Paul Willard joined CAP as a cadet in the Roanoke Composite Squadron in 1969. He was fortunate to have completed the Cadet program in Roanoke and benefited from a Solo Scholarship and CAP grants that allowed him to complete a college education at Virginia Tech. After college He joined the Air Force and while on active duty was involved in CAP around the country.
Lt Col Willard had the opportunity to serve as the Wing PAO in Arkansas, Wing Chief of Staff in Texas, and Air Force/CAP Liaison Officer in Massachusetts. he was also selected to serve as the Air Force Association’s Presidential Advisor for CAP. Over the years he has had the pleasure of serving as an escort officer on a number of Cadet special activities. As well as completing all of the levels in the senior training program.
Lt Col Paul A.Willard II is now the Senior Aerospace Science Instructor (SASI), Hampton High School (HHS) located in Hampton, Virginia (VA-041). In this position, he serves as an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Detachment Commander, responsible to Headquarters ROTC at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. He reports directly to the HHS Principal in all matters relating to course curriculum and all students’ related matters. As the SASI Lt Col Willard oversees and instructs four levels of Aerospace Education courses.
Lt Col Willard received his commission through Officer’s Training School, Lackland AFB, Texas, and entered the Air Force as a Second Lieutenant in 1979. He was first assigned to The 308 Strategic Missile Wing in Little Rock, AR as a Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Launch Officer and Combat Crew Commander. After an internship with Rockwell International Lt Col Willard moved on to become the Electronic Systems Division’s chief contract negotiator for the Royal Saudi and U.S. E3-A Airborne Warning and Control System, lead negotiator for the Airborne Battlefield Command, Control, and Communications System, and a vast array of other tactical communications systems. Lt Col Willard was then selected by the Director of Contracting to be his special assistant for Total Quality Management to identify and implement organizational improvements. In 1990, he became the Phillips Laboratory Executive Staff Officer at the USAF Space Systems Geophysics Directorate working with some of the nation’s top scientists. There, he was a key team member in the re-alignment of the AF laboratories and was decorated for his work with the space shuttle transport system (STS #39). In 1992 he was named Chief of the AF “Should Cost” Division at the Aeronautical Systems Center (ASD), Wright- Patterson AFB, OH. There he led a special team of senior analysts responsible for reviewing all AF programs in excess of $50 million. He was chosen as the Chief of the first Process Analysis Division for ASD and went on to become the Deputy Director of Business Policy, Contract Review and Analysis. His team was responsible for business decisions for the largest Department of Defense buying activity. He is a holder of the Senior Missile Operations Badge, Senior Acquisitions Badge, Basic Space Badge, and Basic Administration Badge.
Before coming to HHS, Lt Col Willard held Virginia teaching positions in the Bedford County, Roanoke City Schools, and Franklin County School Systems and worked with major defense contractors prior to his entry into academia.
Since moving back to Virginia and teaching in secondary schools in Virginia as an Aerospace Education Instructor Lt Col Willard has relied heavily on the resources of CAP in his classroom.
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