Lt. Col. Rene Terriquez

Biography

Lt Col Rene “Fez” Terriquez is the Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) at Detachment 060, University of Southern California. He is the Department Head and Professor of the Practice of Aerospace Studies, leading a cadre of instructors and support staff responsible for the recruiting, education, training, and commissioning of Air and Space Force candidates through a comprehensive college program.

Prior to command, Lt Col Terriquez was Division Chief of Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C2ISR) Test Operations for AFOTEC Detachment 5 at Edwards AFB California. As Division Chief, he led 28 personnel executing operational test for the RQ-4 Global Hawk Modernized Segment, Distributed Common Ground System, E-7A WEDGETAIL, Air Battle Management System (Airborne Edge Node), and Survivable Air Operations Center.

Lt Col Terriquez received his commission as a Second Lieutenant from the Reserve Officer Training Corps out Detachment 060, University of Southern California. Upon commissioning, Lt Col Terriquez attended combat systems officer training at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He has served as a scheduling officer, training officer, flight instructor/evaluator, standardization & evaluation officer, unit deployment manager flight commander, director of staff, and lead requirement program integrator. As Rivet Joint’s Program Integrator, he oversaw 530 million-dollars in contracted programmed depot maintenance and modification upgrades for a fleet of 20 US/UK RC-135 V/W Rivet Joint aircraft. Furthermore, he was also a section chief for Bomber/F-15 Simulators under the Agile Combat Support Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), where he oversaw over 130 systems encompassing E-4B, B-1, B-2, B-52, and F-15 and over $1.5 billion at 28 locations worldwide. Lastly, as Crisis Action Team (CAT) Director for AFLCMC, he led the NAF level center through the historic COVID-19 crisis while guaranteeing the continuity of operations to over 1000 programs and support to 14 Program Executive Officers.