LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROBERSON O. HILL

Lieutenant Colonel Roberson O. Hill serves as Inspector General for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Hill received his commission in 2003 as an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) graduate from East Carolina University. He is a career program manager having worked on C-5, C-130, Business Systems (IT), KC-46 Tanker and C-17. He career broadened as an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies at Duke University for Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). During his tenure at Wright-Patterson AFB, he served as the Executive Officer and Deputy Production Management Lead for the Air Force’s number one priority, KC‑46 program.  
 
Lt Col Hill also served as the 63A Officer Assignment Team Chief culminating as the Deputy Branch Chief for Acquisition Assignments executing Air Force and joint worldwide assignments and total force development for more than 2,070 acquisition officers. He served on the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition staff as Program Element Monitor for C-5, C-17, and Defensive Systems culminating as the Deputy Division Chief responsible for Mobility Airlift, KC-46, Legacy Tanker, Presidential Aircraft, and Executive Airlift Programs. Before taking over as acting Deputy C-17 System Program Manager, Lt Col Hill served as Material Leader where he supervised an 18-member team in planning, developing, executing production, avionics, and communication modernization programs that deliver next-generation combat capability to 222 aircraft.  Lastly, Lt Col Hill served as the 88th Mission Support Group Deputy leading over 1,800 personnel and an annual budget of $62 million in support of the base’s 30,000 person population. Lt Col Hill holds Department of Defense Acquisition Corps Level III certification in Program Management.


EDUCATION:
2003 B.S. in Industrial Engineering and Technology, East Carolina University, Greenville, N.C.
2003 Aerospace Basic Course (Residence), Maxwell AFB, AL
2006 M.A. in Logistics Management, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, Ga.
2009 Squadron Officer School (Residence), Maxwell AFB, AL
2013 Air Command & Staff College (Correspondence)
2019 Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College (DSMC), Fort Belvoir VA
2019 Air War College (Correspondence)


ASSIGNMENTS:
1. June 2003–March 2006, C-5 Modernization Program Manager, Robins Air Force Base (AFB), Ga.
2. March 2006–June 2007, C-130 Sustainment Mod Program Manager, Robins AFB, Ga.
3. June 2007– September 2010, Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, Duke University, North Carolina
4. September 2010– September 2011, Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) PM Support Lead, Wright‑Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. September 2011–October 2012, KC-46, Executive Officer, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. Oct 2012–June 2013, KC-46, Deputy Production Management, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. June 2013–June 2016, Deputy Chief, Acquisition Assignments Branch, Air Force Personnel Center, Texas  
8. October 2015–April 2016 Operational Contract Support Officer-in-Charge, United States Central Command, Amman, Jordan
9. June 2016–Jul 2018, C-17/C-5 Program Element Monitor, Pentagon, Va.
10. June 2018–June 2019, Deputy Chief, Global Mobility Division, Pentagon, Va.
11. July 2019–July 2021, Materiel Leader, Capabilities Branch, C-17 Globemaster III Division, Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1. February 2021–July 2021, Acting Deputy Chief, C-17 Globemaster III Division, Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins AFB, Ga.
2. July 2021– Present, Deputy Commander, 88th Mission Support Group, 88th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. July 2022–January 2023, A4 Deputy Director, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, United States Central Command
 
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
AF Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant May 28, 2003
First Lieutenant May 28, 2005
Captain May 28, 2007
Major October 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel May 1, 2018
 
(Current as of June 2024)