  As a senior civilian he performed duties as the Chief of Staff, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, in Hawaii and Washington D.C. As an Air Force Airman, he served 34 years in the United States Air Force, retiring with the rank of Colonel.  Kelly’s career covered time as an Non-Commissioned Officer, Instructor Defensive Aerial Gunner on the B-52H, and as an Air Force Officer and Pilot in a variety of flying assignments as an Instructor, Evaluator, Flight Commander, and Operations Officer in the T-6, T-37, T-38, and F-15 aircraft and commanded at the squadron and group level. He held numerous staff positions at Air Force Personnel Center, Air Education and Training Command, Air Combat Command, and Pacific Air Forces.  He is a command pilot with more than 4,500 flying hours.  Kelly received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from National College, Rapid City, South Dakota.  A Masters of Science in Community Services from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan and a Masters of Arts in Strategic Studies from Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.  He is a graduate of the Air Force Air War College and the Army Command and General Staff College.