Captain Sarah Garvin

Captain Sarah Garvin is the Operations Flight Commander and Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 835, University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. She is responsible for advocating the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps mission of developing leaders for tomorrow's Air Force. She currently works to keep daily Cadet Wing Operations running smoothly for over 80 students.
Captain Garvin received her commission via Officer Training School in 2015. She is a Logistics Readiness Officer having served as Flight Commander of multiple flights at the Aerial Port Squadron at Dover Air Force Base. She was directly responsible for leading a flight of 220 Airmen and civilians, managing daily operations at the Department of Defense's largest Air Freight Terminal valued at $79.6 million, and ensuring the 24/7 processing and loading of 84,000 tons of cargo and 5,000 passengers on 3,400 missions annually. Her team was directly responsible for many high priority transportation missions such as moving the world's sole Ebola vaccine, transporting deep water search and rescue equipment to recover downed aircraft, and coordinating Negatively Pressurized Conex's for safe patient transportation during the Coronavirus pandemic. Additionally, Captain Garvin served as the Assistant Installation Deployment Officer at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. In this capacity she supervised the 6th Airlift Wing's deployment and humanitarian requirements. Her team was directly responsible for the coordination of 45 Hurricane Maria Relief missions where they lead the transportation of 449 passengers and 430 tons of emergency aid ultimately providing vital support to 3.6 million civilians.

EDUCATION
2013 Bachelor of Arts, Westminster College, Missouri
2016 Logistics Readiness Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2016 Installation Deployment Officer Course, Expeditionary Center, JBMDL, New Jersey
2017 Contingency War Planner Course, LeMay Center for Doctrine, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2018 Master of Sciences in Sports and Health Sciences, American Military University, West Virginia
2021 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2021 Academic Instructor School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama

ASSIGNMENTS
1. December 2015 - August 2016, OIC of Readiness, 6th Logistics Readiness Sq, MacDill AFB, Florida
2. August 2016 - December 2017, Asst. Installation Deployment Officer, 6th Logistics Readiness Sq, MacDill AFB, Florida
3. December 2017 - October 2018, Flight Commander, Vehicle Maintenance, 6th Logistics Readiness Sq, MacDill AFB, Florida
4. Oct 2018 - June 2019, Flight Commander, Combat Readiness and Resources, 436th Aerial Port Sq, Dover AFB, Delaware
5. June 2019 - June 2020, Flight Commander, Air Terminal Operations, 436th Aerial Port Sq, Dover AFB, Delaware
6. June 2020 - June 2021, Flight Commander, Air Freight, 436th Aerial Port Sq, Dover AFB, Delaware
7. June 2021 - Present, Instructor, AFROTC Detachment 835, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATION
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 2 oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service with Bronze Star Device

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant - December 11, 2015
First Lieutenant - December 11, 2017
Captain - December 11, 2019