
Captain Chris Aliphat
Captain Chris Aliphat is currently the Unit
Admissions Officer, Commandant of Cadets, and AS100 and AS200 instructor.
He graduated with a B.A.
degree in Environmental Studies from Sacramento State University in
December 1994. He completed
commissioning requirements through Air Force ROTC Detachment 88 at
Sacramento State.
Coming on to active duty as a Personnel Officer
in February 1995, Capt Aliphat worked in the Military Personnel Flight
in charge of Base Personnel Records and the Personnel Readiness Unit at
the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, California.
After less than a year, he was hand selected by the Support Group
Commander to work Group and Wing-level readiness issues and as Executive
Officer during contingencies. While
there he deployed with the Army to the Joint Readiness Training Center
in Ft Polk, Louisiana to exercise bare base operations and air base
defense. He then deployed
to Panama working Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel accountability
issues for counter drug operations in Central and South America.
In Mar 1998, Captain Aliphat was then assigned
to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.
There he was assigned as section commander for the 51st
Civil Engineer Squadron supporting over 400 personnel.
In April 1999, Captain Aliphat was next assigned
to Ramstein Air Base, German as section commander for the 86th
Supply Squadron supporting over 300 personnel.
While assigned there, he completed his Master of Arts in
International Relations.
Captain Aliphat is not married. His hobbies
include studying military history, playing guitar, Jeeps, mountain
biking, and hiking.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
- Air
Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
- Air
Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
- Humanitarian
Service Medal
- Volunteer
Service Medal
ASSIGNMENTS and DUTY POSITIONS:
1. February
1995 – Chief, Customer Service and Readiness, 9th Mission
Support Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California.
2. November
1995 – Group Readiness Planner, 9th Support Group, Beale
Air Force Base, California.
3. January
1997 – Assistant Executive Officer, 9th Support Group,
Beale Air Force Base , California.
4. March
1998 – Squadron Section Commander, 51st Civil Engineer
Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
5. April
1999 – May 2001 – Squadron Section Commander, 86th Supply
Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
EDUCATION:
- December
1994 – Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Minor in Biology,
Sacramento State University, Sacramento California
- July
1995 – Basic Personnel Officer Course, Keesler Air Force Base,
Mississippi
- September
2000 – Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
- June 2001 - Master of Arts in
International Relations, Oklahoma University, Oklahoma