Captain Benjamin S. Martin is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at Samford University. He was commissioned in 2019 after serving 7 years as an enlisted HH-60 Pave Hawk Crew Chief and Spectrum Manager. Since then, he has held a variety of communication and IT leadership roles, most recently serving as Director of Operations for the 5th Communications Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.

Captain Martin has operated and maintained Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications for the nation’s largest nuclear enterprise and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Cal Poly Humboldt and a Master of Management and Organizational Leadership from American Military University.