UNM’s Partnership for Public Service speaker series will feature Colonel John A. Hill, inspector general for the 377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Acoma Room of the Student Union Building.
Hill will talk about his experiences in the U.S. Air Force and the rewards of public service. He is a distinguished graduate of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Program at North Dakota State University.
Hill is a master navigator with more than 3,900 hours in the C-130E/H and MC-130E/H. In 1983, he was a lead navigator during the Grenada rescue mission, Operation Urgent Fury.
His first staff tour was with Air Force Special Operations Company where he was a plans officer and later chief of the doctrine division. He has also served as chief of doctrine and on the commander-in-chief’s personal staff of the U.S. Special Operations Command. Hill is considered an authority on joint and Air Force doctrine and policy.
Hill entered the diplomatic arena as operations officer for the On-Site Inspection Agency-Europe, where he led arms control inspection and escort teams, and directed implementation of the U.S. - European arms control treaties. While he was serving as the air attaché to India, Hill played a major role in the revitalization of the Indo-U.S. relationship.
The Partnership for Public Service works to make the government an employer of choice for university graduates.
Contact: Karen Wentworth (505) 277-5627