Technical Sergeant Corey D. Perez
ROTC Training Instructor
108 General Richard B. Myers HallManhattan, KS 66506Email: cperez3@ksu.eduPhone: 785-532-5185
Biography
TSgt Corey Perez is the ROTC Training Instructor at Air Force ROTC Detachment 270, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. He instructs the newest class of cadet’s mentor and guiding the next generation of Air Force Leaders. He is also responsible for the entire cadet life cycle which starts from when a cadet enters the program all the way through Commissioning and Entry on to Active Duty.
Sergeant Perez is a native of Goddard, Kansas. He entered the Air Force in April 2013 and graduated from Security Forces training course in September 2013. His background includes conventional Law Enforcement duties and Integrated Base Defense. His assignments include bases in the Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, and Kansas. He has deployed in support to of Operations, JUNIPER SHIELD, NOMAD SHADOW and INHERENT RESOLVE to Niger, Turkey, and Kuwait. Prior to his current assignment, Sergeant Perez served as Flight Sergeant, at the 22d Security Forces Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas.
Education
2016 Airman Leadership School, RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom
2016 Associate of Applied Science, Criminal Justice, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
2018 Security Forces Craftsman Course, Lackland AFB, Texas
2019 Anti-Terrorism Level II, McConnell AFB, Kansas
2021 Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education I, by Correspondence
2021 Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice, University of Maryland Global Campus, Adelphi, Maryland
2021 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Shepard AFB, TX
2022 Security Forces Intermediate Course, Lackland AFB, TX
Assignments
April 2013 – June 2013, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX
June 2013 – September 2013, Student, Security Forces Academy, Lackland AFB, TX
October 2013 – November 2014, Response Force Member,8th Security Forces Squadron Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
December 2014 – December 2016, Response Force Leader,100th Security Forces Squadron RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom (January 2016 – June 2016, Base Defense Operations Center Controller, 786th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, Niamey, Niger)
December 2016 – December 2017, Base Defense Operations Center Controller, 100th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom (February 2017 – August 2017, Contingency Response Force, 39th Security Forces Squadron, Incirlik AB, Turkey)
January 2018 – April 2018, Response Force Leader, 36th Security Forces Squadron, Andersen AFB, Guam
April 2018 – January 2019, NCOIC, Information Fusion Cell, 22d Security Forces Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS
January 2019 – January 2020, Investigator, 22d Security Forces Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS
January 2020 – May 2021, Base Defense Operations Center Controller, 22d Security Forces Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS (August 2020 – February 2021, Base Defense Operations Center Controller, 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait)
May 2021 – June 2022, Flight Sergeant, 22d Security Forces Squadron, McConnell AFB, KS
June 2022 – Present, ROTC Training Instructor, Detachment 270, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Major Awards and Decorations
Air Force Achievement Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Good Conduct Medal with Two Oak Leaf Clusters
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with 1 Service Star
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Other Achievements
2015 Senior Airman Below the Zone
2016 Honor Guardsman of the Quarter, 4th Quarter, 100th ARW, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
2018 Outstanding Team of the Year, 22d SFS, McConnell AFB, KS
2019 Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter, 1st Quarter, 22d SFS, McConnell AFB, KS
Effective Dates of Promotion
Airman April 13, 2013
Airman First Class June 1, 2013
Senior Airman April 14, 2015
Staff Sergeant May 1, 2017
Technical Sergeant December 1, 2021
(Current as of January 2024)