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Lt Col Michael Yeung

Department Chair, Commander Air Force ROTC Det 004

Department(s)
Aerospace Studies/Air Force ROTC
Phone
702-895-5314

Biography

Lt Col Yeung was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps in July 2004 after graduating from California State University, San Bernardino with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. He has served in a variety of positions in Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) operations and Nuclear Command & Control (NC2) operations in Air Force Space Command, Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Education and Training Command, United States Strategic Command and the Joint Staff. He currently commands and is responsible for recruiting, training, educating, and motivating officer candidates for a commission in the Air and Space Forces. As chair of the Department of Aerospace Studies, he oversees and instructs a wide range of curriculum to include the foundations of the Air Force, evolution of air and space power, leadership studies, and national security affairs.

Education

  • 2004: bachelor of arts degree in psychology, CSU San Bernardino, CA
  • 2009: master of science degree in space studies, American Military Univ, WV
  • 2011: Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
  • 2012: Advanced ICBM Operations Course, F.E. Warren AFB, WY
  • 2014: Air Command and Staff College (by correspondence)
  • 2019: Advanced Nuclear Concepts Course, Kirtland AFB, NM

Deployments

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom