Col (ret.) Tucker "Cinco" Hamilton is an Experimental Fighter Test Pilot by trade and the former Department of the Air Force Chief of AI Test and Operations. Additionally, he was the Commander of the 96th Operations Group, Eglin AFB, FL, overseeing the flight test of 18 unique platforms. These included the first AI-enabled high-performance uncrewed systems. Cinco started his career as an operational F-15C pilot. He supported multiple Red Flag Exercises and real-world Operation Noble Eagle missions where he protected the President of the United States; at times escorting Air Force One.

Hamilton served as an Air Liaison Officer in Germany where he was the director of operations for a key command and control squadron. While serving in Germany he was hand-selected to be the initial cadre for the first MC-12 squadron in Afghanistan; heralding in one of the first tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance aircraft. He served as the Chief Instructor and accumulated over 400 combat hours directly supporting ground forces. After his time in the MC-12 he attended Test Pilot School (TPS) where he took part in the first Automatic Air Collision Avoidance System testing. After TPS graduation he became an F-15C and F-15E Instructor Experimental Test Pilot.

Next, Hamilton served near the Pentagon as a Program Manager for the Joint Strike Fighter, F-35, overseeing the entire flight test effort for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marines. He managed an 18 test-aircraft fleet of specially equipped F-35s across multiple operating locations. After his program manager assignment, he commanded the F-35 Integrated Test Force. He then became the Director of the Department of the Air Force and MIT AI Accelerator, Cambridge, MA. Cinco has more than 2,200 flying hours in the F-35A/B/C, F-15C/D/E/EX, F-18, F-16, A-10, T-38A/C, T-34, T-6, and 20 additional aircraft.