AFROTC Detachment 105

Det 105 Cadre

AFROTC Detachment 105 Cadre Members

Colonel Linda S. Aldrich

Colonel Linda S Aldrich

Colonel Linda S. Aldrich is the Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps - Detachment 105, University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. She currently teaches AS 200. Colonel Aldrich is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and was commissioned through the Air Force Officer Training School in 1982.

"Opening the Minuteman Blast Doors to Women" - article written by Colonel Aldrich for the AAFM Newsletter

EDUCATION:
1972 Bachelor of Arts degree in English, University of Nebraska
1986 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell AFB, AL
1987 Masters Degree in Human Resources Development and Business Administration, Webster University
1993 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
1994 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk NAS, VA
1998 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL (non-resident/seminar)

ASSIGNMENTS:

2006 - Present - Commander, AFROTC Det 105, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2004 - 2006 - USNORTHCOM Liaison Officer to USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE
2002 - 2004 - Senior Military Advisor, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC
2001 - 2002 - Strategy Implementation and Evaluation Analyst, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC
2000 - 2001 - Division Chief, Plans and Operations, Armed Forces Inaugural Committee, Washington DC
1998 - 2000 - Commander, 319th Missile Squadron, FE Warren AFB, WY
1997 - 1998 - Operations Officer, 319th Missile Squadron, FE Warren AFB, WY
1994 - 1997 - Executive Assistant to DCINC, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE
1993 - 1994 - SIOP Advisor to CINC, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB, NE
1992 - 1993 - Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
1992 Deputy Division Chief, Personnel Plans and Presentations, Offutt AFB, NE
1991 - 1992 - Missile Force Management Staff Officer, SAC, Offutt AFB, NE
1990 - 1991 - Senior Instructor Space and Missile Operations Course, Vandenberg AFB, CA
1989 - 1990 - Missile Presentations Instructor, Vandenberg AFB, CA
1988 - 1989 - ICBM Operations Instructor, Vandenberg, CA
1986 - 1987 - Instructor Commander Minuteman II ICBM Combat Crew, Whiteman AFB, MO
1986 Commander Minuteman II ICBM Combat Crew, Whiteman AFB, MO
1985 - 1986 - Deputy Commander Minuteman II ICBM Combat Crew, Whiteman AFB, MO
1984 - 1985 - Commander Titan II ICBM Combat Crew, Little Rock AFB, AR
1983 - 1984 - Standardization and Evaluation Deputy Commander Titan II ICBM Combat Crew, Little Rock AFB, AR
1982 - 1983 - Deputy Commander Titan II ICBM Combat Crew, Little Rock, AR

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Superior Service Medal
Presidential Service Award Defense
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant - Jan 29, 1982
First Lieutenant - Jan 29, 1984
Captain - Jan 29, 1986
Major - May 1, 1993
Lieutenant Colonel - Jan 1, 1998
Colonel - May 1, 2003

(As of 3 Aug 06)

Major Alberto Mezarina

Major Mezarina was assigned to Det 105, AFROTC in July 2007. He came to the University of Colorado following assignment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs where he headed up and taught in the Spanish Division. His teaching assignments also include a tour at the Civil Engineering and Services School (AFIT/CE) at WPAFB, OH--where he taught across the engineering curriculum. Major Mezarina is an AF Civil Engineering Officer, commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (Det 105), in 1991, where he earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.

Major Mezarina has worked base-level assignments across several MAJCOMs (AETC, ACC, AMC, & AFSPC). His various positions as an AFCE include: Environmental Engineer, Mechanical Engineer in the Design and Construction Management Flight, CE Programmer, Disaster Prep Flight Chief, CE Section Commander, and Operations Flight Chief. He received a M.S. in Civil Engineering-Structures in 2001 and was immediately hired to teach the Engineers Flight Commanders course at AFIT/CE.

EDUCATION:
1991 Bachelor of Science degree (Mechanical Engineering), University of Colorado, Denver, CO
1997 Air Mobility Warfare Center (CE Liaison)
1999 Squadron Officer School (in-residence)
2001 Master of Science degree ( Civil Engineering-Structures), University of Colorado, Denver, CO
2006 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence)

ASSIGNMENTS:

Dec 1992 - June 1993: Mechanical Engineer, Columbus AFB, MS
June 1993 - Oct 1995: Environmental Engineer/Section Commander, March AFB, CA
Oct 1995 - Oct 1997: Project Manager/Programmer, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal
Oct 1997 - Aug 1999: Operations Flight Chief, Buckley ANGB, CO
Aug 1999 - May 2001: Graduate Student, University of Colorado-Denver
May 2001 - July 2004: Engineering Instructor, AFIT/CE, WPAFB, OH
July 2004 - July 2007: Spanish Division Chief, USAFA, CO
Deployed July 2005-Jan 2006 with the USACE, Cmd Construction Thi-Qar & Muthanna Province Iraq
July 2007 - Present: Assistant Professor of Aerospace Science, Det 105 Boulder, CO

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Bronze Star: Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq
Meritorious Service Medal
AF Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal

Major Kimberly Fox

Major Fox is the Unit Admissions Officer and an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies - Detachment 105, University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. She currently teaches AS 300.

