Colonel JV Venable (USAF, Ret.) is a graduate of the USAF’s Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun). He is a cancer survivor who went on to command and lead the USAF Thunderbirds, as well as 1,100 American airmen flying 95 aircraft in combat. He currently serves as the vice president of a research and...

Colonel JV Venable (USAF, Ret.) is a graduate of the USAF’s Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun). He is a cancer survivor who went on to command and lead the USAF Thunderbirds, as well as 1,100 American airmen flying 95 aircraft in combat. He currently serves as the vice president of a research and development company, as a senior research fellow for the Heritage Foundation, and on the board of directors for Mercy Medical Angels.