Leadership

Lieutenant Colonel Kirk Hoffman

Commander, Detachment 842

Lieutenant Colonel Kirk Hoffman is the Commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 842, and Chairs the Department of Aerospace Studies, at the University of Texas at San Antonio. In this capacity, he is charged with recruiting, developing, and commissioning the next generation of Air Force leaders.

Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman, a native of Alabama, holds Master’s Degrees from Air University and Troy University, and a Bachelor’s Degree from Mississippi State University. He received his commission in 2004 through Mississippi State University’s AFROTC program. He is a Distinguished Graduate from Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training, the F-15E Initial Qualification Course, and Air Command and Staff College.

Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman holds a rating as a senior Combat Systems Officer, with more than 1700 hours in the F-15E. He served in a number of wing, group, and squadron level positions during three operational assignments in F-15E units. He deployed twice in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and INHERENT RESOLVE, totaling 115 combat sorties and over 630 combat hours. He also deployed as part of an F-15E Theater Security Package to the Korean Peninsula. Most recently, he served as an Air University Fellow and Instructor at Air Command and Staff College.