Lt. Col. Will Freakley graduated from the University of Mary Washington in 2005 and was commissioned as an infantry officer from Officer Candidate School in 2008.
As a lieutenant, Freakley served as a rifle platoon leader and scout platoon leader in 1-505 PIR, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne from 2008 to 2011. He then served as platoon leader and company executive officer in C Co., 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, from 2011 to 2013.
Following the Maneuver Captain’s Career Course, Freakley served as the brigade assistant plans officer for 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, and commanded A Co., 2-12 Infantry from 2013 to 2015. From 2013 to 2015, Freakley served as the battalion assistant liaison officer and Alpha Company commander in 3rd Ranger Battalion.
After command, Freakley attended the Command and General Staff College, where he also earned a master’s degree in adult learning and leadership from Kansas State University.
As a field-grade officer, Freakley served as the battalion liaison officer and battalion operations officer for the Regimental Special Troops Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, from 2018 to 2020; battalion executive officer for 3rd Ranger Battalion from 2020 to 2021; and regimental operations officer from 2021 to 2022. He was then assigned to United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), where he served in the commander’s action group from 2022 to 2024. Will served as the USASOC Capabilities Protection Cell operations officer from 2024 to 2025.
Lt. Col. Freakley’s awards and badges are commensurate with his time in service.
Lt. Col. Freakley is married to Cait, and they have four children: Will Jr., 14; Lila, 12; Leland, 8; and Cameron, 6.