Jeff is the author of the amazing new series Bushtails Black Ops coming soon by Relevant Publishers LLC. The first trilogy in the Bushtails Black Ops series is called Acorn Squadron and introduces a new team of aviators to US Air Force life. Building on the concept of the Navajo Code Talkers from WWII, the Air Force creates a highly specialized team of genetically modified squirrels to fly reconnaissance drones gathering intelligence unavailable through traditional methods for soldiers in Afghanistan.
This exciting new series is targeted for ages 8 to 12; grades 4 through 7.
Jeff Cassell
A lover of nature and the outdoors as well as being a career aviation professional, Jeff lives in the beautiful state of Georgia with his wife and several cats. Over the years he has maintained, repaired and inspected many different types of aircraft, from pre-war biplanes to today's sophisticated jets. It is from this diverse background Jeff draws inspiration for his authentic and highly imaginative tales.
Born in Southern California, Jeff traveled the United States with his family, moving every year, until he joined the Air Force in 1971. Since 1967 he has flown aircraft, raced motorcycles, driven the US in everything from a horse and buggy to forty-ton tractor trailers. He became knowledgeable about firearms and other weapons made from the early 15th through the 19th centuries. Jeff also taught high-school students how to drive in preparation for their license exams in Atlanta, Georgia; a short-lived profession which proved to be more hazardous than handling dynamite in the military.
He taught himself to fence while in the Air Force, and began teaching the sport to others after becoming proficient enough to compete at the appropriate level; which is to say, he missed trying-out for the US Men's Olympic Fencing Team (sabre) in 1975 due a military deployment.
Since 1997 he has survived two heart attacks, a stage 4 cancer, a mild stroke, and falling seven feet out of the tail of a medium-sized jet aircraft to a concrete hangar floor with no serious injuries.
