Colonel Rick "Bam Bam" Johnson, USMC (Ret)


  • * Graduated U.S. Naval Academy in 1985

  • * Winged in 1988

  • * A-6E Intruder Aviator

    • 1988 – 1990    VMA(AW)-332 Ground Training Officer
    • 1990 – 1993    VMA(AW)-224 Pilot Training Officer and Operations Officer
      • Kuwait/Iraq (Desert Storm (1991) and Desert Shield (1990))


  • * KC-130T Aviator

    • 1994 – 2002    VMGR-452 Maintenance Officer and Detachment OIC
      • Bosnia (Joint Endeavor (1996))
    • 2002 – 2003    VMGR-452 Intelligence Officer and Detachment OIC
      • Kosovo (Joint Guardian (2002))
      • Iraq (Iraqi Freedom (2003) and Southern Watch (2003)
    • 2005 – 2007    VMGR-452 Commanding Officer


  • * Other Billets

    • 2004 – 2005    United States Joint Forces Command SJFHQ Joint Planner
      • Iraq (Iraqi Freedom (2005)
    • 2007 – 2009    National Defense University Senior Int’l Affairs Analyst
    • 2009 – 2012    Marine Forces Reserve Vice Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander, Force Headquarters Group
    • 2012-2015    DoD Deputy Inspector General Military Advisor
      • Afghanistan (Enduring Freedom (2014))
  • * Graduated from Vermont Law School (1997), The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (1997, and United States Naval War College (2004)

  • * Served as a Vermont Assistant Attorney General from 1999-2006

  • * Lives in Hanover, NH and is the VP for behavioral health technology and suicide prevention company – Voi.