Thom Hausler

Captain Thom A. Hausler is the Operations Flight Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment 650, based in Athens, Ohio. He is responsible for the supervision of cadet operations and community outreach. The detachment serves as the United States Air and Space Force’s premier representative and only commissioning source at Ohio University.

Assignments

1. September 2017 – October 2018, VC-25B Air Force One Development Manager, Presidential & Executive Airlift Recapitalization (PAR) Directorate, Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio
2. October 2018 – December 2019, VC-25B Propulsion Program Manager, PAR Directorate, WPAFB, Ohio
3. December 2019 – June 2021, Deputy Program Manager, KC-46 Aircrew Training Systems, Agile Combat Support (ACS) Directorate, WPAFB, Ohio
4. June 2021 – June 2022, Executive Officer to the Senior Materiel Leader, ACS Directorate, WPAFB, Ohio
5. June 2022 – January 2023, MQ-9 Ground Control Systems Development Integrated Product Team Lead, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces (ISR & SOF) Directorate, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. January 2023 – May 2024, Deputy Section Lead, MQ-9 Systems Integration, ISR & SOF Directorate, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. May 2024 – Present, Operations Flight Commander, AFROTC Det 650, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio

Major Awards and Decorations

• Meritorious Service Medal
• Air and Space Commendation Medal
• Air and Space Achievement Medal
• Meritorious Unit Award
• Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
• National Defense Service Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Nuclear Deterrence Operation Service Medal
• Air and Space Longevity Service Award
• Aire and Space Training Ribbon

Effective Dates of Promotion

• Second Lieutenant August 31, 2017
• First Lieutenant August 31, 2019
• Captain August 31, 2021

(Current as of August 2025)

Disclaimer: It is not the intent of Ohio University to imply an endorsement by any service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.