Email
jbaker3@wpi.edu
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x3018
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 enlisted member in Air Force Special Operations Command from 2010 to 2017 as an Instructor Loadmaster on the MC-130P Combat Shadow.
EDUCATION
2010 Combat Survival Training, Fairchild AFB, WA
2010 Water Survival Training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, FL
2011 Loadmaster Mission Qualification Training, Kirtland AFB, NM
2013 Airman Leadership School, Hurlburt Field, FL
2015 Associate’s in Aviation Operations, Community College of the Air Force
2017 Bachelor of Science in Technical Management (Magna Cum Laude), DeVry University
2017 Fundamentals of Acquisition Management, AF Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
2018 Space Operations Course, Los Angeles AFB, CA
2021 Master of Business Administration, American Military University
2023 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Apr 2011 - Nov 2014, Instructor Loadmaster, 9th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
(Deployed Jul - Nov 2011, Loadmaster, 9th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron)
(Deployed Jul - Oct 2012, Loadmaster, 9th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron)
(Deployed Feb - May 2014, Loadmaster, 9th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron)
2. Nov 2014 - Nov 2017, Evaluator Loadmaster, 550th Special Operations Squadron, Kirtland AFB, NM
3. Nov 2017 - Apr 2019, Project Officer, Space Prototyping, Development Corps, Los Angeles SFB, CA
4. Apr 2019 - Oct 2021, GPS III Launch Operations Lead, Production Corps, Los Angeles SFB, CA
5. Oct 2021 - Apr 2023, Program Manager, A-10 Division, Hill AFB, UT
6. Apr 2023 – July 2025, Chief, Acquisition Integration Cell, Advanced Training Capabilities, Hill AFB, UT
7. July 205 – Current, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Detachment 340, Worcester, MA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with three leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2010 Honor Graduate, Air Force Basic Military Training
2013 Distinguished Graduate and Academic Achievement, Airmen Leadership School
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class 1 January 2010
Senior Airman 5 May 2012
Staff Sergeant 1 May 2014
Second Lieutenant 17 November 2017
First Lieutenant 17 November 2019
Captain 17 November 2021
Email
jbaker3@wpi.edu
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 enlisted member in Air Force Special Operations Command from 2010 to 2017 as an Instructor Loadmaster on the MC-130P Combat Shadow.
EDUCATION
2010 Combat Survival Training, Fairchild AFB, WA
2010 Water Survival Training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, FL
2011 Loadmaster Mission Qualification Training, Kirtland AFB, NM
2013 Airman Leadership School, Hurlburt Field, FL
2015 Associate’s in Aviation Operations, Community College of the Air Force
2017 Bachelor of Science in Technical Management (Magna Cum Laude), DeVry University
2017 Fundamentals of Acquisition Management, AF Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
2018 Space Operations Course, Los Angeles AFB, CA
2021 Master of Business Administration, American Military University
2023 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Apr 2011 - Nov 2014, Instructor Loadmaster, 9th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
(Deployed Jul - Nov 2011, Loadmaster, 9th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron)
(Deployed Jul - Oct 2012, Loadmaster, 9th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron)
(Deployed Feb - May 2014, Loadmaster, 9th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron)
2. Nov 2014 - Nov 2017, Evaluator Loadmaster, 550th Special Operations Squadron, Kirtland AFB, NM
3. Nov 2017 - Apr 2019, Project Officer, Space Prototyping, Development Corps, Los Angeles SFB, CA
4. Apr 2019 - Oct 2021, GPS III Launch Operations Lead, Production Corps, Los Angeles SFB, CA
5. Oct 2021 - Apr 2023, Program Manager, A-10 Division, Hill AFB, UT
6. Apr 2023 – July 2025, Chief, Acquisition Integration Cell, Advanced Training Capabilities, Hill AFB, UT
7. July 205 – Current, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Detachment 340, Worcester, MA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with three leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2010 Honor Graduate, Air Force Basic Military Training
2013 Distinguished Graduate and Academic Achievement, Airmen Leadership School
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Airman First Class 1 January 2010
Senior Airman 5 May 2012
Staff Sergeant 1 May 2014
Second Lieutenant 17 November 2017
First Lieutenant 17 November 2019
Captain 17 November 2021
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x3018