INSTRUCTORS:
AFJROTC INSTRUCTORS
SCHOOL:
Alton High School
CLASS:
AIR FORCE JROTC
SCHOOL PHONE:
618-474-2273 or 2274
Matthew Arth, Lt. Colonel, USAF (Retired)
MILITARY EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
(ENLISTED) Motor Vehicle Operations, Vehicle Fleet Management, and Mobility
Planning and Processing
(OFFICER) Traffic Management Operations, Logistics Studies, Aerial Port
Management, Regional Air Operations Controller, and Logistics Readiness
Squadron Operations Management (Supply, Transportation, and Logistics Plans
Management).
ASSIGNMENTS SUMMARY:
August 2004 to Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
June 2005 Graduate Student
June 2002 to 1st Logistics Readiness Squadron, Langley AFB, VA
May 2004 Operations Officer
May 2000 to HQ Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL
May 2002 AMC PHOENIX HAWK
July 1998 to 626th Air Mobility Support Squadron, Rhein-Main AB,
May 2000 Germany; Director, Air Transportation
July 1995 to Air Force Logistics Management Agency, Gunter Annex,
July 1998 AL; Chief, Transportation Systems
January 1992 to 16th Transportation Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
July 1995 Officer-in-Charge, Combat Mobility
July 1982 to Grand Forks AFB, ND; Eielson AFB, AK; Blytheville
June 1991 (Eaker) AFB, AR
Vehicle Operations Supervisor (Active Duty Airman
Basic - Technical Sergeant)
DEPLOYMENT HISTORY:
February to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
July 2003 King Faisal Air Base, Saudi Arabia
Commander, 485th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness
Squadron
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
Al-Jaber Air Base, Kuwait
Commander, 332d Expeditionary Logistics Readiness
Squadron
EDUCATION:
1982 Naples High School; Naples, FL
1988 AAS, Logistics Management
Community College of the Air Force
1991 BS, Management (Summa Cum Laude), Park College,
Parkville, MO
1999 MBA, Managerial Leadership, City University,
Bellevue, WA
2005 MS, Military Operational Arts and Science,
Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS:
Senior Airman Below-the-Zone, 1986
8th Air Force Transportation NCO of the Year, 1988
97th Bombardment Wing NCO of the Year, 1988
Strategic Air Command Mobility NCO of the Year, 1989
Stripes for Exceptional Performance promotion to Technical Sergeant, 1989
Air Force Special Operations Command Transportation CGO of the Year, 1993
626th Air Mobility Support Squadron/469th Air Base Group’s CGO of the Yr, '99
Air Mobility Command PHOENIX HAWK, 2000 (Junior leadership program)
Air Combat Command Logistics Readiness Field Grade Officer of the Yr, 2003
AFJROTC Distinguished Unit Award, 2005 - 2006
Senior Master Sergeant John D. Solomon
SMSgt Solomon was born October 27, 1964 in Newport, Washington, and
graduated from Frankfurt American High School, Germany in 1982. John
enlisted in the Air Force in April 1983 and retired from the Air Force as
the First Sergeant for the 375th Operations Group in 2005. John started his
position as the Aerospace Science Instructor at Alton High School in Aug
2005.
EDUCATION:
1983 Dental Specialist Technical School Sheppard
AFB, TX
1986 NCO Preparatory School Grissom AFB, IN
1989 NCO Leadership School Grissom AFB, IN
1990 Dental Seven Level School Sheppard
AFB, TX
1994 NCO Academy Barksdale AFB, LA
2001 CCAF in Applied Science Scott AFB, IL
2002 First Sergeant Academy Maxwell AFB, AL
2003 CCAF in Human Resource Management Scott AFB, IL
2003 SNCO Academy Maxwell AFB, AL
ASSIGNMENTS:
August 1983 – January 1992, USAF Clinic, Grissom AFB, IN
January 1992 – February 1998, USAF Hospital, Little Rock AFB, AR
March 1998 – March 2000, 425th ABS Medical Flight, Izmir, Turkey
March 2000 – 2005 Scott AFB, IL
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
1983 - Distinguished Graduate, NCO Preparatory School
1989 - Distinguished Graduate, NCO Leadership School
1990 - NCO of the Year, 305th Strategic Clinic, Grissom AFB
1990 - Honor Graduate, Dental Seven Level School
1996 - 314th MDG, NCO of the Year, Little Rock AFB
1999 - United States Air Forces Europe, Medical Readiness NCO of the Year
1999 – 425th Medical Flight, Medical Readiness NCO of the Year, Izmir Turkey
1999 – 425th Medical Flight, Dental SNCO of the Year, Izmir Turkey
2000 – 375th Dental Squadron SNCO of the Year, Scott AFB, IL
2001 – 375th Dental Squadron SNCO of the Year, Scott AFB, IL
2001 – Air Mobility Command Dental SNCO of the Year
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement medal
John is married to Kim Solomon, of Centralia, Illinois. They have two
children, Abby and Bradley.
