003: Dave Berke - Retired Marine Corps Officer | Combat Veteran

2018-02-27

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Biography: Dave Berke As an F-18 pilot, Dave deployed twice in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He spent three years as an Instructor Pilot at TOPGUN where he was dual qualified in the F-16 Fighting Falcon and served as the program’s Training Officer He then served as an ANGLICO Forward Air Controller supporting the Army’s 1st Armored Division during extensive urban combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq in 2006. He was the only Marine selected to fly the F-22 Raptor having served as an exchange officer at the ...

Biography: Dave Berke

As an F-18 pilot, Dave deployed twice in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He spent three years as an Instructor Pilot at TOPGUN where he was dual qualified in the F-16 Fighting Falcon and served as the program’s Training Officer

He then served as an ANGLICO Forward Air Controller supporting the Army’s 1st Armored Division during extensive urban combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq in 2006. He was the only Marine selected to fly the F-22 Raptor having served as an exchange officer at the Air Force’s 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron as the Division Commander.

Dave then became the first operational pilot ever to fly and be qualified in the F-35B, serving as the Commanding Officer of the Marine Corps’ first F-35 squadron from 2012-2014.

Dave earned his Master’s degree in International Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies with a concentration in Strategic Studies. He is now a leadership consultant at Echelon Front.

Echelon Front

Dave currently works as a Leadership Instructor and Director of Long Range Programs with Echelon Front. Echelon Front’s mission is to educate, train, mentor, and inspire leaders and organizations to achieve total victory.

More information about their team and mission can be found at www.echelonfront.com

Episode Timeline

00:00 Intro Theme

01:15 Dave Berke Introduction

03:50 Leadership Growth: Ramadi, Iraq 2006

05:50 Courage: You get to choose how your respond

08:00 Accepting Responsibility

13:00 Leadership transcends environments

16:00 Leadership is Relationships

17:40 Alignment: Mission & Vision to Tactical Decisions

21:30 Millennials: They’re seeking Leadership

24:10 It’s Simple. Not Easy.