Kenton Lewis is a retired Air Force Special Missions Aviator with over 22 years’ experience leading Airmen in Joint environments through challenging high-risk missions. During his career he has successfully led and deployed multiple units responsible for missions such as: Expeditionary Civil Engineering, Combat Search and Rescue, Special Operations Assessments, and National Capital Region Evacuation.  In addition to six deployments to Iraq, Romania, Kuwait, and Djibouti, he served four overseas tours in Germany and Japan.  Among these assignments, he served as an assessment lead for the Air Component within the US Special Operations Command Pacific. During this assignment he organized and implemented combined training programs solidifying bilateral cooperation with Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand.  His final military assignment capitalized on his leadership and planning expertise where he served as Air Force District of Washington #1 Career Enlisted Aviator responsible for coaching and mentoring enlisted aviators within the command.  In addition, he sat as a member of the US Air Force Enlisted Aviator Executive Board responsible for strategic decisions and mentorship of 13,000 US Air Force personnel worldwide.