Commandant of Cadets
Major Smith is the Commandant of Cadets, Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps, Detachment 355, Boston University. In this capacity, Major Smith is responsible for recruiting, teaching, supervising, and evaluating the performance of the 55 AFROTC cadets currently enrolled at the detachment.
Major Smith is an Army brat that calls El Paso, Texas home. He enlisted in the USAF shortly after graduating high school in 1988. He entered basic training in November 1988 and graduated from technical training in logistics management from Lowery AFB, CO in April 1989. He served enlisted for 12 ½ years achieving the rank of Technical Sergeant while assigned to various positions in the logistics career field. His deployment experiences includes Manama and Shaikh Isa Air Base, Bahrain (97), BRIGHT STAR, Cairo Egypt (97), IRAQI FREEDOM, Baghdad, Iraq (06), and ENDURING FREEDOM, Southwest Asia (08, 09).
Upon receiving his commission from Officer Training School, as a Communications and Information officer in 2002, Major Smith was assigned various positions at the 355th Communications Squadron and served as the Executive Officer to the 355th Mission Support Group Commander at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ. Prior to his current assignment, he served as Flight Commander, Air and Space Operations Center, Weapon System Fielding at Hanscom AFB, MA, where he led a 42 member team to install and sustain Command and Control Systems for $1.3B Air & Space Operations Centers at 30 sites worldwide.
His military decorations include the Joint Service Commendation Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters (OLC), and the Air Force Achievement Medal with one OLC.
Major Smith is married to the former Alison Marshall of Banbury, England. They have three children, Emily (19), Loren (17) and Nicholas (6).
EDUCATION
1995 Associates of Applied Science in Logistics, Community College of the AF, Maxwell AFB, AL
1999 Bachelor of Science in Management/Computer Information Systems, Park University, Parkville, MO
2002 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2006 Masters of Science, Information Technology Management, Touro University International, CA
2007 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Jan 1989 – Apr 1989, Technical Training, Lowery AFB, CO
2. Apr 1989- Apr 1991 – Inventory Management Specialist, 20th Supply Squadron (USAFE), RAF Upper Heyford, UK
3. Apr 1991- Apr 1993 – Aerial Delivery Materiel Controller, 1st Mobile Aerial Port Squadron (AMC), Dyess AFB, TX
4. Apr 1993- Sep 1995 – Chief Supply Inspection, 774th Air Base Group (USAFE), RAF Chicksands, UK
5. Sep 1995- Apr 1999 – NCOIC Small Computers/Harvest Eagle Set Chief, 49th Materiel Management Support Squadron (ACC), Holloman AFB, NM
6. Apr 1999- Apr 2000 – Chief Logistics Korea, 61st Field Investigations Squadron (AFOSI), OSAN AB, ROK
7. Apr 2000- Nov 2001– NCOIC, Dedicated Vehicle Supply Support, 100th Supply Squadron (USAFE), RAF Mildenhall, UK
8. Mar 2002 – Mar 2004 – Chief, System Administration and Network Infrastructure Branch, 355th Communications Squadron (ACC), Davis Monthan AFB, AZ
9. Mar 2003- Mar 2004 – Officer In Charge, Network Training and Stan Eval, 355th Communications Squadron (ACC), Davis Monthan AFB, AZ
10. Mar 2004- Aug 2005 – Executive Officer to the 355th Mission Support Group Commander, 355th Mission Support Group (ACC), Davis Monthan AFB, AZ
11. Jun 2006 – Dec 2006 – Liaison Officer, National Joint Operations Center, Strategic Operations, Multinational Forces-Iraq (USCENTCOM), Baghdad, Iraq
12. Aug 2005- Dec 2007 – Project Officer, AF DCGS Network Communications, 950th Electronic Systems Group (AFMC), Hanscom AFB, MA
13. Dec 2007 – Jul 2010 – Flight Commander, Air and Space Operations Center, Weapon Systems Fielding, 652d Electronic Systems Squadron (AFMC), Hanscom AFB, MA
14. Jul 2010 – Present, Commandant of Cadets, AFROTC Detachment 355, Boston University, MA
DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant – Mar 2002
First Lieutenant – Mar 2004
Captain – Mar 2006
Major – Jan 2012
(Current as of January 2010)