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Wing Staff

 
Commander
Col Roy Barden
       
Deputy Commander Maj Ashley Ratliff
Deputy Commander Maj Daniel Sauerwein
       
Chief of Staff Maj Jennifer Coburn
       
Senior Enlisted Leader MSgt Dean McMurray
NCO Advisor TSgt Vernon Flemming
       
Historian
Maj Daniel Sauerwein
Asst. Historian  1st Lt Christain Smith
       
Health Services Officer
Capt Jay Bauer
       
Government Relations Advisor
Lt Col Sean Johnson
Asst. Government Relations Advisor Maj Michael Gill
Asst. Government Relations Advisor Capt Jamal Omar
       
Director of Development
VACANT     
Asst. Director of Development 1st Lt Eden West
       
Director of Aerospace Education
Col Karl Altenburg
Asst. Director of Aerospace Education Capt Yusuke Saiki
Asst. Director of Aerospace Education Maj Michael Gill
External Aerospace Education Officer Maj Jennifer Coburn
Internal Aerospace Education Officer Maj Ashley Ratliff
Internal Aerospace Education Officer 1st Lt Eden West
       
Director of Cadet Programs
Capt Samuel Luebbe
Asst. Director of Cadet Programs Maj Benjamin Conlin
Asst. Director of Cadet Programs Capt Nolan Hulick
Asst. Director of Cadet Programs 1st Lt Christain Smith
       
Chaplain
Capt Mary Bowles
       
Director of Communications
Capt Joseph Aho
Asst. Director of Communications Col William Kay
Asst. Director of Communications Maj Kurt Wilson
Asst. Director of Communications Capt Robert Zent
Asst. Director of Communications Maj Mike Gill
Communications Engineering Officer 2d Lt Jason Linz
Communications Training Officer Maj Kurt Wilson
       
Director of Emergency Services
Capt Larry Regorrah
Asst. Director of Emergency Services Lt Col Sean Johnson
Asst. Director of Emergency Services Maj Ashley Ratliff
Asst. Director of Emergency Services Capt Jamal Omar
Asst. Director of Emergency Services 2d Lt Clint Fleckenstein
       
Director of Finance
Col William Kay
Asst. Director of Finance Capt David West
       
Legal Officer
Maj Jennifer Coburn
       
Director of IT
Lt Col Erik Ludlow
Asst. Director of IT Capt Darryl Billick
       
Web Security Administrator
Maj Michael Gill
Asst. Web Security Administrator Lt Col Sean Johnson
       
Inspector General
Lt Col Noah Warren
       
Director of Logistics
Maj Michael Gill
Transportation Officer Maj Michael Gill
       
Maintenance Officer
1st Lt David Nyhus
Asst. Maintenance Officer Col William Kay
Asst. Maintenance Officer 1st Lt James Owen
       
Public Affairs Officer
Maj Jeffrey Slocum
Asst. Public Affairs Officer Lt Col Sean Johnson
Asst. Public Affairs Officer Maj Michael Gill
Asst. Public Affairs Officer 2d Lt Clint Fleckenstein
       
Director of Recruiting
Maj Jeffrey Slocum
Asst. Recruiting Officer Lt Col Sean Johnson
Asst. Recruiting Officer Capt Joseph Aho
       
Director of Operations
Lt Col Sean Johnson
Asst. Director of Operations Capt Kai Rune  Engstroem
Asst. Director of Operations Capt Nathan Sayler
       
sUAS Officer
Lt Col Gerald Manley
Asst. sUAS Officer Lt Col Douglas Kliman
Asst. sUAS Officer 2d Lt Clint Fleckenstein
       
Homeland Security Officer
Lt Col Sean Johnson
       
Standardization/Evaluation Officer
Lt Col Chad Smith
Asst. Stan/Eval Officer Lt Col Douglas Kliman
Asst. Stan/Eval Officer Lt Col Alan Frazier
Asst. Stan/Eval Officer Lt Col Ray Thompson
Asst. Stan/Eval Officer Maj Michael Gill
Asst. Stan/Eval Officer Capt Jay Bauer
Asst. Stan/Eval Officer Capt Charles Krug
       
Drug Demand Reduction Administrator
Col Karl Altenburg
       
Director of Personnel
Capt Jamal Omar
Asst. Director of Personnel Capt Joseph Aho
       
Director of Administration
Maj Michael Gill
Asst. Director of Administration MSgt Dean McMurray
       
Director of Plans & Programs
Maj Jennifer Coburn
Asst. Director of Plans & Programs Maj Michael Gill
       
Director of Education and Training
Lt Col Douglas Kliman
Testing Officer Maj Michael Gill
       
Director of Safety
Lt Col James Bedient
       
Wing Cadet Advisory Council 
     
CAC Advisor Maj  Benjamin  Conlin
CAC Chairperson C/Maj Maxwell  Kiser
CAC Vice Chairperson C/2d Lt Brendan  Jorgenson
CAC Recorder C/2d Lt Patton  Douglas
Region Representative (Primary) C/Lt Col Andrew  Douglas
Region Representative  C/Maj Maxwell  Kiser
       
Wing Finance Committee
     
Chairperson Col Roy Barden
Member Col William  Kay
Member Lt Col James Bedient
Member Lt Col Sean Johnson
Member Maj Jennifer Coburn
Member Maj Ashley  Ratliff
Member Maj Daniel  Sauerwein
       
CAP-USAF, DET 5 North Central Liaison Region
     
Commander Lt Col Jeffrey Peterson
Director Operations Mr.  Golda  Eldrige
Asst. Director of Operations Mr. Jeremy Aamold
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