Who is Mike Horner?

 Mike Horner is a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel. He graduated from the Air Force Academy and completed his Masters degree in Forensic Science at George Washington University. He also completed a Fellowship in Forensic Medicine at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. In the Air Force, Mike was a Special Agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI). Mike commanded three AFOSI units including the largest AFOSI detachment in the world at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. During this assignment, Mike served as the Forensic Consultant for the Pacific region for two years. Mike was also the Commander of the Security Police Squadron at Shaw AFB, SC with 200 personnel in his unit. Mike received three Meritorious Service Medals and one Commendation Medal for management excellence during his Air Force career. While stationed in Washington, DC Mike directed all global AFOSI drug operations for two years and, during this period, rewrote all of the drug manuals and regulations.

 

Following retirement, Mike entered the financial field as an Advisor with Paine Webber for many years and then joined Wachovia Bank as a Vice President for Estate Planning. While at Wachovia, Mike worked with many clients in developing Estate Planning documents to minimize taxes using such techniques as Charitable Remainder Trusts, Charitable Lead Trusts, Marital Trusts, etc.

 

Mike was recently a Lead Instructor for three years at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia. Courses taught included Crime Scene Investigation, Homicide Investigation, Sex Crimes, Narcotics, Fingerprints, Digital Photography, Questioned Documents, etc.

 

Mike is currently conducting background investigations for the FBI and the Defense Intelligence Agency. Mike currently lives in Savannah, Georgia with his wife, Susan, and has three children and one grandchild.