Senior Advisor
Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02)
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Felix Ungerman
Advisory Board Member
Ben “Felix” Ungerman is currently the Senior Advisor for Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02). Prior to this, Felix was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Congressman Bacon from February 2017 to February 2024, highlighted by the 2021 award of the Top Office in Congress for Constituent Services. Felix also served the Congressman as his District Director and Campaign Manager during this same timeframe, and was the Deputy Campaign Manager for his 2016 Congressional campaign.
Felix retired from the Air Force in 2016 as a Colonel after nearly 25 years, serving on the White House staff working Presidential Advance for President George W. Bush; working on the Joint Staff as the Liaison for policy and strategy in Pakistan; commanding a counter-insurgency battalion in the mountains of Eastern Afghanistan; deployed to Islamabad, Pakistan, leading counter-terrorism efforts with the Pakistan Air Force; and managing military cooperation and training activities in the Republic of Georgia in Eastern Europe.
His primary role in the Air Force was an Electronic Warfare Officer flying global reconnaissance operations onboard RC-135s based at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska that began in 1994 and concluded with more than 2700 flight hours, and over 200 hours of combat and 900 hours of combat support time supporting combat operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Felix has earned a Bachelor’s Degree and three Master’s Degrees and earned the Bronze Star, Defense Superior Service Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal as well as the Army, Navy, and Air Force Achievement Medals, along with various U.S. and NATO combat campaign medals.
Felix has been married to Katina Ungerman for 28 years. They have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
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Felix Ungerman
Advisory Board Member
Ben “Felix” Ungerman is currently the Senior Advisor for Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02). Prior to this, Felix was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Congressman Bacon from February 2017 to February 2024, highlighted by the 2021 award of the Top Office in Congress for Constituent Services. Felix also served the Congressman as his District Director and Campaign Manager during this same timeframe, and was the Deputy Campaign Manager for his 2016 Congressional campaign.
Felix retired from the Air Force in 2016 as a Colonel after nearly 25 years, serving on the White House staff working Presidential Advance for President George W. Bush; working on the Joint Staff as the Liaison for policy and strategy in Pakistan; commanding a counter-insurgency battalion in the mountains of Eastern Afghanistan; deployed to Islamabad, Pakistan, leading counter-terrorism efforts with the Pakistan Air Force; and managing military cooperation and training activities in the Republic of Georgia in Eastern Europe.
His primary role in the Air Force was an Electronic Warfare Officer flying global reconnaissance operations onboard RC-135s based at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska that began in 1994 and concluded with more than 2700 flight hours, and over 200 hours of combat and 900 hours of combat support time supporting combat operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Felix has earned a Bachelor’s Degree and three Master’s Degrees and earned the Bronze Star, Defense Superior Service Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal as well as the Army, Navy, and Air Force Achievement Medals, along with various U.S. and NATO combat campaign medals.
Felix has been married to Katina Ungerman for 28 years. They have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
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Felix Ungerman
Advisory Board Member
Ben “Felix” Ungerman is currently the Senior Advisor for Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02). Prior to this, Felix was the Deputy Chief of Staff for Congressman Bacon from February 2017 to February 2024, highlighted by the 2021 award of the Top Office in Congress for Constituent Services. Felix also served the Congressman as his District Director and Campaign Manager during this same timeframe, and was the Deputy Campaign Manager for his 2016 Congressional campaign.
Felix retired from the Air Force in 2016 as a Colonel after nearly 25 years, serving on the White House staff working Presidential Advance for President George W. Bush; working on the Joint Staff as the Liaison for policy and strategy in Pakistan; commanding a counter-insurgency battalion in the mountains of Eastern Afghanistan; deployed to Islamabad, Pakistan, leading counter-terrorism efforts with the Pakistan Air Force; and managing military cooperation and training activities in the Republic of Georgia in Eastern Europe.
His primary role in the Air Force was an Electronic Warfare Officer flying global reconnaissance operations onboard RC-135s based at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska that began in 1994 and concluded with more than 2700 flight hours, and over 200 hours of combat and 900 hours of combat support time supporting combat operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
Felix has earned a Bachelor’s Degree and three Master’s Degrees and earned the Bronze Star, Defense Superior Service Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Aerial Achievement Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal as well as the Army, Navy, and Air Force Achievement Medals, along with various U.S. and NATO combat campaign medals.
Felix has been married to Katina Ungerman for 28 years. They have 3 children and 5 grandchildren.
