Master Sergeant Philip Gordon is the enlisted instructor of ROTC Detachment 145. In addition to providing instruction to our future Air Force and Space Force leaders, MSgt Gordon provides administration support to the Detachment. He enlisted in October 2010, and has served as an In-Flight Refueling Craftsman in the 32d Air Refueling Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey for 12 years. While there, Sergeant Gordon worked his way through positions such as Instructor, Formal Training Unit Instructor, and Evaluator on the KC-10 refueling aircraft. He also filled many roles within his squadron including In-Flight Refueling Scheduling, Training Shop Instructor, Commander’s Executive NCOIC, and Flight Chief. He completed six deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq and Syria. He also deployed at the Combined Air Operations Center as a planner for the United States Central Command Area of Responsibility.