Email
lfischer@wpi.edu
Lee Fischer
Department Head, Air Force and Aerospace Studies Professor of Aerospace Studies
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 at the University of Connecticut in October 2011. He completed a two-year Special Tactics Officer pipeline in March 2014. Since then, Lt Col Fischer has held a variety of leadership and staff positions at the Squadron, Group, and Wing levels. Prior to his current assignment, Lt Col Fischer commanded the 321st Special Tactics Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom.
EDUCATION
2011 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Conn.
2024 Master of Arts, Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
May 2006 – August 2009, Instrument and Flight Control Craftsman, 353rd Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan
January 2012 – May 2014, Special Tactics Officer Trainee, multiple training locations within CONUS
May 2014 – August 2016, Flight Commander, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
August 2016 – July 2018, Flight Commander, 321st Special Tactics Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom
July 2018 – July 2019, Wing Executive Officer, 352nd Special Operations Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
July 2019 – May 2020, Director, Strategic Plans, 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
May 2020 – May 2022, Director of Operations, Special Tactics Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
May 2022 – June 2023, Operations Officer, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Army Airfield, N.C.
June 2023 – June 2024, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
July 2024 – July 2026, Commander, 321st Special Tactics Squadron, United Kingdom.
July 2026 – Present, Commander, Air Force ROTC Detachment 340, Worcester, Mass.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant November 26, 2011
First Lieutenant November 26, 2013
Captain November 26, 2015
Major August 1, 2021
Lieutenant Colonel, 1 December 2025
(CURRENT AS OF 20 July 2026)
Email
lfischer@wpi.edu
Lee Fischer
Department Head, Air Force and Aerospace Studies Professor of Aerospace Studies
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 at the University of Connecticut in October 2011. He completed a two-year Special Tactics Officer pipeline in March 2014. Since then, Lt Col Fischer has held a variety of leadership and staff positions at the Squadron, Group, and Wing levels. Prior to his current assignment, Lt Col Fischer commanded the 321st Special Tactics Squadron at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom.
EDUCATION
2011 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Conn.
2024 Master of Arts, Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala.
ASSIGNMENTS
May 2006 – August 2009, Instrument and Flight Control Craftsman, 353rd Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan
January 2012 – May 2014, Special Tactics Officer Trainee, multiple training locations within CONUS
May 2014 – August 2016, Flight Commander, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
August 2016 – July 2018, Flight Commander, 321st Special Tactics Squadron, Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom
July 2018 – July 2019, Wing Executive Officer, 352nd Special Operations Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
July 2019 – May 2020, Director, Strategic Plans, 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
May 2020 – May 2022, Director of Operations, Special Tactics Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
May 2022 – June 2023, Operations Officer, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Army Airfield, N.C.
June 2023 – June 2024, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
July 2024 – July 2026, Commander, 321st Special Tactics Squadron, United Kingdom.
July 2026 – Present, Commander, Air Force ROTC Detachment 340, Worcester, Mass.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant November 26, 2011
First Lieutenant November 26, 2013
Captain November 26, 2015
Major August 1, 2021
Lieutenant Colonel, 1 December 2025
(CURRENT AS OF 20 July 2026)
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