Dave BerkeDave Berke is a retired US Marine Corps officer, fighter pilot, and ground combat leader, and now a leadership instructor with Echelon Front. As an F/A-18 pilot, he deployed twice from the USS John C. Stennis in support of combat operations in Iraq ad Afghanistan. He spent three years as an instructor pilot at TOPGUN, where he served as the Training Officer, the senior pilot responsible for conduct of the TOPGUN course. He then served as an ANGLICO Forward Air Controller, supporting the Army's 1st Armored Division during extensive urban-combat operations on the ground in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. Dave led his supporting arms liaison team on scores of combat missions into the most dangerous neighborhoods and accompanied SEAL Task Unit Bruiser on virtually every major operation in the Battle of Ramadi. He was the only Marine selected to fly the F-22 Raptor, having served as an exchange officer at the Air Force's 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron as the Division Commander. He became the first operational pilot ever to fly and be qualified in the F-35B, serving as the Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps' first F-35 squadron from 2012 to 2014. He has a master's in International Public Policy (MIPP) and a master's in business administration (MBA), both from Johns Hopkins University. Upon his retirement from the Marine Corps, Dave joined Echelon Front, where he serves as its chief development officer, as well as a leadership instructor, speaker, and strategic advisor. Read More Read Less