Lt Col Natosha Reed
Lt Col Natosha Reed is the Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Detachment 006,
Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi. She is responsible for the education and training of ROTC cadets from Jackson State University and five associated crosstown universities, developing them to become the best Air Force leaders and citizens of character dedicated to serving our Nation. Lt Col Reed also serves as a member of the Jackson State Faculty as the Professor of Aerospace Studies, in which she collaborates and coordinates with university leadership and faculty to ensure program and student growth and success.
Biography
Lt Col Reed grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and enlisted in the Air Force in 1998 as a Security Forces
Apprentice. After her first enlistment she was accepted into the Professional Officer Course-Early Release
Program where she was allowed to separate from the Air Force and attend college on a ROTC scholarship.
She attended Troy State University in Troy, Alabama and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology,
graduating Summa Cum Laude. She has since served in numerous operations and contingencies
including Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Odyssey Dawn, Unified Protector, New Dawn, and
Southern Watch. Prior to her current assignment, she was the Commander, 86th Force Support Squadron,
Ramstein Air Base, Germany. She was responsible for 1,100 personnel, 47 facilities and $9M budget,
supporting a population of 66,000 personnel.