Commander Tim ‘Fitz’ Fitzpatrick is currently assigned to the Combat Air Branch at the Joint Air Power Competence Centre in Kalkar, Germany as the Maritime, Carrier Ops and FAC(A) Subject Matter Expert. Commander Fitzpatrick is an F-14 Tomcat Naval Flight Officer and a 21 year veteran of the United States Navy, having flown over 2500 hours and 80 combat missions. Commander Fitzpatrick is a graduate of the US Naval Fighter Weapons School (TopGun) and served as a Strike Fighter Weapons Tactics Instructor, Forward Air Controller Airborne Instructor and Carrier Airwing Strike Lead for US Naval Air Forces, Atlantic Fleet.