Captain Chancellor Clem is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies and the Assistant Operations Flight Commander at the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 765, The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. As the Assistant Operations Flight Commander, he is responsible for developing college students into Officers and ensuring the completion of all instruction-related activities for the second largest cadet corps in the Air Force.
Captain Clem received his commission from the United States Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at West Virginia University in 2019. His previous experience include leading aerial port command, control and cargo operations, then accepting the role as Installation Deployment Officer at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Furthermore, at Offutt Air Force Base, he led in various flight command positions culminating in being both the Deputy A4 Director and the Installation Deployment Officer for ACC’s largest and most deployed wing.
Prior to his current position as the Assistant Operations Flight Commander, Capt Clem was deployed for nine months as the 387 Air Expeditionary Group A4 Director, in which he was instrumental in the phased drawdown of Iraq in which he closed Al Asad Air Base. He was then forward deployed in support of OPERATION EPIC FURY, in which he led multiple small teams to open 1 Main Operating Base and 2 Forward Operating Locations.
Education
2019 Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, West Virginia University, West Virginia
2020 Logistics Readiness Officer Course, Sheppard AFB Texas
2021 Rapid Global Mobility Course I,II & III, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI.
2026 Squadron Officer School
Assignments
Oct 2019 – Oct 2020, Assistant Flight Commander Command and Control Flight, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
Oct 2020 – Oct 2021, Office In Charge Air Freight Operations, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI.
Oct 2021 – Oct 2022, Installation Deployment Office, 647th Logistics Readiness Squadron, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI.
Oct 2022 – March 2023, Officer In Charge Vehicle Management Flight, 55th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, NE
April 2023 – Oct 2023, Flight Commander Deployment and Distribution Flight, 55th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Offutt Air Force Base, NE
Oct 2023 – April 2024, J4 Data Integration Officer In Charge, Security Assistance Group-Ukraine, Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany
May 2024 – May 2025, 55th Wing A4 Deputy Director, 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, NE
May 2024 – May 2025, Installation Deployment Officer, 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, NE
Sept 2025 – June 2026, A4 Director, 387 AEG, Ali Al Saleem, Kuwait
May 2025 – September 2026, Material Management Flight Commander, 55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, NE
Major Awards and Decorations
Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air & Space Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Effective Dates of Promotion
Second Lieutenant 10 May 2019
First Lieutenant 5 Aug 2021
Captain 5 Aug 2023
(Current as of October 2026)