James is a retired Marine Corps aviator with 25 years of active duty service and three overseas deployments to Iraq. James was a Helicopter Aircraft Commander flying the CH-53E Super Sea Stallion. Prior to retiring he trained new Naval Aviators in the T34C Turbo, the TC-12 (BE200) and T-44 A/C (BE90). He has been with Aspen for over three years and is currently the proud owner of a fully-Aspen equipped Cirrus SR22.