Capt Sara Loveless

Capt Sara Loveless

Education Flight Commander
Air Force ROTC
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts

SDSU

Email

Primary Email: [email protected]

Building/Location

Exercise and Nutritional Science - 385

Bio

Capt Sara Loveless is Instructor and Recruiting Officer at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 075, San Diego State University, California. She leads and evaluates 160 prospective officers through a comprehensive college program. She provides academic instruction on Air Force leadership, doctrine, and communication.

Capt Loveless entered the Air Force through ROTC at Texas A&M University in 2018 and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management. Her first duty station was Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where she served as the Combat Readiness and Resources Flight Commander, supervising 14 members and overseeing 52 commander programs. In 2020, Capt Loveless deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Special Operation Joint Task Force-Operation INHERENT RESOLVE where she led J4 mobility operations. She was then assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base where she served as the Vehicle Management Flight Commander. In August of 2021, Capt Loveless deployed to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in support of Operation ALLIES WELCOME to receive over 10,000 Afghan evacuees. Prior to her current role, she was the Commander’s Action Group, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

Education

  • 2026 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
  • 2020 Master of Human Relations, University of Oklahoma
  • 2018 Bachelor of Business Administration, Texas A&M University

Awards & Honors

  • Joint Service Commendation Medal 
  • Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluser
  • Air Force Achievement Medal

Other Achievements

  • 2026 Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School
  • 2019 Distinguished Graduate, Logistics Readiness Officer Basic Course

Effective Dates of Promotion

  • Second Lieutenant May 9, 2018
  • First Lieutenant June 23, 2020
  • Captain June 23, 2022

Assignments

  • 1. August 2018 – May 2020, Officer-in-Charge, Cargo Processing & Special Handling, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany
  • 2. June 2020 – July 2021, Flight Commander, Combat Readiness and Resources, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany (Deployed October 2020 – April 2021, Special Operations Joint Task Force-Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait)
  • 3. August 2021 – January 2022, Flight Commander, Vehicle Management, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina
  • 4. February 2022 – June 2023, Executive Officer, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
  • 5. July 2023 – March 2024, Installation Deployment Officer, 4th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
  • 6. April 2024 – June 2024, Commander’s Action Group, 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
  • 7. July 2024 – April 2026, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies/Education Officer, AFROTC Detachment 075, San Diego State University, Calif.
  • 8. May 2026 – Present, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies/Recruiting Officer, AFROTC Detachment 075, San Diego State University, Calif.