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Mick Guthals is an Assistant Vice President and the Director of International Marketing & Business Development at Tactical Air Support. Initially founded on the model of the  US Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) and US Air Force’s Weapons School, Tactical Air Support is redefining government contracting as a non-traditional defense company focused on value-based, innovative, and technology-driven products and services for the US Armed Forces.

Prior to joining Tactical Air, Mick spent seven years at Textron Systems Corporation, Weapons and Sensor Systems in business development, strategy and capture and was a key interface with the US Government in the areas of Smart Weapons, Surveillance, and Protection. Mick retired from the US Air Force as the Vice Commander of the 53d Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, FL, where he was responsible for fighter and bomber operational testing and evaluation, and tactics development. He has served as a group commander, deputy group commander, squadron commander, Headquarters USAF staff officer, USAF senior leadership executive officer and wing weapons officer. Mick has combat deployments supporting Operation Noble Eagle and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Mick was a Command Pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in the B-1, F-15D/E, F-16, QF-4, B-52, T-38 and T-37 aircraft.

A native of Los Alamos, New Mexico, Mick received his commission and Bachelor of Science from The United States Air Force Academy in 1983 and in 1994 earned a Master’s degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force Weapons School, Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College.