Technical Sergeant Almira Rochelle Baptiste

Technical Sergeant Almira Rochelle Baptiste
NCOIC
AS200 Instructor

Technical Sergeant Almira Rochelle Baptiste is the unit NCOIC of Personnel, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment 365, Massachusetts Institute Technology, Cambridge, MA.

She entered the Air Force in June 2011 where she attended Basic Military Training, then Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi to attend Personnel Technical School. After graduating from Technical School in October of 2011, she received her first orders to Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, Montana, 341st Force Support Squadron where she performed her duties as a Customer Service and Promotions Journeyman. In 2015 she PCS’d to Ramstein AB, Ramstein, Germany 786th FSS, where she worked as the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge for the Installation Personnel Readiness office and the NCOIC of Commander Support Staff for 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron. She left Germany in 2019 and received an assignment to Barksdale AFB, LA as the NCOIC of the CSS for 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the NCOIC for Force Management for 2nd FSS. Finally, she arrived at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to work as the unit NCOIC of Personnel in February of 2022.

 

 

EDUCATION

2007 Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy

2011 Personnel Technical School

2015 Airman Leadership School, In-Residence (Distinguished Graduate)

2017 Associates Degree in Human Resource Management

2018 SEJPME I, Correspondence

2021 NCO Academy, In-Residence

 

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Oct 2011 – May 2015: Customer Support Representative, 341st FSS, Malmstrom AFB, MT (April – July 2013 Al Udeid AB, Doha, Qatar)

2. May 2015 – August 2017: NCOIC Installation Personnel Readiness 786th FSS, Ramstein AB, Ramstein Germany

3. August 2017 – June 2019 NCOIC Commander Support Staff 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Ramstein AB, Ramstein Germany

4. June 2019 – Feb 2021 NCOIC CSS 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale AFB, Barksdale, LA

5. Feb 2021 – Feb 2022 NCOIC of Force Management, 2nd FSS, Barksdale AFB, Barksdale, LA

6. Feb 2022 – Present NCOIC of Personnel AFROTC, Det 365, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

 

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Air Force Commendation Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf cluster

Armed Force Service Medal

AF Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters

AF Good Conduct Medal with two oak leaf clusters

National Defense Service Medal

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with two oak leaf cluster

AF Overseas Ribbon Long Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border

AF Longevity Service with one oak leaf cluster USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon with one oak leave cluster

AF Training Ribbon

 

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Airman First Class June 2011

Senior Airman Oct 2013

Staff Sergeant Aug 2015

Technical Sergeant Oct 2020

(Current as of March 2022)