Capt Cortney Young

Captain Cortney Young is currently serving as an Air Force Institute of Technology Course Instructor for the Air Force’s badge awarding course for Contracting Professionals. Captain Young is responsible for instructing 5-week hybrid virtual/in-resident courses and delivering the curriculum to 350 new officer accessions and select civilians annually.

Captain Young entered the Air Force in November 2008 and earned her commission from Officer Training School in June 2018. She has served as a Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer in operational and enterprise services, commodities, and construction flights at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK, Nellis AFB, NV, and Joint Base Langley-Eustis. Prior to her role at AFIT, she was a Branch Chief with an Unlimited Warrant under the Acquisition Management and Integration Center at Langley AFB, VA, where supervised a team of 6 civilian and military personnel and managed a $1B Cyber Weapon System / Knowledge Based Services portfolio supporting five Air Combat Command Headquarters Directorates.

Captain Young was a warranted Contingency Contracting Officer and government purchase card holder for the Central Asian States Buying Cell initiative while deployed to the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan in 2013. While deployed she was charged with establishing trade routes between the Central Asian States and promoting economic relations with the United States Government.

EDUCATION

2013 Associate in Applied Science degree in Contracts Management, Community College of the Air Force

2017 Bachelors of Science in Public Health, Southern New Hampshire University

ASSIGNMENTS

1. November 2008 - January 2009, Student, Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX

2. January 2009 - April 2009, Trainee, Technical Training School, Lackland AFB, TX

3. April 2009 - May 2012, Contract Specialist, 673rd Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK

4. May 2012 – April 2018, Contracting Officer, 99th Contracting Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV.

5. April 2018 – June 2018, Cadet, Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL

6. June 2018 – June 2020, Contracting Officer, 633 Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA

7. June 2020 – June 2023, Branch Chief, Acquisition Management & Integration Center, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA

8. June 2023 – Present, Course Instructor, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters

Air Force Achievement Medal

Air and Space Recognition Ribbon

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

2011 Pacific Air Force Outstanding Contracting Airman of the Year

2012 Distinguished Graduate, Airman Leadership School

2014 Air Combat Command Outstanding Contracting Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year

2018 Distinguished Graduate, Officer Training School

2019 Air Combat Command Outstanding Contracting Company Grade Officer of the Year

2022 Air Combat Command Outstanding Contracting Company Grade Officer of the Year

2022 Air Force Outstanding Enterprise Source Selection Team of the Year

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION

Second Lieutenant 8 June 2018

First Lieutenant 8 June 2020

Captain 8 June 2022