Captain Kylie Carroll serves as an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies and Education Officer at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 765, The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina. Captain Carroll is responsible for cadre training and oversight of the Air Force Officer Qualification Test and Basic Aviation Skills testing for one of the largest cadet corps in the Air Force.
Capt Carroll earned her commission in 2017 through AFROTC at Virginia Tech, Detachment 875. Prior to her current assignment, Capt Carroll served as the Executive Officer for the 86th Mission Support Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. There, she provided administrative support to the Air Force’s largest Mission Support Group comprised of over three thousand military and civilian employees across six squadrons and two detachments.
Capt Carroll is a Contracting Officer with a five-million dollar warrant. At the 700th Contracting Squadron, she was responsible for a $33 million contract portfolio supporting Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe, Air Forces Africa, Third Air Force, and three wings.
Education
2017 Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Information Systems, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
2020 Master of Business Administration, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Assignments
June 2017 – July 2019: Contracting Officer: Construction Flight, Operational Contracting Branch, Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker AFB, Okla.
July 2019 – June 2020: Deputy Flight Commander: Services Flight, 700th Contracting Squadron, Kapaun AS, Germany
June 2020 – October 2020: Services Flight Commander, 380th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron, Southwest Asia
October 2020 – June 2021: Deputy Flight Commander, Commodities Flight, 700th Contracting Squadron, Kapaun AS, Germany
June 2021 – June 2022: Executive Officer, 86th Mission Support Group, Ramstein AB, Germany
June 2022 – Present: Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies and Education Officer, AFROTC Det 765, The Citadel, S.C.
Major Awards and Decorations
Meritorious Service Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Humanitarian Service Medal
Other Achievements
2021 DAF’s Outstanding Contracting Unit Award
2022 Commander in Chief’s Installation Excellence Award
Effective Dates of Promotion
Second Lieutenant May 24, 2017
First Lieutenant May 24, 2019
Captain May 24, 2021
(CURRENT AS OF AUGUST 2023)