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Technical Sergeant Joshua A. Edwards is the Enlisted Training Instructor for the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 028 at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona. He also performs administrative and personnel cadet actions for more than 300 cadets and seven cadre members.

Sergeant Edwards joined the Air Force in February 2008. After graduating from Basic Military Training, he completed the Mission Generation Vehicular Equipment Apprentice Course at Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, California. His military career began as a Vehicular Equipment Technician with the 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Great Falls, MT. He performed maintenance on the 341st Missile Wing’s fleet of 709 general and special purpose vehicles. Sergent Edwards moved onto the 673rd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, in 2013, where he oversaw maintenance on a 950-vehicle fleet. Next, Sergeant Edwards was an Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Instructor at Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, California, with over 3,000 hours of instruction. Sergeant Edwards has deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, INHERENT RESOLVE, and FREEDOM’S SENTINEL.

  • 2019 –Associate of Applied Science, Vehicle Maintenance, Community College of Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
  • 2021 - Associate of Applied Science, Instructor of Technology and Military Science, Community College of Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
  • 2023 – Bachelor of Science, Nutrition, Purdue Global Campus, West Lafayette, Indiana.
  • August 2008 – September 2013, Vehicle Maintenance Technician, Malmstrom AFB, Great Falls, MT
  • September 2013 – February 2020, Section Chief, Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson, Anchorage, AK
  • March 2020 – March 2024, Instructor Supervisor, Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, CA
  • March 2024 – Present, Enlisted Instructor, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment 028, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Ariz.
  • Air Force Commendation Medal 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
  • Air Force Achievement Medal 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
  • Army Commendation Medal
  • Army Achievement Medal
  • 341st Logistics Readiness Squadron Airman of the Year 2011
  • 673rd Air Base Wing Logistic Readiness NCO of the Year 2019
  • 346th Training Squadron NCO of the Year 2023
  • Airman – February 2008
  • Airman First Class – December 2008
  • Senior Airman – February 2011
  • Staff Sergeant – March 2013
  • Technical Sergeant – January 2018