Senior Aerospace Science Instructor (S.A.S.I.)
Lieutenant Colonel Micheal Carrizales
Lieutenant Colonel Micheal Carrizales’s was the Operations Officer of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 003, University of Houston, Houston, Texas. He was responsible for recruiting, educating, training, and inspiring men and women to become the highest quality leaders in the United States Air Force.
Lieutenant Colonel Carrizales was commissioned in 2001 through the Air Force Officer Training School. He graduated from Wesley College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Literature. He earned a Master of Arts degree in Spiritual Formation from Northwest Nazarene University in 2008. Lieutenant Colonel Carrizales is a master air battle manager with more than 3100 flying hours in multiple E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) variants, including over 900 combat hours. Most recently, Lieutenant Colonel Carrizales served as an E-3 Mission Crew Commander and Instructor Senior Director, Director of Staff at the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, and Deputy Chief of Advanced Programs at the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. As an E-3 Mission Crew Commander, he was responsible for the overall execution of the E-3 tactical mission as tasked by authorities of the Pacific theater of operations. Lieutenant Colonel Carrizales has deployed in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE; as well as in support of counter-drug operations in South America. EDUCATION
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Aerospace Science Instructor (A.S.I.)
Senior Master Sergeant Shonda Spencer
Senior Master Sergeant Shonda Spencer, served a total of 20 years in the Air force; 7 years in security forces and 13 years in the intelligence career field. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Intelligence Studies, a Master of Arts degree in Human Resource Management and a Master of Science degree in Strategic Intelligence. SMSgt Spencer chose the Air Force so she can go to college for free, and travel. “Japan was the best place I visited outside the United States” Sergeant Spencer says. She wants to inspire her students to do the very best, and achieve great things. She is frequently heard saying “No dating until you’re 30!”
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