Major Aaron T. Hill, Jr., P.E., PMP, is currently an Operations Officer for the United States Army at the Mission Command Center of Excellence, Combined Arms Center in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.



Following his graduation from the United States Military Academy (USMA), Hill served as a Platoon Leader, Battalion Supply Officer, and Executive Officer from 1997 - 2000. This assignment included deployments to Rijeka, Croatia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina, where his platoon constructed two bridges in support of Stabilization Force 5. His subsequent assignment was to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, where he completed the Captains Career Course and the Combined Arms Service Staff School while also earning a master’s degree in engineering management from the University of Missouri-Rolla. From 2002 to 2004, Hill served as the Company Commander for the Military District of Washington Engineer Company, where he led an 81-soldier unit in conducting urban search, structural collapse, and vertical rescue in support of emergencies in the National Capital Region.



He continued his quest for knowledge by coming to Virginia Tech to pursue a master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2004. In his nomination for the Outstanding Young Alumni Award one of his advisers states that, “Aaron was a pleasure to work with. He was well organized, self-motivated, studious, and thorough in his research approach.”



His development at Virginia Tech contributed to his success as an Instructor and Assistant Professor at USMA from 2006 – 2009. During his time at West Point, he volunteered to deploy to Afghanistan to bring civil engineering courses and hire faculty for the new National Military Academy of Afghanistan. His commitment to educating, inspiring, and mentoring his students and selfless service outside the classroom led to his selection as the ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd), and New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Awards in 2009.



From 2009 – 2010, Hill was assigned to the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, where he served as an Operations Officer for the 12 nation Multinational Forces and Observers responsible for monitoring the Treaty of Peace between Egypt and Israel. Upon his return, he completed the Command and General Staff College, the Joint Engineer Operations Course, and passed the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam. In 2011, Hill deployed to Afghanistan for 12 months with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Stationed on a German Forward Operating Base in Northern Afghanistan, Hill executed 36 projects worth over $200 million spread throughout the provinces of Kunduz, Takhar, and Baghlan. His efforts earned him a Bronze Star Medal.



Through his career in the military and continuing education, Hill has become an outstanding educator with three years of teaching experience and four peer-reviewed articles in ASCE and ASEE. Recently selected to serve as an Academy Professor at the United Stated Military Academy (USMA) West Point, Aaron will start a three-year civil engineering Ph.D. program at The University of Texas at Austin in June 2013.



Major Hill and his wife Diana have three children Aaron III, Alyssa and Amaya.