SC-954 Instructors

Senior AEROSPACE SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR (SASI)

Colonel (Ret) Jason A. Holbrook

Colonel Holbrook is a retired Air Force officer with a distinguished career focused on aircraft maintenance and leadership. As an enlisted Airman, he was selected for the highly competitive Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development (LEAD) program where he attended the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School.  He then received his commission through the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2000 and served 26 years on active duty and in the Air National Guard (Alaska). 

Colonel Holbrook’s career highlights include serving as Commander of the 168th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Eielson AFB, Alaska, where he was responsible for maintenance of eight KC-135R aircraft and personnel. He is a career aircraft maintenance officer, including extensive experience on F-16C fighter and B-1B bomber aircraft.  He completed multiple deployments to southwest Asia in support of overseas operations.  During his final assignment he served as the ANG Advisor to the Air Force’s Maintenance and Logistics directorate at the Pentagon.   

Colonel Holbrook holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Troy University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the U.S. Air Force Academy. 

Colonel Holbrook retired from active service in 2022 and currently serves as the Air Force JROTC Senior Aerospace Science Instructor at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville, SC. 

AEROSPACE SCIENCE INSTRUCTOR (ASI)

Chief Master Sergeant (Ret) Patrick E. Faulkner

CMSgt Faulkner served on active duty in the United States Air Force for over 28 years across the US and overseas. During his career, he performed in multiple aircraft maintenance and enlisted management positions. He maintained numerous specialty aircraft platforms to include: AC-130 U/J, HC/MC-130 H/P, OC/TC/WC/RC -135 S/U/V/W, B-1B, and B-2A. 

Chief Faulkner earned an Associates in Applied Science in Aircraft Maintenance Technology from the Community College of the Air Force and Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He began teaching in 2017 at Timber Creek High School, in Orlando, FL and joined the Wade Hampton team in 2023.