Capt. Joshua Graves is an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Studies assigned to Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 430 the University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi.
Biography
Captain Joshua P. Graves is the Operations Flight Commander for AFROTC Detachment 430 at the University of Mississippi. In his position as an instructor and Operations Officer he leads the day-to-day training, officer development, discipline, and standardization of the Cadet Corp.
Captain Graves was born abroad in Hong Kong, China with parents serving as missionaries. He entered ROTC in 2014 and graduated from Liberty University, Detachment 890 in Lynchburg VA in 2018, commissioning into the United States Air Force. He has served at Keesler Air Force Base MS, Cannon Air Force Base NM, Fort Bliss Army Installation TX, and deployed to Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Captain Graves is a Warfighting Communications Officer with specialty training in satellite, radio, and austere communications requirements. He has worked in special operations and previously was assigned as the Special Warfare Mission Support Commander for the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Air Combat Command, Fort Bliss Army Installation TX.