Tom Young

Tom Young served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and dozens of other countries as an Air National Guard flight engineer on the C-130 Hercules and C-5 Galaxy. Military honors include the Meritorious Service Medal, three Air Medals, three Aerial Achievement Medals, and the Air Force Combat Action Medal. A retired airline captain, he now works as an aviation consultant and author.

Young has written nine novels, a novella, and one nonfiction book. Journalistic experience includes ten years with the broadcast division of the Associated Press.

Memberships include the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the National Press Club, the OSS Society, and the National Air and Space Society. Young also serves as the commander of American Legion Post 20 in Washington, DC.

He grew up on a North Carolina farm and holds BA and MA degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.