Callsign MASTER, Col. Donn Yates served for 25 years as an Air Force fighter pilot and Army infantryman. During his storied career, he commanded a Joint Special Operations Aviation Detachment, a fighter squadron, an operations group, and the largest F-15 fighter wing in the Air Force. He is a graduate and former instructor of the US Air Force Fighter Weapons School, the Air Force equivalent of TOPGUN. Following his retirement from the Air Force, Donn served as the Chief Operating Officer for the 5th largest private jet charter company in the United States. Following that, he led Business Development & Strategy efforts for the Air Dominance Division at the Boeing Company. His portfolio included F-15, F/A-18, E/A-18, MQ-25, T-7 and Phantom Works. Donn is currently Vice President of Government Programs for