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S Vaca & Associates · Washington, DC

Strategy
that lands.

Senior strategic counsel for chief executives building consequential companies at the intersection of defense, aerospace, and national security.

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Why Strategy Lands

Deep Air Force roots.
Broader DoD reach.

Three worlds. One trusted advisor.

Air Force

Operators. Requirements. Execution.

From PACAF to the Pentagon, we speak the Air Force’s language — operationally, institutionally, and within the acquisition system. We know how the USAF thinks, buys, and fields capability — and how to align a client’s technology with the requirements and budgets that actually move.

F-15C · F-16 · T-38

Congress

Jobs. Industrial Base. Economic Impact.

Twenty years on Capitol Hill — first inside the Air Force, then representing client interests. We build the political and policy case Members need to champion a program — and convert it into appropriations when policy or budgets hit a wall.

20+ years on Capitol Hill

Industry

Value. Timelines. Movement.

We understand what defense and aerospace companies actually need — clarity on value, alignment on objectives, realistic timelines, and constant forward movement. We build the relationships across the Air Force that make a company a trusted partner — not just a vendor.

15+ years advising defense innovators
The Offer

Strategy works backward
from your goal.

Define the destination. Build the path.

Strategy

Define the goal. Frame the timeline. Build the path.

Government Relations

Building the policy case on the Hill — and securing appropriations when policy or budgets hit a wall.

Business Development

Identifying the stakeholders and decision-makers across the Air Force who can drive a capability or program forward.

Get in Touch

The right conversation
starts here.

Your technology deserves to be heard by the people who can fund it, field it, and champion it. Let’s talk.