Lieutenant Colonel Josh A. Lev is the Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 650 and Professor of Aerospace Studies at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. He is responsible for recruiting, educating, training, and preparing students for commissioning into the Air Force as second lieutenants.
Lieutenant Colonel Lev is a 2006 distinguished graduate through Air Force ROTC Detachment 630, Kent State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice. He has previously served as an instructor at Squadron Officer College and Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Before assuming his current position, Lieutenant Colonel Lev was the Deputy Division Chief at Headquarters Air Force Futures, Pentagon, D.C.
Education
- 2006 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
- 2007 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL.
- 2012 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL.
- 2019 Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College (In-Residence), Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL.
- 2021 School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL
Assignments
- May 2006 - December 2006, Student, 315 TRS, Goodfellow AFB, TX
- January 2007 - January 2010, Foreign IADS Analyst, NASIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- February 2010 - January 2013, Assistant Director of Operations, 390 IS, Kadena AB, Japan
- January 2013 – June 2016, Director of Training, Squadron Officer College, Maxwell AFB, AL.
- June 2016 – June 2018, Chief of Targets, 603 Air Operations Center, Ramstein AB, Germany.
- July 2018 – June 2019, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL.
- July 2019 – June 2020, Instructor, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL.
- July 2020 – May 2021, Student, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Maxwell AFB, AL.
- June 2021 – June 2023, Deputy Division Chief, Headquarters Air Force Futures, Pentagon, D.C.
- July 2023 – Present, Commander, AFROTC Detachment 650, Athens, OH.
Flight Information
- Rating: Non-rated aircrew
- Flight hours: more than 1,200
- Aircraft flown: RC-135 Rivet Joint
Major awards and decorations
- Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
- Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
- Aerial Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
- Air Force Achievement medal with one oak leaf cluster
Effective dates of promotion
- Second Lieutenant May, 2006
- First Lieutenant May, 2008
- Captain June, 2010
- Major May, 2016
- Lieutenant Colonel December, 2020