Lieutenant/Helicopter Pilot, United States Coast Guard
Lieutenant Joshua Wofford currently serves as a Search and Rescue Pilot at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans. After graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, he was assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis (WMEC-910) in Key West, Florida where he served as a Deck Watch Officer during numerous migrant and drug interdictions. In 2013, Lieutenant Wofford was selected to attend Naval Flight Training in Pensacola, Florida. Soon after, he was designated as Coast Guard Aviator number 4569. Lieutenant Wofford developed an interactive video outreach program as an avenue to “attract, recruit and retain a workforce from all segments of American society creating a high performing 21st century workforce.” The simplicity and convenience of the program allows Coast Guard aviators to virtually connect to students in classrooms across the country, sharing the Coast Guard’s mission as well as the career opportunities it provides. To date, this program has impacted nearly 3000 students in communities where the Coast Guard and its aviation missions are not widely known. Lieutenant Wofford is an active member of the Coast Guard Academy Minority Outreach Team, a program dedicated to mentoring and providing opportunities to increase minority recruiting and retention efforts for the Academy. He and his wife Jacque have been married for 2 years and currently reside in New Orleans, Louisiana. His military awards include three Coast Guard Achievement Medals, four Letters of Commendation, and two Meritorious Team Commendations.