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Strategic Communications Analyst

NAS Pensacola, FL

After a decade flying F-18s, I wasn't terribly excited to return to training jets as an instructor, but it didn't take me long at all to discover how wrong my initial impression had been. I found a real passion for teaching both academically in the classroom and practical skills in the aircraft. I enjoyed getting qualified to teach air-to-air intercepts.

NAS Oceana, Virginia

My second tour at VFA-211, I volunteered as a "Super JO" to augment the under-strength squadron as fully-qualified Weapons Systems Officer for their seven-month 2019-2020 deployment to the Arabian Sea, Mediterranean and North Atlantic aboard USS Truman. My role was to be the experienced officer and aviator that the squadron could lean on to complete tasks.

RAAF Base Amberley, Brisbane, Australia

I was selected on the basis of my reputation as the USN's exchange officer to the RAAF, flying F-18s out of Brisbane and all over the South Pacific. After earning all my qualifications flying F/A-18Fs in the US Navy, it was invigorating to start from zero in the Australian system, earning my qualifications and reputation all over again. It gave me the.