Bizav Warriors: Patrick Donaldson
Some in the business aviation community leave behind their families and jobs to serve in active war zones.

Some in the business aviation community leave behind their families and jobs to serve in active war zones. This month, in the first of a new AIN series intended to recognize those in our community who defend the way of life we continue to enjoy back home, senior editor David A. Lombardo spoke with Sextant Advisory principal Patrick Donaldson about his service in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Arizona Air National Guard. This is Donaldson’s story. If you or someone you know in business aviation is absent and in harm’s way on our behalf, we’d like to hear from you.    

In many ways flying for the Air National Guard is like being in a flying club with 50 great friends. Unlike an active-duty assignment, we serve with the same group for our entire career. We operate around the world, and while there are challenging moments there are also many good times in between.

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