He is the Aerospace Physiology Weapons School Fellow, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV. In this role, he is a lead human performance expert in charge of the research, identification, and development of human performance and human factors integration into practical tactics, techniques, and procedures. He enlisted in the Navy in 2008 and graduated to become a Navy Helicopter Aircrewman and Rescue Swimmer and was commissioned in the Air Force in 2018 as a graduate of the U.S. Commissioned Officer Training school. He has 14 years of active duty service. His assignments have included Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two-One, Vance AFB, OK, and Shaw AFB, SC. Prior to his current position, Capt. Carson served as the Flight Commander of Aerospace Physiology, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, AK.

Capt. Carson earned a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, and a Masters in Applied Exercise Science at Concordia University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. He completed U.S. Air Force Officer Training School, Maxwell AFB, AL, in 2018, Aerospace and Operational Physiology Officer School, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, also in 2018, and Squadron Officer School at Maxwell AFB in 2023. His awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Medal with gold star cluster, Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air and Space Achievement Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters, and the Strike Flight Air Medal with two devices. He has served as AsPS’s Treasurer and is a member of the Aerospace Medical Association.