Major Michael T. Lippert, U.S. Marine Corps, is a 2005 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He has over 1400 hours of flight time in over 30 aircraft types, including combat operations in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Inherent Resolve. He is a graduate of the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One weapons and tactics instructor course and the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.