Lt. Colonel David Flippo
David Flippo
Former Military Man
David Flippo is a battle-tested American Patriot offering what the people of Nevada need: a Strong Leader who is a problem solver.
Before retiring from his military career in the Air Force, David was a combat commander in charge of over 1,000 Airmen and was responsible for establishing three operating bases inside Iraq during combat operations. Flippo’s final assignment was serving as the Maintenance Operations Squadron Commander and the Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Commander at Eielson AFB in Fairbanks, Alaska, where David was responsible for over 800 Airmen and over 72 combat aircraft.
After retiring from the Air Force, David Flippo worked for BP, in Alaska, for 10 years, developing a preventive maintenance program for their entire north slope oilfield operation and leading several maintenance teams responsible for the oil flowing through the Alaska Pipeline.