Commander Biography

First Lieutenant Rob Dana comes to command with extensive military and aviation experience.

Lt. Dana enlisted in the Air Force after graduating from Cardinal Spellman High School in Brockton, Massachusetts, serving as a weapons systems specialist on F-4 Wild Weasel and F-16 aircraft at bases including George AFB, Osan AFB in South Korea, and MacDill AFB.

His service earned him the Air Force Achievement Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster, Air Force Good Conduct Medal, and National Defense Service Medal.

A graduate of NCO Professional Military Education, Lt. Dana holds a Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering from Colorado Technical University.

He currently works as a software engineer and FAA-certified commercial drone pilot. An accomplished aviator, he holds a commercial rotorcraft rating and a single-engine land private pilot license with instrument rating and has flown aerobatics at the basic competition level.

Lt. Dana resides in Pike Road, Alabama with his wife Marisa and son Juan.