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With a solid background in leadership and mentoring, Cruiser has logged over 1,400 hours as an instructor pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps, and has accumulated over 4,300 hours of additional flight time.
As a combat flight leader, he has flown missions from military airfields and aircraft carriers in South Korea, Japan, Northern/Central Europe and the Middle East. Cruiser served as the Director of Safety and Standardization of the largest Harrier squadron in the world. He was a Mission Commander for large airplane strikes with 20 to 30 planes, an air combat tactics instructor, a weapons training officer, and a NATOPS (Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization) and instrument evaluator. As a Harrier Instructor Pilot for over three years, he trained more than 300 pilots to fly the extremely demanding Harrier, which has vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. Cruiser was part of a select group of aviators who attend the Amphibious Warfare School (AWS), and is a graduate of the Command and Staff course.
While serving as a First Officer for a major airline, Cruiser joined Afterburner as a facilitator and main speaker. Cruiser’s high-impact message leaves audiences inspired and equipped to take their careers to the altitude they desire. | 