U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E CAPTAIN DANIEL J. TORRENCE Captain Daniel J. Torrence is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies (APAS) at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detach- ment 250, Iowa State University. As an APAS, he is responsible for the comprehensive military education of cadets resulting in the annual com- missioning of high quality second lieutenants who are fully prepared and motivated to excel across a spectrum of active duty leadership assign- ments. His duties include teaching AFROTC students while serving as the detachment’s Education Flight Commander and Test Control Officer. Captain Torrence enlisted in the Air Force in December 2003 and gradu- ated from the Contracting Apprentice course in March 2004. His first duty station as a Contract Specialist was Aviano Air Base, Italy in which he served in all facets of the contract management organization. He later served at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas as a Construction Contract Specialist. In 2008 he enlisted in the Iowa Air National Guard as a Con- tract Specialist until he was selected for commission in May 2012. Prior to his current position, the captain was the Director of Operations at the 132d Logistics Readiness Squadron, Des Moines, ANGB, Iowa. EDUCATION 2008 Associates in Applied Science, Contract Management, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 2009 Airman Leadership School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2010 Bachelor of Science, Public Administration, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, Ia. 2016 Master of Arts, Human Resources Management, Webster University, St. Louis, Mo. 2016 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., In-residence ASSIGNMENTS 1. April 2004-April 2007, Contract Specialist, 31st Contracting Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy 2. April 2007-March 2008, Contract Specialist, 17th Contracting Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas 3. March 2008-May 2012, Contract Specialist, 132nd Contracting Squadron, Des Moines, ANGB, Iowa 4. May 2012-June 2016, Installation Deployment Officer, 132nd Wing, Des Moines, ANGB, Iowa 5. June 2016-August 2017, Director of Operations, 132nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Des Moines, ANGB, Iowa 6. August 2017 – present, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Det. 250 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Airman Basic Dec. 16, 2003 Airman June 16, 2004 Airman First Class June 16, 2005 Senior Airman Dec. 16, 2006 Staff Sergeant Sept. 15, 2009 Technical Sergeant Sept. 15, 2011 Second Lieutenant May 4, 2012 First Lieutenant May 4, 2014 Captain May 4, 2016 (Current as of August 2017) .