Recruiting Flight Commander

Major Anthony Kusek, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies

 Major Anthony Kusek is the Admissions and Recruiting Officer assigned to Air Force Reserve Officer Training Detachment 025 at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. In this capacity he is responsible to recruit high quality cadets and ensure the growth of the cadet wing comprised of approximately 150 members. Major Kusek is a Reserve Officer with 16 years of varying experiences in three seperate career specialties to include aircraft maintenance, munitions maintenance, and acquisitions.

Major Kusek was born and reared in Grand Island, Nebraska before recieving his commission in May 1995 from AFROTC Detachment 207, Parks College of St. Louis University. His assignments include a breadth of both aircraft and munitions maintenance roles through the squadron commander level. Additionally Major Kusek deployed to Prince Sultan Air Base Saudi Arabia to make munitions preperations for what eventually became Operations IRAQI FREEDOM. Furthermore, he deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as the Deputy Intelligence Director for Joint Task Guantanamo Bay. Upon seperation from active duty in 2008, Major Kusek served as an Individual Mobilization Augmentee as a member of the USAF Reserves while working for Honeywell Aerospace as Quality and Regulatory Manager. He accepted a limited return to active duty for his current position.

Education

1995 Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics, Parks College of St. Louis University, MO

2001 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL

2007 Masters of Arts, Human Resources Management, Webster University, St. Louis, MO

Assignments

1995-1997 Program Logistics Manager, Nuclear Weapons Center, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM

1997-1998 Munitions Accountable Systems Officer, 898th Munitions Squadron, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM

1998-2001 Flight Commander, Special Activites and Emergency Action Controller, Buechel Air Base, GE

2001-2003 Flight Commander, Systems and Material Flight, 18th Munitions Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan

2003-2004 Officer-in-Charge, 961st Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Kadena Air Base, Japan

2004-2006 Program Manager, Laser-Guided Munitions, Munitions Directorate, Hill Air Force Base, UT

2006-2007 Operations Officer, Munitions Sustainment Group, Hill Air Force Base, UT

2007-2008 Commander, 18th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan

2008-2010 Operations Officer (USAF Reserve) Munitions Division, Hill Air Force Base, UT

2010-Present Education Officer, AFROTC Detachment 025, Arizona State University

Major Awards and Decorations

Meritorious Service Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster

Joint Service Achievement Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster

Air Force Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters

National Defense Service Medal with one star

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Effective Dates of Promotion

 Second Lieutenant   19 May 1995

First Lieutenant         17 June 1997

Captain                    17 June 1999

Major                      1 November 2005