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Daniel Orchard-Hays

Virginia Beach,Virginia

Summary

Experienced Naval Flight Officer and Assistant Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the military industry. Skilled in Naval Aviation, Graduate Education, Strategy, Operational Art, Joint & Navy Planning, Operational Energy, and Weapons Requirements. Graduated from Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN); US Army Command and General Staff College; & Joint Forces Staff College.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Associate

Booz Allen Hamilton, BAH
08.2023 - Current
  • Support the Navy Warfare Development Center in the Fleet and Strike Group 360 wargaming division to enhance readiness and improve fleet staff warfighting focused on planning and execution against high-end, thinking, and adaptive opponents in a maritime environment
  • Lead facilitator for the Expeditionary Strike Group Seven (ESG-7) 25-3 wargame examining high-end combat in the INDOPACIFIC theater in the 2026 timeframe
  • Assistant facilitator for the Second Fleet 24-2 wargame examining high-end combat in the Atlantic and European theaters in the 2025 timeframe
  • Reviewed, updated, and enhanced air-to-air combat adjudication methods utilizing the most current fleet tactics for use in future Fleet and Strike Group 360 wargames

Assistant Professor, Course Director, Military Faculty

Joint Forces Staff College
03.2017 - 08.2023
  • Led more than a dozen 3-person faculty teaching teams delivering JPME Phase II curriculum to 239 Resident and 133 Hybrid students in 19 JCWS classes
  • Developed and presented to multiple JCWS classes a lecture regarding the rules based international order (RBIO)
  • Course Director responsible for developing, managing, and coordinating 27 lessons and associated curriculum within 2 of the 5 JCWS courses
  • Faculty advisor for five (5) JCWS-award winning academically publishable essays

Managing Director, Military Fellows Program

Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS)
08.2019 - 05.2023
  • Managed and administered annual selection of six (6) Military Fellows to participate in the Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) within the Global Research Institute (GRI) at the College of William and Mary
  • Advised four (4) PIPS Fellows on their policy papers regarding rising national security issues

Operational Energy Section Head

US Fleet Forces Command
08.2014 - 03.2017
  • Implemented transition of the CNO's Task Force Energy into a Fleet Operational Energy program across various Type Commanders
  • Lead planner for the Secretary of the Navy's 2016 Great Green Fleet initiative

Air Wing Operations Officer

Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW-1)
01.2012 - 05.2014
  • Directed daily operations and training for seven (7) Naval Aviation squadrons
  • Deployed on USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65) for OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF)
  • Supervised Air Wing detachment for first fleet implementation of Navy Integrated Fire Control - Counter Air (NIFC-CA) for Initial Operational Capablity

Naval Aviation Readiness Officer (Strike Fighter, F/A-18)

Commander Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL)
09.2008 - 12.2011
  • Directly responsible for validating CNAL target requirements to US Fleet Forces Command during OPNAV N4 sponsored Target Stakeholder Review
  • Managed Non-Combat Expenditure Allocation (NCEA) ordnance requirements for all Air Wing, Type Wing, and CVN commanders to meet Fleet Response Plan (FRP)
  • Completed implementation of Navy Weapon System Evaluation Program (NWSEP) with the U.S. Air Force at Tyndall AFB resulting in 97 missile firings utilizing 12 targets
  • Guest F/A-18 flight instructor with VFA-106 in Virginia Beach, VA

Navy F/A-18F and F-14D Squadron Aviator

U.S. Navy
  • Over 2,800 total flight hours, 2,037 F/A-18F, 598 F-14D
  • F/A-18F Squadron Department Head (Operations and Administration), 2006-2008
  • F/A-18F Squadron Training Officer, 2004-2005
  • F/A-18 Weapons School Instructor, Forward Air Controller (Airborne), 2003-2004
  • F/A-18E/F Fleet Replacement Squadron Flight Instructor, 2001-2003
  • F-14D Radar Intercept Officer (RIO), 1998-2001

Education

Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase II - Joint Combined Warfighting School (JCWS)

Joint Forces Staff College / National Defense University
Norfolk, VA
03-2017

Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I / ILE -

US Army Command And General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth, KS

MBA - Business Administration

Webster University
St. Louis, MO

Bachelor of Science - Aeronautical Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY

Skills

  • National Security
  • Military Strategy
  • Joint & Navy Planning
  • Operational Art
  • Naval Flight Officer, F/A-18F & F-14D
  • Strike Fighter Weapons and Tactics Instructor (SFWTI)
  • TS / SCI Clearance, Active

Timeline

Lead Associate

Booz Allen Hamilton, BAH
08.2023 - Current

Managing Director, Military Fellows Program

Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS)
08.2019 - 05.2023

Assistant Professor, Course Director, Military Faculty

Joint Forces Staff College
03.2017 - 08.2023

Operational Energy Section Head

US Fleet Forces Command
08.2014 - 03.2017

Air Wing Operations Officer

Carrier Air Wing ONE (CVW-1)
01.2012 - 05.2014

Naval Aviation Readiness Officer (Strike Fighter, F/A-18)

Commander Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL)
09.2008 - 12.2011

Navy F/A-18F and F-14D Squadron Aviator

U.S. Navy

Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase II - Joint Combined Warfighting School (JCWS)

Joint Forces Staff College / National Defense University

Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I / ILE -

US Army Command And General Staff College

MBA - Business Administration

Webster University

Bachelor of Science - Aeronautical Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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