Combining decades of military and spaceflight expertise of world-class special operators, physicians and former astronauts with advanced technology, rigorous training, and operational excellence, we deliver unrivaled rescue, recovery, and specialized operator support solutions to the government and commercial sectors empowering our clients to achieve operational success in even the most complex and remote situations.
Strategically located on Florida’s historic "Space Coast," Operator Solutions is uniquely positioned to deliver unmatched support to the commercial and government sectors. They apply NASA and Department of Defense (DoD) processes, procedures and protocols, and document their lessons learned, resulting in various efficiencies and refined operational strategies and tactics. They have implemented their approaches in training scenarios, and they continually refine their processes to prepare their personnel to address all real-world situations. OS maintains a full complement of equipment to include fixed and rotary wing aircraft, watercraft, rescue equipment, rigging, and aerial delivery capabilities. They maintain a command-and-control center and a cadre of more than 100 highly trained search and rescue and special operations specialists. Their personnel include medical doctors, former astronauts, human space flight experts, aircrew flight equipment technicians, parachute riggers, mariners, PJs, rotary wing aircrews, and communications specialists who are NASA, USAF, USCG, DHS, or DON Veterans.
Integrity · Courage · Service · Excellence · Sacrifice
Former US Space Force Space Contingency Specialist
Retired US Air Force Combat Rescue Operations Group Superintendent
Retired US Air Force Combat Rescue Pararescue Team Leader
MBA, MCM, B.S. & A.S. in Personnel Recovery
Current US Air Force IMA to the AFRC Command Chief
Former US Air Force Rescue Wing Command Chief / HC-130 Aircrew
Extensive investment banking, deal structuring & C-level management exp
B.A., P.M.C., Business Management & Aviation Operations
Retired US Air Force Combat Rescue Operations Group Superintendent
Retired US Air Force Combat Rescue Pararescueman
Former US Space Force Personnel Recovery Advisor/TTP Developer
M.A., Homeland Security, B.A., Emergency & Disaster Management
Principal, Yale House Ventures - portfolio of tech startups & social ventures
Founding Chief Strategic Officer of In-Q-Tel, CIA’s venture capital fund
B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. at Columbia University, New York
Member of the US Astronaut Hall of Fame
5x Space Shuttle Astronaut
Diver, mountaineer, commercial, instrument, multiengine & seaplane pilot
Stanford & Harvard-trained physician
Retired Navy Pilot / Test Pilot
Veteran NASA Astronaut & Space Shuttle Commander
Former NASA Director of Flight Crew Operations
6x Space Shuttle crew surgeon
Former Chief, Medical Ops Branch at Johnson Space Center
26-year U.S. Navy combat veteran
MEDEVAC, Naval Flight Surgeon, Navy Diver, Military Freefall Parachutist
Professor of Neurology & Space Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director of the Red Bull Stratos Project
U.S. Air Force Pararescue Flight Surgeon
23-year U.S. Air Force Veteran
CMO, Level II Trauma Center
Acute Care Hospitalist
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