David Saxon
Yuma,AZ
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
SENIOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER / HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON COMMANDING OFFICER, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 13 (MAG-13)
US MARINE CORPS
10.2023 - Current
- Directly responsible for the training, welfare, and employment of over 150 Marines, who coordinate and conduct Offensive Air Support, Anti-Air Warfare, and Aerial Reconnaissance via four F-35B squadrons and one MQ-9 Reaper squadron
- Leader of 50 intelligence professionals across five squadrons and the Headquarters squadron who provide intelligence on enemy tactics, capabilities, and actions to direct training of F-35B Lightning and MQ-9 Reaper squadrons
- Briefed multiple Marine Aircraft Group 13 units to enemy threats, trends and capabilities and thereby directly changed their training and tactics, to be more lethal and capable in war
- Coordinated with higher headquarters, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to enable MAG-13 to integrate training and war plans between higher and lower headquarters, to further enhance lethality in wartime
- Published a Top Secret academic paper that directly influenced US policy
- Trained ten Intelligence Enlisted Marines and five Intelligence Officers in intelligence preparation and operations
- Constructed a unit training plan for all MAG-13 intelligence officers and enlisted Marines that greatly enhanced the intelligence operations and operational training of MAG-13.
ASSISTANT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 13
US MARINE CORPS
03.2022 - 10.2023
- This role represented second in command for the Senior Intelligence Officer description above
- Assumed duties as S-2A by aligning peers and subordinates to lines of efforts that included unit briefings, exercise planning, and personnel management
- Established TS-SCI PACOM bi-monthly briefs to the squadrons
- Briefed a Top Secret mass brief to the MAG-13 squadrons that drove real world mission planning, leading the 3 MAW Commanding General to propose amendments of training for wartime plans and scenarios
- Led planning and response cell efforts for Exercise Steel Knight
- Coordinated the development of a training plan for MAG-13 Intelligence Officers and Enlisted Personnel
- Re-wrote two six hundred page security orders in order to enhance MAG-13’s security posture
- Assumed management and resolved discrepancies of the Physical Security Access Program.
MV-22 PILOT, MARINE MEDIUM TILTROTOR SQUADRON 166
US MARINE CORPS
12.2018 - 03.2022
- Flew 382.6 mishap-free flight hours in military aircraft
- Responsible for the safe and effective operation of the MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft in support of Assault Support Operations
- Flew 62.8 combat flight hours in support of operations across CENTCOM
- Developed and executed a financial plan to manage squadron assets, successfully managing over $100k
- Successfully coordinated flight scheduling and planning for international flight operations across 11 countries in the Middle East and Africa
- Served as a liaison between US forces and forces of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, coalition partners, and other US military services.
Education
Bachelor of Arts International Relations and History -
Florida State University
05.2015
Skills
- Complex problem-solving
- Widely respected by peers, subordinates, and leaders for competency and leadership
- Computer skills include MS Word, Power Point, Excel, Exchange and Calendar Creator Plus
- Activities include owning and operating a Boeing PT-13D Stearman aerobatic plane, surfing, Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, skydiving, traveling, hiking, and skiing
- Organizational Leadership
- Open Source Intelligence
- Team Management
- Political Acumen
- Analytical Writing
- Interagency Coordination
- Threat Assessment
- Cultural Awareness
- Data Interpretation
Clearances
TS/SCI and multiple SAP Programs
Flight Experience
Commerical Pilot; Airplane Single and MultiEngine Land; Instrument Plane; Rotorcraft Helicopter; Tailwheel, 592.6 Total Time, Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey, T-44 Beech Queenair, TH-57 Sea Ranger, T-6 Texan, Cessna 152,172,182,210, Piper Archer, Boeing Stearman
Military Experience
- US MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN, Air Intelligence Officer / Weapons and Tactics Instructor / MV-22 Osprey Pilot, 10/2023, Present, HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 13 (MAG-13), Directly responsible for the training, welfare, and employment of over 150 Marines, who coordinate and conduct Offensive Air Support, Anti-Air Warfare, and Aerial Reconnaissance via four F-35B squadrons and one MQ-9 Reaper squadron., Leader of 50 intelligence professionals across five squadrons and the Headquarters squadron who provide intelligence on enemy tactics, capabilities, and actions to direct training of F-35B Lightning and MQ-9 Reaper squadrons., Briefed multiple Marine Aircraft Group 13 units to enemy threats, trends and capabilities and thereby directly changed their training and tactics, to be more lethal and capable in war., Coordinated with higher headquarters, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, to enable MAG-13 to integrate training and war plans between higher and lower headquarters, to further enhance lethality in wartime., Published a Top Secret academic paper that directly influenced US policy., Trained ten Intelligence Enlisted Marines and five Intelligence Officers in intelligence preparation and operations., Constructed a unit training plan for all MAG-13 intelligence officers and enlisted Marines that greatly enhanced the intelligence operations and operational training of MAG-13.
- US MARINE CORPS CAPTAIN, ASSISTANT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 03/2022, 10/2023, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 13, Assumed duties as S-2A by aligning peers and subordinates to lines of efforts that included unit briefings, exercise planning, and personnel management., Established TS-SCI PACOM bi-monthly briefs to the squadrons., Briefed a Top Secret mass brief to the MAG-13 squadrons that drove real world mission planning, leading the 3 MAW Commanding General to propose amendments of training for wartime plans and scenarios., Led planning and response cell efforts for Exercise Steel Knight., Coordinated the development of a training plan for MAG-13 Intelligence Officers and Enlisted Personnel., Re-wrote two six hundred page security orders in order to enhance MAG-13’s security posture., Assumed management and resolved discrepancies of the Physical Security Access Program
- MV-22 PILOT, MARINE MEDIUM TILTROTOR SQUADRON 166, 12/2018, 03/2022, Flew 382.6 mishap-free flight hours in military aircraft. Responsible for the safe and effective operation of the MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft in support of Assault Support Operations., Flew 62.8 combat flight hours in support of operations across CENTCOM., Developed and executed a financial plan to manage squadron assets, successfully managing over $100k., Successfully coordinated flight scheduling and planning for international flight operations across 11 countries in the Middle East and Africa., Served as a liaison between US forces and forces of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, coalition partners, and other US military services.
- NAVAL AVIATOR, Initial Infantry Training and Naval Aviator Flight Training, 05/2015, 12/2018, Learned how to lead an infantry platoon (forty Marines) in combat. Earned my Naval Aviator Wings of Gold and was therefore qualified to operate military aircraft in support of US operations., Successfully completed Naval Primary Flight Training in the upper 50th percentile.
Military Education
- Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course
- Security Manager’s Course
- Air Intelligence Officers Course
- Tactical Intelligence Officers Course
- Naval Aviator Flight Training
- The Basic School
Phone
928-955-5572, 928-269-5671
Timeline
SENIOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICER / HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON COMMANDING OFFICER, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 13 (MAG-13)
US MARINE CORPS
10.2023 - Current
ASSISTANT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 13
US MARINE CORPS
03.2022 - 10.2023
MV-22 PILOT, MARINE MEDIUM TILTROTOR SQUADRON 166
US MARINE CORPS
12.2018 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Arts International Relations and History -
Florida State University
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