Air Force ROTC

STAFF SERGEANT TYANA C. HOLLY

SSgt Holly

STAFF SERGEANT TYANA C. HOLLY

Staff Sergeant Tyana C. Holly is the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of Detachment 785, at The University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. In this capacity, she is entrusted to provide the best possible support for assigned cadre and cadets with spot on processing of personnel actions covering the gamut of AFROTC programs. She is directly responsible for all cadet life-cycle personnel actions to include records management, in-processing, medical, physical, field training, enlistments, categorization, and commissioning. She also has an oversight of all annual cadet pay actions to include tuition, fees, subsistence, and textbook funds. She provides superior guidance towards cadets' academic success, personal goals, and military careers.

 

SSgt Holly entered the Air Force in September 2015, attending Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base followed by the completion of Client Systems Technician training in March 2016.  Over the course of her career, SSgt Holly’s assignment locations include Washington and New York. Prior to her current position, SSgt Holly was the Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of Client Systems Operations at the 313th Recruiting Squadron in Syracuse, New Yor

Education

2013 Associate of Science, Social Science/Education, Thomas Nelson Community College, Newport News, Virginia

2019 Airman Leadership School, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington

2019 Associates in Applied Science, Information Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

2021 Bachelor of Science, Social Psychology, Park University, Parkville, Missouri

Assignments

  1. September 2015 – November 2015, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
  2. November 2015 – March 2016, Student Client Systems Technical Training, 336th Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
  3. March 2016 – January 2020, Client Systems Technician, 92nd Communications Squadron, Fairchild AFB, Washington (October 2017 – May 2018, Client Systems Technician, 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates)
  4. January 2020 – June 2025, Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, Client Systems Operations, 313th Recruiting Squadron, Syracuse, New York
  5. June 2025 – Present, Officer Accessions Instructor, Detachment 785, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee

Major Awards and Decorations

  • Air and Space Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
  • Air and Space Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Global War On Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
  • Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
  • Air and Space Longevity Service Award with one oak leaf cluster

 

Effective Dates of Promotion

  • Airman First Class 22 Sep 2015
  • Senior Airman 22 Jan 2018
  • Staff Sergeant 1 Dec 2019

(Current as of July 2025)