Detachment Cadre
Detachment 465 Cadre of the University of Nebraska AFROTC develop quality leaders for the Air Force through professional expert guidance, experience, the support of our peers, and the challenges our program offers to all students. We strive to promote a positive environment which develops the individual into an effective and exemplary leader prepared for the challenges of entering active duty.
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Lieutenant Colonel Stephen T. Gibson is the Commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 465 and is the Professor of Aerospace Studies at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He is responsible for the education and training of AFROTC cadets and the support of Air Force Institute of Technology graduate students attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lieutenant Colonel Gibson entered the Air Force in 1990 as a graduate from the AFROTC program at Valdosta State College. He is a career space and missile officer and has served in operational and staff assignments at the squadron, group, Numbered Air Force and Headquarters levels, and as a joint staff officer with U.S. Strategic Command. He is a graduate of Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, Air War College, and Joint Forces Staff College. His previous assignment was as the Commander of the 331st Training Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. EDUCATION -- 1990 BBA, Management, Valdosta State College / 1994 MBA, Management, Colorado State University / 1996 Squadron Officer School (residence), Maxwell Air Force Base, AL / 2004 Air Command and Staff College (residence), Maxwell Air Force Base, AL / 2007 Air War College (correspondence), Maxwell Air Force Base, AL / 2008 Joint PME Phase II (residence), Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA ASSIGNMENTS -- March 1991 to August 1991 Student, Undergraduate Missile Training, Vandenberg AFB, California / September 1991 to February 1995: Deputy combat crew commander, deputy combat crew evaluator, Squadron Command Post crew commander, instructor crew commander, and Senior Instructor crew commander, 90th Missile Wing, Francis. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming / March 1995 to July 1997 Chief, Technical Order Policy, later Chief, Training Programs, Twentieth Air Force Standardization / Evaluation Division, Francis. E. Warren AFB, Wyoming / August 1997 to February 2001 Flight Commander; Chief, Standardization and Evaluation; and Chief, Operations Training, 11th Space Warning Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colorado / March 2001 to July 2003 Space-Based Radar Command Lead; Space-Based Infrared Systems Increment 2 Ground Segment Command Lead; and Executive Officer, Directorate of Requirements, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado / August 2003 to July 2004 Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama / August 2004 to September 2004 Student, Ballistic Missile Early Warning System Training, Vandenberg AFB, California / September 2004 to September 2005 Operations Officer, 12th Space Warning Squadron, Thule AB, Greenland / October 2005 to March 2007 Deputy Chief, Program Support Branch (J833), Capability and Resource Integration Directorate, United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska / April 2007 to April 2008 Chief, Resource Integration Branch (J831), Capability and Resource Integration Directorate, United States Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska / April 2008 to June 2008 Student, Joint Professional Military Education Phase II, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia / July 2008 to July 2010 Commander, 331st Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas / Aug 2010 to Present Commander, AFROTC Detachment 465, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. |
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Major David Everson is the Operations Flight Commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 465 and is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is responsible for the education and training of AFROTC cadets at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Major Everson enlisted in the Air Force in 1993. He commissioned through Officer Training School and became a Services Officer in 2003. At F. E. Warren AFB, his unit was awarded back to back Eubank Awards as the number one services squadron in AFSPC. Following flight commander duty, he was selected as chief of protocol, where he led distinguished visitor support for delegates from 19 countries during a nuclear accident capabilities demonstration. His protocol team and senior leader support helped the 90th Space Wing earn the USSTRATCOM Omaha Trophy, Colonel Lee R. Williams and General Thomas S. Moorman Awards as the number one space wing in AFSPC. Most recently he served as the 19th Mission Support Group's Executive Officer supporting the missions of six diverse combat airlift support squadrons, and recently completed a joint duty deployment to Army Central Command's Joint Visitor's Bureau at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and a short tenure as Chief of the Military Personnel Section. FORMAL EDUCATION -- 2002 Associates of Science degree, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Alabama / 2002 With Honors, Bachelor of Science degree, info systems tech, Wayland Baptist University, Hawaii / 2011 With Honors, Master of Arts degree, Business Management. PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION -- 1993 Basic Military Training School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas / 1993 Apprentice Security Specialist School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas / 1993 Air Base Ground Defense Training, Fort Dix, N.J. / 1997 Command and Control Apprentice Course, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. / 1999 AMC Command and Control Course, Air Mobility Warfare Center, Fort Dix, N.J. / 1999 Airman Leadership School, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. / 2003 Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama / 2003 Services Management School, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, later Services Combat Training, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. / 2003 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. / 2009 Squadron Officer School (Residence and Non-Res), Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. ASSIGNMENTS -- Dec 1993 to Dec 1995, security specialist, 18th Security Police Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan / Jan 1996 to Jan 1997, weapon storage area fire team leader, 2nd Security Police Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La / Feb 1997 to Mar 1999, command post controller, 90th Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La / Apr 1999 to Jan 2003, air mobility control center enroute controller, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii / May 2003 to May 2004, officer in charge, fitness and sports, 90th Services Squadron, Francis. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo / Jun 2004 to Jun 2006, officer in charge, readiness & plans, 90th Services Squadron, Francis. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo / Jul 2005 to Apr 2006, combat support flight commander, 90th Services Squadron, Francis. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo / May 2006 to Jun 2007, chief of protocol, 90th Space Wing, Francis. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo / Jul 2007 to Jun 2008, combat support flight commander, 314th Services Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark / Jun 2008 to Jun 2009, executive officer, 314th and 19th Mission Support Group, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark / Jun 2009 to Dec 2009, operations officer, joint visitor's bureau, Army Central Command Headquarters, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait / Jan 2010 to Jun 2010, chief, military personnel, 19th Force Support Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark / Jun 2010 to Jul 2011, manpower and personnel flight commander, 19th Force Support Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark / July 2011 to present, ROTC Det 465, NE |
Captain LaTravia R. Dobson is the Recruiting Flight Commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 465 and is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She is responsible for the education and training of AFROTC cadets and the recruitment of qualified high school students, college students, and enlisted members who wish to join AFROTC at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Captain Dobson entered the Air Force in 2004 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She is a career chemical scientist and has worked in the Air Force Research Laboratory in the Directed Energy Laser Division and the Space and Missile Propulsion Division. She is a graduate of Air and Space Basic Course and Squadron Officer School. Her previous assignment was as the Branch Chief of the Propellants Branch in the Space and Missile Propulsion Division of the AFRL at Edwards Air Force Base, California. EDUCATION -- 2004 Bachelor of Science degree, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado / 2010 Master of Science degree, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska / 2011 Squadron Officer School (correspondence), Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama ASSIGNMENTS -- June 2004 – August 2007: Laser Vulnerability Engineer, Laser Effects Branch, Laser Division, Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico / August 2007 – January 2009: Student, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska / January 2009 – September 2009: Deputy Branch Chief, Experimental Demonstration Branch, Space & Missile Division, Propulsion Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB, California / September 2009 – July 2011: Branch Chief, Propellants Branch, Space & Missile Division, Propulsion Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB, California / July 2011 – Present: Recruiting Flight Commander, AFROTC Detachment 465, University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
