Join our high performance team
on this critical mission.
Led by a former Marine pilot, who started a renewable energy company in his garage and grew it to 1B dollars in revenue.
Victory Special Missions will come alongside private citizens like you,
so that you can defend your land. First serving the owners of 1.3 billion private acres in the US, and then the world — enabling people to take control of their wildfire protection.
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Chairman, Co-Founder
tompaquin@victoryspecialmissions.com» US Marine Corps officer, F/A-18 pilot, Top Gun graduate
» Multiple start-ups and successful exits via sale
» Initial $600K returned $100 million to investors» Now building VictoryBase, housing for military + Victorybase.com
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President, Co-Founder
chriskoelzer@victoryspecialmissions.com» US Marine Corps officer and F/A-18 pilot
» Leads Victory Flight Training 2016-present
» Corporate analyst, consultant, small business owner
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jakepatrick@victoryspecialmissions.com
» US Navy officer and F/A-18 pilot
» Instructor, National Aerial Firefighting Academy
Victory Enterprise Team
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CO FIRE AVIATION
Firefighting teammate, standard AT-802
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Thrush Aircraft
Aircraft manufacturing and engineering support
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XP Flight Services
Advanced flight test program, including aerial refueling operations
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Merlin Labs
OPA R&D, certifications, equipment
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IOMAX
Refueling pod engineering and fabrication; aircraft integration and initial flight test; aircraft militarization modifications
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Northstar Engineering
Air refueling equipment engineering, integration, and manufacturing
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Kawak Engineering
Hydraulic system engineering and manufacturing
