Bio
Captain Claire Badger is an Instructor of Computer Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado.
Captain Badger received her commission from the United States Air Force Academy in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. After graduation she went to the Air Force Institute of Technology for her master's in computer science and followed that with Undergraduate Cyberspace Training in the summer of 2021. She was assigned the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Base and applied to the Space Force's Supra Coder program, where she learned how to create web applications for Space Force Squadrons. Captain Badger moved to the Space Force's Test and Evaluation Delta to create a Supra Coder web application full-time until she transferred to her instructor position at the Air Force Academy in summer 2024.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2019)
Master of Science, Computer Science, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio (2021)
Professional Experience
August 2019-March 2021, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
March 2021–November 2021, Student, Undergraduate Cyber Training, 333rd Training Squadron, Keesler AFB, Mississippi
November 2021-April 2022, Officer in Charge, 21st Communication Squadron, Cheyenne Mountain SFB, Colorado
April 2022-October 2022, Student/Intern, USSF Supra Coder program, Remote
October 2022-June 2024, Team Lead, Software Innovation, 12th Delta Operation Squadron, Schriever SFB, Colorado
Instructor, Department of Computer and Cyber Sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (June 2024 − Present)
Honors & Awards
Air and Space Commendation Medal – 03 JUN 2024
Air and Space Achievement Medal – 30 NOV 2021