Cadre & Staff

Lt Col Lee Fischer is the commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 340 located at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. He is responsible for educating, training, and commissioning the next generation of Air Force and Space Force officers. Lt Col Fischer enlisted in the Air Force in September 2005. He completed Instrument and Flight Control Technician training in May 2006, and served at the 353rd Maintenance Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan until August 2009. Following a two-year break in service, Lt Col Fischer earned his commission through ROTC ...

Captain Justin Baker is currently assigned as an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at Detachment 340 Worcester, MA. In this position he is responsible for recruiting, training and commissioning cadets at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and eight cross-town colleges. Capt Baker received his commission through Officer Training School in 2017. Following initial training as an Acquisition Officer at Wright Patterson AFB, he began performing duties as the GPS III Launch Operations Lead at the Space and Missile System Center, Los Angeles SFB.  Prior to commissioning, Capt Baker served as an ...

SSgt Tipton entered the USAF after graduating from Basic Military Training in 2014 at Lackland AFB, TX. From June 2015 – June 2017, SSgt Tipton was assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron, as an F-15 Crew Chief. He was responsible for the inspections, launch and recovery procedures and the maintenance of 25 F-15C/D aircraft.  In July 2017 – July 2019 SSgt Tipton was assigned to the 492nd fighter Squadron where he was responsible for the inspections, launch and recovery procedures and the maintenance of 50 F-15E aircraft, Along with Tasked in supporting the nuclear surety mission. In ...