BIOGRAPHY
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
CAPTAIN ROLANDO DAGOC
Captain Rolando Dagoc is the Education Flight Commander and an Assistant
Professor of the Aerospace Studies for the Air Force Reserve Officer
Training Corps at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Ca.
In this capacity, Captain Dagoc advises instructors on course curricula, revisions, test preparation, and improvement of instructional materials. He also prepares and conducts in-service training and designs/administers course critiques.
He enlisted in the United States Air Force in April 1993. After attending basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; he was assigned as an Airborne Warning and Control Systems Radar Technician until May 2002. He then commissioned in August 2003 from the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Oklahoma. He became a cyber operations officer in December 2003 after graduating from the Basic Communications Officer Course at Keesler AFB, Mississippi. He has held assignments as Network Crew Commander and Air Force Satellite Control Network System Integrator at the 50th Space Communications Squadron at Schriever AFB, Colorado.
Captain Dagoc has deployed in support of Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom; Operation Northern and Southern Watch; Operation Allied Force and Counter Drug Operations in South America. Prior to his current assignment he was the Chief of the Information Assurance Branch at the Global Positioning Systems Wing, Los Angeles AFB, California.
EDUCATION
2002 Associates in Applied Science in Avionics Systems Technology, CCAF
2003 Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Information Systems, Park University
2004 Aerospace Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2008 Master’s in Business Administration, Webster University
2009 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1993 - April 1994, Technical School, AWACS Radar Technician, Keesler AFB, MS
2. April 1994 - May 1998, AWACS Radar Technician, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
3. May 1998 - September 2002, AWACS Radar Technician, Tinker AFB, OK
4. September 2002 - September 2003, Student, ROTC, University of Oklahoma
5. September 2003 - December 2003, Student, Basic Communications Officer Training, Keesler AFB, MS
6. December 2003 - April 2005, OIC, Configuration Management Flight, 850 SCS, Schriever AFB, CO
7. April 2005 - April 2006, Crew Commander, Network Control Center, Schriever AFB, CO
8. April 2006 - May 2007, Deputy Program Manager, Systems Integration and Engineering, GPS Wing
Los Angeles AFB, CA
9. May 2007- June 2009, Project Manager IIF Command and Control Systems, GPS Wing,
Los Angeles AFB, CA
10. June 2009 - January 2011, Chief, Information Assurance Branch, GPS Wing, Los Angeles AFB, CA
11. January 2011- September 2011, Assistant Professor/Unit Admissions Officer, ROTC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
12. October 2011 – January 2013, Combat Advisor, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan
13. February 2013 - present, Assistant Professor/Education Flight Commander, ROTC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
MAJOR AWARDS and DECORATIONS
Bronze Star
Joint Commendation Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award four oak leaf clusters
Air Force Good Conduct Medal two oak leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two oak leaf clusters
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Kosovo Campaign Medal with oak leaf cluster
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Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Medal
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Air & Space Campaign Medal
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Air Force Overseas Ribbon Long
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short
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Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon
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AF Longevity Service with three oak leaf clusters
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USAF NCO PME Graduate Ribbon
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Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
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AF Training Ribbon
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NATO Medal
CGOY Global Positioning Systems Wing, 2007
Communication & Information Officer of the Year Air Force Space Command, 2007
EFFECTIVE DATES OF RANK
Second Lieutenant September 5, 2003
First Lieutenant September 5, 2005
Captain September 5, 2007
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(Current as of 9 July 2013)
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