Second Lieutenant Willis graduated and commissioned out of University of Cincinnati’s AFROTC program and is stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico as a remotely piloted aircraft pilot. He is also a researcher and writer for the Military History Team of the Consortium of Indo-Pacific Researchers, an affiliate of the Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs. He has a BA in international affairs with a minor in political science and is completing a master’s degree in military history from Norwich University.