Mark Staley is a Canadian Forces Senior Officer with over 31 years of experience in combat and non-combat operations. He has extensive expertise in air battle management, air land integration, joint fires, and FAC/JTAC training. Staley has held several leadership roles such as Director of Operations at the Canadian Forces Air Warfare Centre and Canadian Air Component Command Element Director in Kuwait, where he planned the insertion and extraction of over 2,300 Canadian forces members in Afghanistan. He has also served as a Tactical Air Control Party Commander and G3 Air/Air Liaison Officer to the Canadian Army.