Captain Patrick A. Whaley

 

Recruiting OfficerWhaley

105 General Richard B. Myers Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Email: pawhaley@ksu.edu
Phone: 785-532-5187

 

 

Biography

Captain Patrick Whaley is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies for Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Detachment 270, Kansas State University. He is responsible for educating, training, and inspiring young men and women to become officers of character, leading the United States Air Force and Space Force in service to our Nation.

Captain Whaley enlisted in the Air Force in 2008 as a Security Forces member and earned his commission in 2019 via Officer Training School at Maxwell AFB, AL. He served from the ranks of Airman Basic to Technical Sergeant. Lieutenant Whaley has deployed in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, ENDURING FREEDOM, and INHERENT RESOLVE.

 

Education

2012 Airman Leadership School, Little Rock AFB, Ariz.

2015 Combat Leaders Course, Lackland AFB, Texas

2017 Associates of Applied Science, Criminal Justice, Community College of the Air Force

2018 Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

2018 Bachelors of Arts, Criminal Justice, American Military University

2020 Intelligence Officers Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas

 

Assignments

July 2008 – October 2008, Security Forces Student, 343rd Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas

October 2008–December 2011, Patrolman, 48th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom

December 2011 – August 2013, CSS Administrator, 19th Security Forces Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ariz.

August 2013 – August 2014, Explosive Ordnance Disposal student, 341st Training Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.

August 2014 – October 2019, Special Missions Flight Chief, 96th Security Forces Squadron, Eglin AFB, Fla.

October 2019 – December 2019, Officer Training School student, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

January 2020 – October 2020, Intelligence Officer’s Course, Goodfellow AFB, Texas

October 2020 – April 2023, Deputy Flight Commander, Intermediate Target Development, 20th Intelligence Squadron, Offutt AFB, Neb.

April 2023 – Present, Assistant Professor, Detachment 270, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

 

Deployments

December 2009–July 2010, Security team, 322nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq

April 2016–October 2016, Team Leader, 355th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Bagram AB, Afghanistan

Oct 2020-April 2021, Flight Crew Member, DMU, Iraq

 

Major Awards and Decorations

Air medal with two oak leaf clusters

Joint Service Commendation with “C” device

Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters and one “C” device

Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters

 

Effective Dates of Promotion

Airman First Class July 2008

Senior Airman November 2010

Staff Sergeant April 2012

Technical Sergeant November 2017

Second Lieutenant December 2019

First Lieutenant December 2021

Captain December 2023

 

(Current as of Jan 2024)