- Commander
- Professor of Aerospace Studies
LIEUTENANT COLONEL ROSS V. MILLARD
Lieutenant Colonel Millard is the Commander of Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 425 and serves as the Professor or Aerospace Studies at Mississippi State University. He leads a six-member active duty and civilian team responsible for recruiting, training, and evaluating Mississippi State University’s Air Force and Space Force officer candidates. Additionally, he supports cross-town university students at Mississippi University for Women and East Mississippi Community College.
Lieutenant Colonel Millard entered the US Air Force through the
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Georgia. He served in multiple ICBM operations positions including Missile Combat Crew Commander, Instructor, Senior Combat Crew Evaluator, Flight Commander, Executive Officer, and Assistant Director of Operations. He has over 200 nuclear combat alerts and was certified on the Minuteman III, REACT-A weapon system. He is married to his wife, Kristina, and has two children, Lucas and Coraline.
EDUCATION
2008 Bachelor of Science in Education, University of Georgia, GA
2008 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2013 Master of Science, Instructional Technology, University of Wyoming, WY
2014 ICBM Weapons Instructor Course, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, NV
2015 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
2019 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, AL, by correspondence
2020 Air Force Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN
ASSIGNMENTS
Jun 2008 – Aug 2008, Student, Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
Aug 2008 – Mar 2009, Missile Initial Qualification Training, 392nd Training Squadron,
Vandenberg AFB, CA
Mar 2009 – May 2013, ICBM Combat Crew Commander, Instructor, and Senior Evaluator,
319th Missile Squadron and 90th Operations Group, FE Warren AFB, WY
May 2013 – Mar 2015, Executive Officer, 90th Missile Wing, FE Warren AFB, WY
Mar 2015 – Aug 2016, Weapons and Tactics Flight Commander, 490th Missile Squadron,
Malmstrom AFB, MT
Aug 2016 – Jun 2018, Assistant Operations Officer, 341st Operations Support Squadron,
Malmstrom AFB, MT
Jun 2018 – Jun 2020, Presidential Strike Advisor, Operations Team Three, National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center, Joint Staff, Pentagon, VA
Jun 2020 – Jun 2021, Air Force Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Jun 2021 – May 2022, Deputy Chief, Weapons and Tactics Branch, HQ Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, LA
May 2022 – May 2023, Deputy Director, Commander’s Action Group, HQ Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, LA
Jun 2023 – June 2025, Chief ICBM Inspector, Inspector General, HQ Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale AFB, LA
July 2025 – Present, Commander, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 425 and Professor or Aerospace Studies at Mississippi State University, MS
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
Jun 2018 – Jun 2020, Presidential Strike Advisor, Operations Team Three, National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center (J36), Joint Staff, Pentagon, VA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal with "N" device and oak leaf cluster
Air Force Association’s 2012 General Thomas S. Power Award
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant, 28 May 2008
First Lieutenant, 28 May 2010
Captain, 28 May 2012
Major, 01 Apr 2018
Lieutenant Colonel, 01 Nov 2022
(Current as of July 2025)