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Chris Koelzer

Co-founder & President at Victory Special Missions
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Chris Koelzer, the Founder and President of Victory Special Missions, is a serial entrepreneur, former Marine Corps officer, and F/A-18 pilot with over 4,000 flight hours. He brings decades of experience in aviation management, logistics, contracting, and organizational leadership to his role as an expert in his field, and he is committed to habitual excellence in all of his endeavors.

As a Montana native, Koelzer has a deep love and passion for Big Sky Country, which has only intensified in the face of the massive destructive wildfires he has seen repeatedly ravage the region. His desire to save lives and protect generations of vulnerable family property led him to create Victory Special Missions, a company dedicated to revolutionizing the way we fight wildfires by leveraging the power of the private market.

Drawing on his lifelong experience working in high-performance teams, Koelzer understands that unity is the best defense. He is therefore spearheading a relational and cooperative neighborhood model for ranch defense, enabling private landowners to exercise their liberty and independently defend themselves and their properties with on-demand firefighting. With his daily mission to create mutual trust and yield uncommon value in all endeavors, Koelzer is committed to leading Victory Special Missions to new heights and providing a vital service to those in need.

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  • “It’s about the victory mindset that links people together. It starts with the vision and the commitment to the vision. Then, it's about accountability - being willing to be held accountable and setting yourself aside in a position of humility for the benefit of the team. Finally, habitually normalizing excellence. That mindset propels you toward daily leadership actions.”

  • “Aviation and leadership are inextricably linked. If you have the right mindset - the high achiever mindset which crosses all boundaries, it’ll drive the right daily actions that you do habitually. If you’re doing the right actions in the context of the right business, it will allow you to create the right value - uncommon value.”

  • “With a 57% increase of extreme wildfire and 2 billion acres of unprotected, private land, wildfire threats continue to escalate and government-controlled defense can fall short in protecting citizen landowners, companies, and small communities.”

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