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Captain Joi Renée L. Athanaxay

Recruiting Officer

Captain Joi Renée L. Abarintos is an Assistant Professor for Aerospace Studies for the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at Marquette University Detachment 930. She is tasked to recruit, educate, train, motivate, select and commission officer candidates through a comprehensive college program. She provides academic instruction on fundamental Air Force doctrine, practical leadership experience, and extensive field training, emphasizing physical fitness and officership to prepare future officers for active duty.

 

Lieutenant Abarintos is a 2015 graduate of Loyola University Chicago and earned a commission through Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. She has served in the Global Positioning Systems Directorate as a launch integration engineer and subsequently launch integration lead. Prior to arriving at Detachment 930, Lieutenant Abarintos was the project officer for booster propulsion technology maturation in the Advanced Systems and Development Directorate at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California.

 

Awards & Decorations

  • Joint Service Commendation Medal

  • Air Force Achievement Medal

  • National Defense Service Medal

  • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

  • Air Force Training Medal 

 

Assignments

  • Jun 2015–Jun 2016, GPS IIF Launch Integration Engineer, Space Vehicles Division, Global Positioning Systems Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, CA

  • Jul 2016–May 2017, GPS III-02 Launch Integration Lead, Space Vehicles Division, Global Positioning Systems Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, CA

  • June 2017–June 2018, Project Officer, Capability Integration and Transition Division, Advanced Systems and Development Directorate, Los Angeles AFB, CA

  • June 2018–Present, Assistant Professor for Aerospace Studies, Air Force ROTC Detachment 930, Marquette University, WI

 

Education

  • 2015 Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL

  • 2015 Space 100, Advanced Space Operations School, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2016 Advanced Navigation Operations, Advanced Space Operations School, Peterson AFB, CO

  • 2017 Emergency Medical Technician Course, University of California, Los Angeles Center for Pre-Hospital Care

 

Promotions

  • Second Lieutenant, May 9, 2015

  • First Lieutenant, May 28, 2017

  • Captain, May 28, 2019

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