Keith Bland is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in military public affairs, program management, and education. Currently serving as the Public Affairs Program Manager for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Keith oversees public communications and regulatory compliance while also managing instructor recruitment initiatives. Keith's previous roles include directing international security studies courses at Air University and managing significant advertising contracts for the US Air Force Reserve. Notable achievements include enhancing media engagement strategies for the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West, where Keith increased strategic message reach and coordinated extensive community outreach initiatives. Keith holds multiple advanced degrees in music from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Kansas.
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Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC)
Air Force Junior ROTC is a Title 10-mandated citizenship training program that's designed to educate high school students in citizenship, and to promote community service, personal responsibility, character, and self-discipline. The program achieves these objectives through classroom education in air and space fundamentals as well as hands-on learning opportunities in a number of fun and challenging co-curricular activities. The Air Force Junior ROTC program is grounded in the Air Force core values of “integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.” The program has more than 870 Air Force Junior ROTC units in high schools world-wide. There are more than 120,000 high school cadets in the program and more than 1,800 retired USAF instructors who lead, mentor, guide, and teach our cadets in high schools in the U.S. and around the world.