Capt. William A. Morgan is assistant professor of Aerospace Studies and Recruiting Officer, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment 645, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He recruits, trains, motivates and counsels young men and women as prospective Air Force Officers. He also promotes Air Force career opportunities to university and high school students, faculty, parents and administrators. Additionally, he instructs college courses, developing and educating cadets on the foundations of the U.S. Air Force.
Capt. Morgan was commissioned following graduation from Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi in 2013. In 2014, he began his Air Force career as an intelligence officer at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia where he gained extensive experience working in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. Morgan has continued to serve in a variety of leadership roles within the Air Combat Command and National Air and Space Intelligence Center, including standing up a new office responsible for coordinating reporting of global events, and leading flights conducting geospatial intelligence exploitation as well as research and development.
Education
2013 Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (BA), Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi
2018 Master of Arts in Public Policy (MA), Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia
2019 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
Awards and Decorations
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Assignments
June 2013 – March 2014
Student, 315th Training Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
April 2014 – June 2015
Mission Operations Commander, 30th Intelligence Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
June 2015 – Jan. 2017
Officer-in-Charge, Command Intel Analysis Cell, Air Combat Command Headquarters, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
Jan. 2017 – April 2018
Weapons and Tactics Instructor, 1st Operations Support Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
May 2018 – Sept. 2019
Deputy Flight Commander, Space Exploitation Flight, Geospatial Intelligence Analysis Squadron, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Sept. 2019 – March 2021
Officer-in-Charge, NASIC Hub, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
a. Deployed Jun 2020 – October 2020, NASIC Liaison Officer, Combined Air Operations Center, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
April 2021 – July 2021
Flight Commander, Research and Development Flight, Geospatial Intelligence Analysis Squadron, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
July 2021 – Present
Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies, AFROTC Detachment 645, Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio