Veterans Connect with Col. Alex Pelbath (USAF, Ret.)
Date and Time
Thursday Nov 5, 2026
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EST
Fees/Admission
Chamber Veteran Members - FREE
Non-Members/Guests - $20
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Description
Connect with Fellow Veterans in Business!
Featuring Speaker: Col Alex Pelbath (USAF, Ret.)
Alex Pelbath is a retired C-17 pilot with 22 years of service,
attaining the rank of Colonel. He is a graduate of the
United States Air Force Academy and holds an MBA with
an emphasis in strategic leadership. Over the course of
his career, he commanded multiple highly dynamic
organizations, he was a special assistant to the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and most recently the Director
of C-17 Special Operations. In August of 2021 Alex was the
Air Mission Commander for the final evacuation of military and civilian personnel in Kabul, Afghanistan. Responsible for all aircraft supporting the Joint Tactical Exfil, he piloted the last aircraft to leave, ending the United States’ longest war.
Amongst his many military decorations, he is a recipient of the Air Force Academy’s “Sully” Sullenberger Award for Courage, and the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross.
Alex is now a pilot for Southwest Airlines and strategic leadership consultant, traveling around the country providing elite leadership coaching and professional speaking. He resides in Charleston, SC with his wife Lynden, and together they have raised two kids currently in college.
is a Director at Victory Strategies, where he coaches executives and teams on crisis decision-making, adaptive leadership, and building high-performance cultures under pressure.
