Plan Ahead for Transitioning with Air Force Veteran Mel Deaile

Published: Sept. 17, 2018, 7 a.m.

b'Mel Deaile is an associate professor at the Air Command and Staff College. Dr. Deaile is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, with a PhD in American History from UNC-Chapel Hill, who flew the B-52 Stratofortress and the B-2 Spirit. He has flown combat operations as part of Operations Desert Storm and Enduring Freedom, including a record setting 44.3-hour combat mission. Dr. Deaile is the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and is a distinguished graduate of the USAF Weapon School. Mel. Deaile is also the author of Always at War.\\n\\nMel Deaile\\u2013 Training to Combat\\n\\nMel Deaile, grew up in Fresno, California. \\xa0He attended the Air Force Academy after high school to study Astronomical Engineering. \\xa0Mel then went to pilot training at Williams Air Force Base and within a year was flying combat missions as part of Desert Storm from Diego Garcia over Iraq. \\n\\n\\u201cWithin a year I got about 9 total missions mainly against the republican guard.\\u201d \\u2013 Mel Deaile\\nPlanning For Transition\\nThe transition from the Air Force was relatively easy for Mel due to planning ahead. \\xa0Prior to transitioning a job opened up at the Center for Unconventional Weapon Studies in Nuclear Deterrence and studies nuclear policy. He applied, received the job and started his academia career.\\n\\n\\u201cMake the transition when the opportunity is there.\\u201d \\u2013 Mel Deaile\\nDomineering Force\\nDel is the author of Always at War. \\xa0The book looks at Strategic Air Command (SAC) from its inception through the Cuban Missile Crisis. \\xa0Del says the primary reason for the book is to look at how SAC became the domineering force in the Air Force for about the first 2 decades that the Air Force was independent.\\n\\n\\u201cA lot of people, when you say SAC automatically think of General Curtis LeMay.\\u201d \\u2013 Mel Deaile\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\n\\nCheck out these links for Mel Deaile:\\n\\n \\tFaceBook\\n \\tLinkedIn\\n\\nDownload Joe Crane\\u2019s\\xa0Top 7 Paths to Freedom\\xa0or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. \\xa0\\nJoin the Veteran on the Move on Facebook!\\nCheck out\\xa0Veteran on the Move on Facebook\\xa0to connect with our guests! It\\u2019s a great place where you can stay in touch with other veterans who are transitioning to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 Get updates and free gouge on the people, programs and resources to help you in your transition to entrepreneurship.\\n\\nVeteran On the Move\\xa0podcast has published over 200 episodes. Our listeners have the opportunity to hear in-depth interviews conducted by host\\xa0Joe Crane\\xa0. The podcast features people, programs and resources to assist veterans in their transition to entrepreneurship.\\xa0 As a result,\\xa0Veteran On the Move\\xa0has over 1,000,000 verified downloads through\\xa0Stitcher Radio,\\xa0Sound Cloud,\\xa0itunes\\xa0and RSS Feed Syndication making it one of the most popular Military Entrepreneur Shows on the Internet Today.'