title: Combat Ready: Lessons Learned in the Journey to Fighter Pilot
author: Capt Taylor Fox
description: Captain Taylor Fox grew up in Springfield, Missouri before graduating with a Masters degree in Business from the University of Missouri. He went on to graduate in the top of his pilot training classes and flew the F-16 for the Air National Guard before transitioning to fly the F-22 in the Air Force Reserves. Having worked in a varietyof industries including a venture capital fund, a global marketing agency, a digital news company, a corporate aviation departmentand startingnumerous ventures on his own, Fox has an unusual perspective of the relationship between combat preparation and business. It is alevel of experience necessary to relate to most industries. In addition to the Air Force, he loves traveling, running, and isactive in real estate.
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  # The First Starfighter
  
  
  ## Starfighter Training Academy: Game 1
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Grace Goodwin
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  The First Starfighter
  
  
  Copyright © 2021 by Grace Goodwin
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Published by KSA Publishers
  
  
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