Lieutenant Colonel William Lewis

Commander

Lieutenant Colonel Lewis is Professor of Aerospace Studies and Commander, AFROTC Detachment 930 at Marquette University. He is responsible for 4 active duty personnel and 1 Marquette employee and oversees all facets of recruiting, training, motivating and education about 70 Air Force Officer Candidate per year.

Lt Col Lewis entered the Air Force in 1998 through Reserve Officer Training Corps program at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. After receiving his commission Lt Col Lewis served as an electronic warfare officer on the RC-135 V/W RIVET JOINT. He has over 2,000 hours supporting various major operations including Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM as well as conducting world-wide Sensitive Reconnaissance Operations.

In previous assignments, Lt Col Lewis has served as an Air Staff Program Element Monitor for JSTARS and AWACS, the Air Force Deputy Chair for Chief of Flag Officer Education at the Curtis E. LeMay Center, Maxwell AFB, AL.

Awards & Decorations

Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster

Assignments

February 1998 - March 1998, Special Asst. to the Commander, AFROTC Det 780, S. Dakota St. U., Brookings SD.
March 1998 - September 1999, Student Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training, Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL.
September 1999 - July 2003, Assistant Flight Commander, Training Flight, 343RS, Offutt AFB, NE.
July 2003 - December 2004, Chief Evaluator Electronic Warfare Officer, Stan/Eval Flt, 38RS, Offutt AFB, NE.
December 2004 - June 2008, Flight Commander, ELINT Analysis and Reporting Flt, 95 RS, RAF Mildenhall, U.K.
June 2008 - July 2011, Chief, Network Requirements Division, C2 Integration Center, Langley AFB, VA.
July 2011 - June 2012, Student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL.
June 2012 - October 2014, Chief Airborne C2 Branch, SAF/AQI, Pentagon, VA.
October 2014 - July 2015, Deputy Chair Battlespace Awareness and C4/Cyber FCB, HAF/A5R, Pentagon, VA.
July 2015 - July 2016, Director of Operations, 429 EOS, U.S. Forward Operating Location Curacao.
July 2016 - June 2019, Chief, Flag Officer Education Division, Curtis E. LeMay Center, Maxwell AFB, AL.
June 2019 - Present, Commander, AFROTC Det 930, Marquette University, WI.

Education

1997 Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
1999 Joint Undergraduate Navigator Training, Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL.
2004 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL.
2008 Master's Degree in Military Operational Art and Science, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL.
2011 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL.
2013 Program Management Level 1 Certification, Defense Acquisition University, For Belvoir, VA.
2014 Program Management Level 2 Certification, Defense Acquisition University, For Belvoir, VA.
2018 Air War College, Correspondence

Promotions

Second Lieutenant January 11, 1998
First Lieutenant January 11, 2000
Captain January 11, 2002
Major July 1, 2007
Lieutenant Colonel December 1, 2012