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Lieutenant Colonel John D. Frederick

Lt Col Fredrick

LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN D. “FREDDY” FREDERICK

Lieutenant Colonel John D. Frederick is Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training  Corps Detachment 218, Terre Haute, Indiana. The “Phantoms” Detachment includes five officers, enlisted, and civilian cadre and is responsible for training 20-50 cadets, commissioning 10 annually from Indiana State and DePauw Universities as well as Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and Ivy Tech Community College in western Indiana. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick received his commission as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2003. He is a command pilot with over 18 years of active service and 2,200 flying hours in the T-6, UH-1, and HH-60G. Prior to his current assignment, Lieutenant Colonel Frederick was Commander of the 563d Operations Support Squadron. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick has flown combat and combat support missions in operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Odyssey Dawn, Unified Protector, Inherent Resolve, and during humanitarian operations supporting Joint Task Forces Katrina and Rita.

EDUCATION:

2003 Bachelor of Science degree in Foreign Area Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO

2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL

2012 Master’s degree in American history, American Military University, Charles Town, W.V.

2017 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. August 2003 - April 2006, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, TX, Ft. Rucker, AL, and Kirtland AFB, N.M.

2. April 2006 - June 2009, HH-60G Pilot and Scheduling Officer, 55th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ

3. June 2009 - August 2012, HH-60G Evaluator Pilot and Flight Commander, 56th Rescue Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom

4. August 2012 - August 2014, HH-60G Formal Training Unit Evaluator Pilot and Assistant Operations Officer, 512th Rescue Squadron, Kirtland AFB, N.M.

5. August 2014 - June 2016, Assignments Officer, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Randolph, TX

6. June 2016 - June 2017, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL

7. August 2017 - August 2018, Deputy Chief Liaison to Amman and Tel Aviv, United Nations Treaty Supervision Organization, Jerusalem, Israel

8. August 2018 - June 2019, Director of Operations, Detachment 1, 414th Combat Training Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ

9. June 2019 – June 2020, Director of Operations, 563d Operations Support Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ

10. June 2020 – July 2022, Commander, 563d Operations Support Squadron, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ

11. July 2022 – Present, Commander, AFROTC Detachment 218, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot

Flight hours: More than 2,200 including over 400 combat and combat support hours

Aircraft flown: T-6, UH-1H/N, HH-60G

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor device

Defense Meritorious Service Medal

Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters

Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters

Aerial Achievement Medal

Air Force Combat Action Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Humanitarian Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant May 28, 2003

First Lieutenant May 28, 2005

Captain May 28, 2007

Major August 1, 2013

Lieutenant Colonel March 1, 2018

(Current as of July 2022)

Information current as of 22 January 2024 and is subject to change.