Welcome!
Our Unit is TX-20017. The Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps is starting its nineth year at Jersey Village High School. Our main goal is to develop better citizens for our country. Technical Joseph Campbell is my teaching partner and has a wealth of knowledge to aid the cadets in succeeding through high school and beyond. Between the two of us we bring over 60 years of Air Force and military knowledge which will benefit the cadets in helping them become better leaders, gain self-confidence, take the iniative on all tasks before them, plus making them more motivated individuals. Now, a bit about myself:
Bio
Major Dennis B. Martinez is the Senior Aerospace Science Instructor, Jersey Village High School, Jersey Village, Texas, and overall responsible for the Air Force Junior ROTC program and Jersey Village.
Major Martinez was born in California. He graduated from high school in Arizona, in 1973. He received an Associates of Applied Arts degree with a major in Air Traffic Control in 1982 from the Community College of the Air Force. He also received a Professional Aeronautics Degree and a Masters Degree of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, in July 1982 and March 1995 respectively.
Airman Basic Martinez entered the United States Air Force and completed Basic Military Training School in 1975, at Lackland Air Force Base (AFB), San Antonio, Texas. Major Martinez retired in 2000, after more than 25 years of military service.
After his military retirement, Major Martinez immediately went into teaching Air Force Junior ROTC. His first teaching location was at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, Rancho Santa Margarita, California. In 2002, he moved to the Houston area and went to work for the Splendora Independent School in Splendora, Texas. Due to a family illness, he returned to Palmdale, California, in 2005 and taught AFJROTC for the Antelope Valley Union High School District and William J. Knight High School. He returned to Texas and assumed his present duty at Jersey Village High School in August 2006.
Major Martinez has completed certification and training in four career fields while on active duty. He received his teaching credentials while in California.
Military Decorations & Awards
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Honor Graduate: Basic Military Training School, Telecommunications School, Air
Traffic Control School, Non-commissioned Officer Academy,
Distinguished Graduate: Officer Training School, Air Traffic Control Officer
Management School, Airfield Management School
Academic Achievement: Squadron Officer School
Major Martinez is married and has four children. |
