Who Is Wil Willis Forged in Fire? Biography, Married, Wife
Wil Willis was born into a military family. Born on February 13, 1975, he was literally born in the army. He was born on a military base in Portugal and grew up on various military bases following his father’s deployments.
Shortly after his father’s retirement from the military and his own high school graduation, Wil returned to all he’d always known – the military. He enlisted with the 3rd Army Ranger Battalion where he served from October 1993 to February 1998.
After serving with the 3rd Ranger Battalion for 5 years and months, he was redeployed from June 1998 to March 2007 as an Air Force Paratrooper. Wil Willis retired from the US Army in 2008.
A year after Wil Willis retired from the United States military, he started appearing on a show called Special Ops Mission. The show, created by Bob Niemack and broadcast on the American Heroes Channel, features Wil Willis carrying out different single-player missions against adversaries in a reality TV simulation featuring military-led war operations. The show had six episodes, from August 13 to September 17, 2009.
Special Ops Mission wouldn’t be the end of WilWillis’ TV appearances. He got another chance to appear on television on the same network in the show, Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World. Wil Willis, star of the show, was testing and talking about the impact, evolution of various iconic weapons and their historical significance. The show first aired in the UK on the Quest channel for two seasons with a total of 12 episodes. Some of the weapons discussed and explored on the show include M1911 and the evolution of the handgun, RPGs, AK-47, M1 Abrams. The show ran from 2011 to 2013.
Wil Willis is the most popular and perhaps the most successful show started in 2015. Forged in Fire premiered on the History channel on June 22, 2015. The game show sees the winner go home with $10,000, a three-round contest to eliminate blacksmiths and forge different weapons. Alongside Wil Willis, competitors are judged by three judges.
