CAPT KARLA SAVANA OPERATIONS FLIGHT COMMANDER DET 840

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR—DEPT OF AEROSPACE STUDIES

First Lieutenant Karla Savana received her commission in 2014 through Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at the University of Texas, San Antonio. She has served in various roles as a Logistics Readiness Officer to include the Logistics Liaison Officer to the 611th Air Support Squadron’s (ASUS) Alaska Radar Site Contract, 611 ASUS Mission Support Deputy Flight Commander, 611 ASUS Quality Assurance Flight Commander, and 611 ASUS Squadron Executive Officer. Additionally, Lieutenant Savana led Pacific Air Forces’ largest support agreement program with 79 agreements and recovered 32 million dollars in reimbursements. Her keen management ensured identification and correction of 201 discrepancies and enabled a 99 percent radar uptime rate, securing 663,000 square miles of Alaskan air space. Her efforts directly supported 21 remote locations, 401 personnel, and facility maintenance and upgrades for 7.1 billion dollars of infrastructure. As the Detachment 840 Operations Flight Commander, she is responsible for cadet wing operations to include Leadership Laboratory and physical training to prepare cadets in their pursuit of a commission as an Air Force officer. As Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Lieutenant Savana instructs hands-on leadership courses on The Evolutions of USAF Air and Space Power, Ethics and Advanced Leaderships Skills, and National Security Affairs. EDUCATION: 2013 Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX 2015 Logistics Readiness Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, TX 2017 Assistant Professor of Aero Space Studies Instructor Course, Maxwell AFB, AL ASSIGNMENTS: 1. March 2015—June 2015, Logistics Liaison-ARS Contract, 611 ASUS JBER, Alaska 2. June 2015—April 2016, Deputy Flight Commander, Mission Support, 611 ASUS, JBER, Alaska 3. April 2016—March 2017, Squadron Executive Officer, 611 ASUS, JBER, Alaska 4. March 2016—October 2017, Quality Assurance Flight Commander, 611 ASUS, JBER, Alaska 5. October 2017—Present, Operations Flight Commander, AFROTC Det 840, Texas State University, TX