Captain Elizabeth Ladd

Captain Elizabeth K. Ladd is an Assistant Professor of Military Aerospace Studies and Recruiting Officer for the Air Force for the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (R.O.T.C.), Detachment 20, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.  She leads, recruits, trains, and evaluates cadets as prospective United States Air and Space Force officers.

Captain Ladd is a 2014 graduate of the University of Michigan, and entered the Air Force through the Reserve Officer Training Corps after earning her Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science Engineering. Captain Ladd completed Undergraduate Cyber Training and served as Deputy Flight Commander, Operations Flight, 86 Communications Squadron, Ramstein AB Germany, where they provided Command, Control, Communications and Computer capabilities for 8 Combatant Commands, Headquarters USAFE, NATO Air Headquarters, and three Wings. Capt Ladd also served as an Instructor at the Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, Ala. where she earned the distinction as Master Instructor. Following this assignment, Capt Ladd was selected for the Cyber and Intelligence Experience Exchange Tour Program. Following the Intelligence Officer Course, Capt Ladd served as the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division (ISRD) Chief of Training for the 612 Air Operations Center (AOC), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. In this position, Capt Ladd directed the training program for 70 intelligence professionals and provided dynamic intelligence support to the 612 AOC Combat Operations Division.

EDUCATION

2014 Bachelor of Engineering, in Computer Science Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

2015 Undergraduate Cyber Training, Keesler AFB, Miss.

2018 Academic Instructor Course/Instructor Qualification Training, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

2020 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala,

2020 Master of Science in Adult Education, Curriculum Design & Instructional Technology, Troy University, Troy, Ala.

2021 Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas

ASSIGNMENTS

March 2015–November 2015, Student, Undergraduate Cyber Training, 333 TRS, Keesler AFB, Miss.

November 2015-November 2017, Operations Flight Deputy Flight Commander, 86 CS, Ramstein AB, Germany

November 2017-March 2019, Flight Commander/Instructor, 23 TRS, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

April 2019-March 2020, Executive Officer, Detachment 12, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

March 2020-August 2020, Assistant Director of Operations, 217 TRS, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

August 2020-May 2021, Student, Intelligence Officer Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas

May 2021-September 2022, Officer in Charge, Unit Support, 612 AOC/ISRD, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

September 2022-May 2024, Chief of Training, 612 AOC/ISRD, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

June 2024 – Present, Assistant Professor of Military Aerospace Studies, Air Force R.O.T.C. Detachment 020, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak clusters

Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak cluster