John Nipp

Seasoned USAF Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team Leader with a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information Security Clearance and over 10 years of experience in tactical operations, hazardous material handling and transportation, and public protection. Highly trained in advanced marksmanship and weapons handling, with a proven track record of maintaining the highest standards of safety and accuracy in high-pressure environments. Demonstrated expertise in leading and training teams in complex mission scenarios, ensuring operational readiness and mission success. Adept at developing and implementing training and safety protocols to protect personnel and the public from hazardous situations. Strong communicator and team leader, skilled in fostering collaboration and efficiency in high-stress environments.

-Mid-South Institute Combat Shooting - 5 Day Combat Pistol and Rifle Course (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)

-DoD Fire Emergency Services Certification Program - Hazardous Materials Operations

-DoD Fire Emergency Services Certification Program - Hazardous Materials Awareness

-DoD Defense Health Agency - Tactical Combat Casualty Care Combat Lifesaver Course

-National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians - Tactical Combat Casualty Care Military Provider Course

-Threat Management Group - Tactics and Operations Integration Course

-Air Force Special Operations Command - Air Commando Course

-US Army Engineer Research and Development Center - Attack Scene Investigation Forensics Course

-New Mexico Tech EMRTC - Homemade Explosives Awareness, Recognition and Response, and Mobile Program Performance Level Training Course

-Trinity Scientific - Advanced Improvised Explosives Course

-Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization - Explosive Events Exploitation Certificate

-FBI - National Improvised Explosives Familiarization Certificate

-T1G - Advanced Counter-IED Training Course

-T1G - Master Breacher Course

-Tactical Tracker Training School - Combat Tracker C-IED Tactical Acuity Course

-Joint Chiefs of Staff - Anti-Terrorism Awareness Training

-USAF - Evasion and Conduct After Capture Course

-FEMA - National Disaster Recovery Framework Overview Certificate of Achievement

-USAF - Physical Training Leader Certificate

-National Center for Explosive Training and Research - Raven’s Challenge (2017, 2022)

-509th EOD Flight - Nuclear Weapon and Aircraft Familiarization, WMD Response, and Broken Arrow Training

Air Force Commendation Medal with "C" Device - 30APR2020

-Awarded for outstanding achievement while deployed to Kobani Landing Zone, Syria with the 441st Air Expeditionary Squadron. From 31OCT2019 to 13NOV2019, I managed the installation's sole munitions account and orchestrated emergency munitions disposal operations while forward deployed in support of Operations INHERENT RESOLVE and DELIBERATE RESOLVE II. I conducted 124 demolition operations, effectively destroying 100,000 hazardous munitions while personally exposed to significant risk of hostile action from encroaching near peer adversaries on all sides. Additionally, I filled a heavy equipment manning shortfall and dug over 100 demolition trenches to create a munitions disposal site. These efforts enabled the safe destruction of more than 20,000 pounds of explosives to be disposed of within 300 feet of Syria's most valuable landing zone with zero mishaps. Finally, my team performed four inside and outside the wire missions attached to a Joint Response Force. Acting as a combat multiplier for TASK FORCE 9.5 composed of Army Green Berets and Navy SEALs, we disposed of 80 unexploded ordnance, eight Top Secret hard drives and 90 items of captured enemy material, to include explosive components from 16 improvised explosive devices. We were armed the entirety of this two week forward deployment, and during our outside the wire mission