Mark Ely Email & Phone Number

Warsaw, Poland

Bratislava, Slovakia

As the Resident MoDA Air Advisor to Slovakia, provides expertise and guidance to Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic and Headquarters Slovak Air Force on current planning and future delivery of fourteen F-16 aircraft, a fighter fleet modernization effort valued at $2.91B. The MoDA program was initiated in 2009 to create a new means of advancing national security and foreign policy objectives by building partner institutional capabilities and enhancing the approach and conduct of… Show more As the Resident MoDA Air Advisor to Slovakia, provides expertise and guidance to Ministry of Defense of the Slovak Republic and Headquarters Slovak Air Force on current planning and future delivery of fourteen F-16 aircraft, a fighter fleet modernization effort valued at $2.91B. The MoDA program was initiated in 2009 to create a new means of advancing national security and foreign policy objectives by building partner institutional capabilities and enhancing the approach and conduct of Institutional Capacity Building that address security challenges worldwide. Show less

Wright-Patterson Afb, Oh

Acquisition Test Manager at AFLCMC (Wright-Patterson AFB), F-15 Branch.

Bowling Green, Oh

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Second in command; assisted in policy development for combat, training, maintenance operations for 20 B-2s and 14 T-38s. Responsible for supporting over 5K total force personnel and $44B+ in assets; oversaw $106M+ annual operating budget. Safety Investigation Board President for B-1B Over-G mishap; authored five recommendations for new airline procedures.

Minot Afb, Nd

Commander of one of only four combat-coded B-52 squadrons in the AF; led 86 officers, 5 enlisted and 2 civilian personnel. Executed four Pacific Command-directed Show of Force Korean peninsula sorties, assured alliances, deterred aggressions. Managed all operational support for 27 B-52s and 6 UH-1s; developed and executed $88M/1,026-sortie flying hour program.

Barksdale Afb, La

Second in Command of B-52 test squadron with 72 operational, maintenance, weapons, software & engineering personnel. Led $1.2 M Nuclear Weapons System Evaluation investigation; sifted 8K+ data points/identified faults & restored $27M program.

Barksdale Afb, La

Expert aviator - awarded the Air Force Combat Command Aircrew Safety Award of Distinction for actions during in flight emergency. Served as B-52H liaison for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM - helped build largest CALCM strike in history...144 missiles in 10 minutes. Executed night one initial Operation ENDURING FREEDOM air strikes into Afghanistan post-9/11...14 combat sorties total. Led initial cruise missile strikes against Serbian air defenses for Operation ALLIED FORCE...paved way for NATO air… Show more Expert aviator - awarded the Air Force Combat Command Aircrew Safety Award of Distinction for actions during in flight emergency. Served as B-52H liaison for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM - helped build largest CALCM strike in history...144 missiles in 10 minutes. Executed night one initial Operation ENDURING FREEDOM air strikes into Afghanistan post-9/11...14 combat sorties total. Led initial cruise missile strikes against Serbian air defenses for Operation ALLIED FORCE...paved way for NATO air strikes. Deployed to Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean for Operation DESERT FOX...flew cruise missile strikes against Iraqi WMD targets. Show less

Master Of Military Operational Art And Science

Master Of Aeronautical Science

Bachelors, Management