Retired Air Force Major Anthony Jones, a third generation veteran, served as a Special Operations Navigator / Electronic Warfare Officer in Desert Storm and the Director of the MNC-I Personnel Recovery Coordination Cell during Iraqi Freedom. Major Jones grew up as a Marine ‘Brat,’ traveling from base to base, attending 13 schools before graduating from Quantico High School in Virginia. He then graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Police Science. Afterwards he earned a commission as a 2^nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He graduated from flight school and joined the 8^th Special Operations Squadron flying MC-130’s, then went onto Nellis Air Force Base, where he became an Instructor at the Combat Aircrew Training School. As a reservist he was a Personnel Recovery Officer with the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency. As a civilian, he was the Director of Training for CRI Counter Terrorism training.

During his years of service, Major Jones completed U.N.T. Flight School, Electronic Warfare School, Combat, Water, and Special Survival training, Survival Resistance Evasion and Escape training, Air Liaison training, Unconventional Warfare, International Terrorism and  Combat Aircrew Training School, Airlift Operations School, Squadron Officers School, Personnel Recovery Plans & Ops School and Air Command and Staff College.