INSTRUCTORS AND CONTACT INFORMation

Commissioned in June 2005 through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Clemson University, Major Chandler began his career as a Combat Systems Officer (CSO), specializing as an Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO). After completing Navigator/EWO training at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, he was assigned to the AC-130H Gunship platform. From 2007 to 2013, he served with the 16th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, and later at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, where he flew multiple combat deployments in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. As a Senior CSO, he logged over 2,300 flight hours, including combat missions in high-threat environments. In 2013, Major Chandler was selected as a Lead Instructor and Evaluator at the newly established CSO Training School, 451st Flying Training Squadron, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida etc. Major joined Northwestern AFJROTC in August 2025.

EDUCATION

• 2005 Bachelor of Arts - Political Science, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

• 2012 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL (Correspondence)

• 2018 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL (Correspondence) etc. 

ASSIGNMENTS

1. May 2005 – February 2006, Awaiting Training, Charleston AFB, SC

2. February 2006 – April 2007, Student, Navigator/EWO Training, Randolph AFB, TX

3. April 2007 – December 2009, AC-130H EWO, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL

4. December 2009 – March 2013, AC-130H Instructor/Evaluator EWO, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon AFB, NM etc.