BIOGRAPHY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
MAJOR STEPHEN G. OTT
Major Stephen Ott is the Operations Flight Commander (OFC) and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at Valdosta State University Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 172, Valdosta, Georgia. As the OFC, he serves as the primary instructor for all Practical Military Training (PMT). Specifically, he supervises cadet wing operations and planning for all PMT events accomplishing Aerospace Studies and Leadership Laboratory curriculum objectives.
Major Ott entered the Air Force in 2002 and later received his commission in 2009 from Air Force Officer Training School. His background includes aircraft, Inter- continental Ballistic Missile and nuclear weapons maintenance, and operational test and evaluation. His previous assignments include Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. His previous assignment was as the Maintenance Operations Officer, 576 Flight Test Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
EDUCATION
2007 Airman Leadership School, in-residence, Eglin AFB, Florida 2007 Associates of Applied Science in Aviation Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force 2007 Associates of Applied Science in Industrial Management, Northwest Florida State College 2009 Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 2010 Air and Space Basic Course, in-residence, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 2015 Squadron Officer School, in-residence, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 2020 Masters of Science in Occupational Safety and Health, Columbia Southern University, (in-progress)
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 2002 – January 2003, Basic Trainee, Flight 095, 324th Traininig Squadron, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 2. January 2003 – March 2003, student, Aircraft Hydraulic Systems Apprentice Technical Training, 364th Training Squadron, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. 3. April 2003 – April 2009, F-15 Hydraulic Systems Craftsman, 33d Maintenance Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida 4. April 2009 – July 2009, student, Air Force Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama 5. July 2009 – February 2010, Missile and Munitions Maintenance Officer, 325th Maintenance Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Florida 6. February 2010 – February 2013, Officer in Charge (OIC), Plans & Scheduling; OIC, Electro-Mechanical Team Section; OIC, Missile Maintenance Operations Center; and Flight Commander, Resources Flight, 90th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming 7. February 2013 – September 2014, Test Manager, Operational Test and Evaluation; Operations Officer, 17 Test Squadron Detachment 4 Operating Location A, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida 8. October 2014 – July 2017, Chief, Nuclear Weapons Maintenance Branch, Nuclear Operations Division, Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces in Africa, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 9. August 2017 – April 2018, Maintenance Operations Officer, 52d Munitions Maintenance Group, Operating Location- A, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 10. April 2018 – June 20, Maintenance Operations Officer, 576th Flight Test Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California 11. July 2020 – Present, Operations Flight Commander and Assistant Professor, Valdosta State University AFROTC Detachment 172, Valdosta, Georiga
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Achievement Medal Air Force Basic Training Honor Graduate
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant, 22 July 2009 First Lieutenant, 22 July 2011 Captain, 22 July 2013 Major, 1 May 2019
(Current as of August 2020)