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POSITION: Adjunct Faculty

DEPARTMENT: 91´óÉñ at Lancaster

Brian McDonald earned his BA in Journalism at Southern Illinois University and his MS in Management from Troy State University.  He is a graduate of the US Air Force Air War College.  He retired from the US Air Force as a Colonel having flown the F-4, A-10, and F-16 aircraft for over 26 years.  He is a graduate of the US Air Force Fighter Weapons Instructor Course and a Command Pilot.  His assignments include Germany, Korea, Alaska, Kosovo, and US as a Squadron Commander and later as a Group Commander.  Following his USAF retirement, he flew Boeing 737’s for Delta Air Lines as a First Officer.  After his retirement from Delta, he joined Northrop Grumman Aerospace as Director of the Cyber Warfare Integration Network based in Washinton DC where he was responsible for developing advanced warfighting capabilities by integrating a variety of platforms.  Later he was project lead for Northrop Grumman’s entry into Precision Agriculture through development of drone and sensor technology with ground-based agriculture equipment.  He is currently President of the Harrisburg Chapter of Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and is building a Van’s RV-12 aircraft.