John (Pat) Daugherty
COO

John (Pat) Daugherty is the Chief Operating Officer of Mystic Spear and is responsible for Operations. Mr. Daugherty is retired from the US Air Force, last duty station Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) Fayetteville NC at the 66 Air Operations Squadron. In 21 years in the Air Force with 14 years in Special Operations, including Special Operations Low Level (SOL II) and Special Mission Unit (SMU) JSOC.

Mr. Daugherty has worked for large corporations and managed programs and projects at the highest levels, including:

  • Program Manager and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Red Cell accelerator at the Critical Infrastructure Protection Center (CIPC), SPAWAR Charleston, SC.

  • Program Manager for JSOC and US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Lesson Learned Program.

  • Program Manager and Supervisor for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Protective Services (FPS) Training Program.

Specialized Training

  • Sheffield School of Aeronautics

  • Joint Special Operations Senior Enlisted course / Joint Special Operations University

  • DoD High Risk Survival S-V91-A 

  • DoD Deception Training Course

  • USAF Deception Training Course

  • Dynamics of International Terrorism and Law of Armed Conflict

  • USAF Operational Risk Management Application and Integration Course

  • Hazardous Materials Preparer Course