Major Fox is a graduate of Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio and received her commission through AFROTC Detachment 643 in 1996.

EDUCATION:
2007 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence)
2006 National Security Space Institute – Space 200 (Residence)
2004 Masters of Business Administration in Aviation, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida
2003 Nuclear Weapons Orientation Course, Defense Nuclear Weapons School, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
2002 Squadron Officer School (Residence and Correspondence)
2000 Company Grade Officer Professional Development Course
1997 REACT-A Initial Qualification Training
1997 Undergraduate Space and Missile Training
1996 Bachelor of Arts in Music, emphasis in French Horn Wright State University, Dayton, OH

ASSIGNMENTS:

May 2006 – Present - APAS, AFROTC Det 105, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Aug 05 – May 07 Chief, Space Surveillance Operations, JFCC SPACE, Offutt AFB, NE
May 05 – Jul 05 Space Duty Officer, JFCC Space and Global Strike, Offutt AFB, NE
Nov 04 – Apr 05 Emergency Actions Officer, USSTRATCOM, Offutt AFB
Nov 02 – Oct 05 ICBM Employment Officer, ICBM Test Programs Officer, 20 AF, 625 MOF/TAB, Offutt AFB, NE
Oct 02 – Oct 03 ICBM Wing EWO Planner / Instructor, 90 OSS/OSKEX, FE Warren AFB, WY
Nov 01 – Sep 02 Instructor, Training Scripts Section, 90 OSS/OSOTS, FE Warren AFB, WY
Apr 00 – Oct 01 Assistant Flight CC / Sqn Instructor, 321 MS, FE Warren AFB, WY
Apr 99 – Mar 00 Missile Combat Crew Commander, 321 MS, FE Warren AFB, WY
Mar 98 – Mar 99 Deputy Squadron Instructor, 321 MS, FE Warren AFB, WY
Oct 97 – Feb 98 Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander, 321 MS, FE Warren AFB, WY
Jan 97 – Sep 97 Student, 392 TRS, Vandenberg AFB, CA

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (two Oak Leaf Clusters)
Combat Readiness Medal
90 OSS/OSKE Professional Team Award – 2002 NSI/ORI
Air Force Space Command Crew Member Excellence Award (7 Highly Qualified Ratings)
JFCC SPACE Field Grade Officer of the Quarter, 4th Qtr 2006
JFCC SGS/J3/J4 Company Grade Officer of the Quarter, 1st Qtr 2006
JFCC SGS/J35 Company Grade Officer of the Year, 2005
90 OSS Instructor of the Quarter, 1st Qtr 2002
321 MS Instructor of the Quarter, 3rd Qtr 2000
321 MS Top of the Line Missile Combat Crew Commander, 2nd Qtr 1999
321 MS Company Grade Officer of the Year, 1998
90 OG Top of the Line Deputy Missile combat Crew Commander, 2nd Qtr 1998

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant – Dec 7, 1996
First Lieutenant – Dec 21, 1998
Captain – Dec 21, 2000
Major - Aug 1, 2006

Captain Seth A. Henderson

Capt Seth A. Henderson is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at Detachment 105, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), University of Colorado, Boulder. He currently teaches the AS100 cadets and is the Detachment's Commadant of Cadets. Captain Henderson was commissioned through AFROTC Detachment 470 after graduating from the University of Nebraska @ Omaha in 2001.

EDUCATION:

1997 Associates Degree in Industrial Security, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB2001 Bachelor of General Science in Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha, NE2006 Master in Criminal Justice, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, CO

ASSIGNMENTS:

Aug 06 - Present - Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, AFROTC Det 105, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Aug 05 - Aug 06 - Combat Support Flight Commander, 10th Mission Support Group, 10th Services Division, United States Air Force Academy, CO 7.
May 02 - Jul 05 - Plans and Force Management Officer in Charge, 10th Mission Support Group, 10th Services Division, United States Air Force Academy, CO 6.
Jun 01 - May 02 - Undergraduate Pilot Training Student, 47th FTW, Laughlin AFB, TX5.
Aug 99 - May 01 - AFROTC Student, Detachment 470, University of Nebraska @ Omaha, Omaha, NE4.
Jul 97 - Aug 99 - National Airborne Operation Center security Team Chief, 55th Security Forces Squadron Offutt AFB, NE 3.
Dec 1992 - Jul 1997 - 55th Security Police, Offutt AFB, NE2.

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award with an oak leaf cluster
AF Outstanding Unit Award with one silver and three oak leaf clusters
AF Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal
AF Good Conduct Medal with an oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star device
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star device
Kosovo Campaign Medal with bronze star device
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
AF Longevity Service with two oak leaf clusters
USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Rifle)
AF Training Ribbon with an oak leaf cluster
Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant - 30 May 2001
First Lieutenant - 30 May 2003
Captain - 30 May 2005