Caroliena Neuens

Military Non CWU Employee

Staff Sergeant Caroliena C. Neuens

Staff Sergeant Caroliena C. Neuens is the Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of Administration at Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 895, Ellensburg, Washington. Her duties include managing cadet records & auditing cadet pay. AFROTC trains and educates over 2,000 college students for them to become the next generation of officers within the United States Air Force

 Sergeant Neuens enlisted in the Air Force in September 2018 from Denver, Colorado. She completed Administration Training in January 2019. Prior to her current position, she was the Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of Cadet Actions within Headquarters AFROTC at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. Her duties included managing 7 cadet life cycle processes for 145 detachments including Puerto Rico, coordinating with 5 different U.S Air Force agencies regarding cadet processes. These processes comprised of commissioning, cadet medical qualification and categorization, service verification and assisting cadre from across the country.

Education

  • 2023 Airman Leadership School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  • 2025 Associate of Applied Science, Information Management, Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell AFB, Ala.

Assignments

  1. September 2018-November 2018, Trainee, 322d Basic Military Training Squadron, Lackland AFB, Texas
  2. November 2018-January 2019, Student, 335th Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, Miss.
  3. January 2019-June 2022, Commander’s Support Staff, 20th Attack Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo. 
    (Deployed March-May 2021, Client Experience Team Technician, Detachment 1, 64th Air Expeditionary Group, United States)
  1. June 2022-March 2024, Disenrollments Technician, HQ AFROTC, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
  2. April 2024-August 2025, NCOIC, Cadet Actions, HQ AFROTC, Maxwell AFB, Ala
  3. August 2025-Present, NCOIC, Administration, AFROTC Detachment 895, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash.

Major Awards and Decorations

  • Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
  • Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
  • Armed Forces Service Medal

Other Achievements

  • 2021 Enlisted Professional of the Year, 20th Attack Squadron
  • 2023 Distinguished Graduate, Airman Leadership School

Professional Memberships and Associations

  • 2025 - Present, Miss Alabama, USA National Miss

Effective Dates of Promotion

  • Airman Basic                Sept. 25, 2018
  • Airman                         March 25, 2018
  • Airman First Class       Jan. 25, 2020
  • Senior Airman             Sept. 25, 2021
  • Staff Sergeant             July 01, 2023

(Current as of September 2025)

Contact

Lind Hall 203B