TW6 Leadership

Commodore

Capt. Waddill is a native of Vero Beach, Florida. He graduated from Florida State University in 1997 and, after a brief period in the corporate sector, was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in 2002. He earned his Naval Flight Officer (NFO) wings in 2003.

At sea, Waddill served as commanding officer of Patrol Squadron (VP) 46 from 2019 to 2021. His other operational assignments include department head with VP-47 from 2014 to 2016; fleet replenishment and maritime weapons and tactics instructor with VP-30 from 2011 to 2013; junior officer with VP-45 in Jacksonville, Florida, from 2008 to 2011; and junior officer with Sea Control Squadron (VS) 24 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 from 2004 to 2007.

His shore assignments include duty as plans, training, and requirements branch head (N5/N7/N8) for Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group / Patrol and Reconnaissance Group Pacific (CPRG/CPRG-P) from 2021 to 2024; assistant deputy director of operations, Operations Team 1 (J33), for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2016 to 2018; operations director, NFO evaluator, and weapons and tactics instructor at VP-30 from 2011 to 2013; weapons and tactics instructor with Sea Control Wing Atlantic in 2008; and an individual augmentee tour with Joint Crew Composite Squadron (JCCS) 1 in Iraq in 2007.

Waddill reports to Training Air Wing (TRAWING) 6 after completing a Master of Science in Joint Operations Planning and Strategy from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School, part of the Joint Forces Staff College under the National Defense University in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

He has accumulated more than 3,000 flight hours and 150 arrested landings across three type-model-series aircraft. His personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Bronze Star, Air Medal, Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (three awards), and various service awards and ribbons.