LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN M. ARELLANES Lieutenant Colonel John “Mark” Arellanes is the commander of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 915 at West Virginia University. He is responsible for recruiting, educating, training and motivating over 170 officer candidates through a comprehensive college program at WVU and two cross-town universities. He also serves the university as the Department of Aerospace Studies Chair with the academic status of full professor. He leads a diverse team of cadre to include civilian, officer, non-commissioned officer and contract instructor.

Prior to his current position, Lieutenant Colonel Arellanes was the Maintenance Readiness Branch Chief, Directorate of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, Headquarters , Scott AFB, Illinois. He was responsible for the rapid global mobility readiness, compliance, and quality assurance for assigned AMC wings. Additionally, he oversaw the Directorate’s Air Force Inspection System continuous evaluation program. He and his team performed compliance inspections at 22 Active Duty and 25 air bases around the world.

Lieutenant Colonel Arellanes graduated from historic Little Rock Central High School in 1984. He enlisted in the Air Force in February 1990 as a communication navigation specialist. After serving eight years, he earned a commission through the Air Force’s Officer Training School in June 1998. His assigned aircraft experience includes B-52, KC-135, MH-53, MH-60, MC-130, AC-130, A-10, B-1, F-15, F-16, and C-130J aircraft.

EDUCATION 1995 Associates Degree, Applied Science in Avionic Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1996 Bachelor of Science Resource Management (Magna Cum Laude), Troy State University- Florida Region, , Fla. 2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 2004 Jet Engine Mishap Investigation Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas 2005 Maintenance Officer Intermediate Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas 2007 Master of Business Administration, Logistics, (Magna Cum Laude), Touro University International, Cypress, Calif. 2008 Aircraft Mishap Investigation Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 2008 Air Command and Staff College by Correspondence 2013 Safety and Accident Investigation Board President’s Course, Osan AB, Republic of Korea 2014 Air War College by Correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS 1. July 1998 – Nov 2000; 23d Fighter Group quality assurance officer; 23d Maintenance Squadron avionics flight commander; 75th Fighter Squadron sortie generation flight commander, Pope AFB, N.C. 2. Nov 2000 – Mar 2003; Commander, 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 15, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan 3. Apr 2003 – May 2004; 18th Munitions Squadron material flight commander and maintenance operations officer, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan 4. May 2004 – Apr 2007; Detachment 2, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center director of logistics, electronic warfare division; test director for Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) and Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) Programs, Eglin AFB, Fla. 5. May 2007 – Aug 2008; 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, maintenance operations officer, Eglin AFB, Fla. 6. Aug 2008 – Jun 2009; 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, maintenance operations officer, Dyess AFB, Texas 7. Jun 2009 – Jun 2011; Commander, 7th Munitions Squadron, Dyess AFB, Texas 8. Jun 2011 – Jun 2012; Commander, 28th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 9. Jun 2012 – Jun 2013; Commander, 28th Maintenance Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. 10. Jun 2013 – Jun 2015; 7th Air Force, deputy director of logistics, Osan AB, Republic of Korea 11. Jul 2015 – Jul 2018; 314th Maintenance Group deputy commander, Little Rock AFB, Ark. 12. Jul 2018 – Jun 2019; Chief, Maintenance Readiness Brach, HQ AMC/A4, Scott AFB, Ill. 13. Jun 2019 – Present; Commander, AFROTC, Det 915, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with six oak leaf clusters Air Force Organizational Excellence Award Air Force Good Conduct Medal with one oak leaf cluster National Defense Service Medal with bronze star Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Korean Defense Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant June 12, 1998 First Lieutenant June 12, 2000 Captain June 12, 2002 Major March 1, 2008 Lieutenant Colonel July 1, 2013

(Current as of Aug 2019)