Lt Col Rob Chance is the Commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 730, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As Commander, Lt Col Chance also serves as Department Chair and Professor of Aerospace Studies. He is responsible for officer education and training for AFROTC cadets from the University of Pittsburgh and 15 crosstown universities in the greater Pittsburgh area.
Lt Col Chance is a native of Poland, Ohio and commissioned through AFROTC at Ohio State University. He has served in various operational and staff capacities to include assignments in the INDOPACOM, EUCOM, and SOUTHCOM AORs. He is also a SOUTHCOM-focused Foreign Area Officer and maintains Spanish language proficiency.
Prior to his current assignment, Lt Col Chance commanded the 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron executing world-wide Air Advisor missions to build capacity and interoperability with Ally and Partner military forces in support of national security objectives.
- 2006 - Bachelor of Arts, Criminology/Sociology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- 2007 - Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- 2011 - Master of Arts, Administrative Leadership, University of Oklahoma
- 2012 - Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- 2014 - Master of Science, International Relations, Troy University, Alabama
- 2017 - Air Command and Staff College, correspondence
- 2018 - Associate of Arts, Spanish, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California
- 2019 - El Curso de Estado Mayor (IDE), La Escuela Superior de Guerra, Bogotá, Colombia
- 2023 - Air War College, correspondence
Education & Training
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
- Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
- Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Assignments
- Sep 2006 - May 2007, Intelligence Support Officer, 552d Operational Support Squadron, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
- May 2007 - Dec 2007, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance AFB, Oklahoma
- Dec 2007 - Oct 2008, Advanced Undergraduate Pilot Training, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas
- Oct 2008 - Jun 2009, C-130E/H Initial Qualification Training, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
- Jun 2009 - Jul 2012, C-130E/H Aircraft Commander, Central Scheduling Officer, 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan
- Jul 2012 - Jul 2015, C-130J Instructor Pilot, Group Executive Officer, 61st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
- Jul 2015 - Dec 2017, Aide-de-Camp to the Deputy Chairman Military Committee, Chief Joint Operations/Planning Section, International Military Staff, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
- Jan 2018 - Oct 2018, Spanish Language Student, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California
- Nov 2018 - Nov 2019, Student, El Curso de Estado Mayor (IDE), La Escuela Superior de Guerra, Bogotá, Colombia
- Nov 2019 – June 2022, C-37 A/B Aircraft Commander, Wing Director of Staff, Assistant Director of Operations, 99th Airlift Squadron, JB Andrews, Maryland
- June 2022 -- June 2024, Commander, 571st Mobility Support Advisory Squadron, Travis AFB, California
- July 2024 – Present, Commander AFROTC Detachment 730, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Summary of Joint Assignments
Aide-de-Camp to the Deputy Chairman Military Committee, Chief Joint Operations/Planning Section, International Military Staff, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium, as a Captain and Major
Flight Information
Rating: Command Pilot Flight hours: 2000
Aircraft flown: C-130E/H/J, C-37A/B, C-208B
Effective Dates of Promotion
Second Lieutenant, June 2006
First Lieutenant, June 2008
Captain, June 2010
Major, November 2016
Lieutenant Colonel, December 2020
(Current as of July 2024)
