Veterans Connect with Col. Alex Pelbath (USAF, Ret.)

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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.