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Juggling the morale of the squadron, all while trying to stay in the books and learning to employ your weapons system. You have to keep the jalapeno-corn hot, the beer cold, and wrangle the tight wad field graders to pay their monthly dues. Whew!
Just when you finally think you’re all caught up, you shake the keg to find it’s running low and the only popcorn within 5 miles is crunched all over the floor. Ughhh!
Then, there is designing a patch for the upcoming deployment, reordering t-shirts, challenge coins, zap stickers. The LPA is AWOL...standard. Thankfully, your online wingman is here to help.
Aviator Gear is your panic button when you need BOTOT and you need it right...the first time. We make your life easier with free design and sticking to a production timeline you can count on.
Send us your ideas, even if it’s a crayon drawing on a pizza box (believe us, we’ve seen worse). We will mock it up and toss it back to you for review. After we bat the artwork back and forth a few times, we will quote your project and get to work.
We are a veteran-owned design company obsessed
with exceptional customer service. We are your online wingman
helping you take care of your organization.
1995
Cory "Trap" Bower's first assignment as a lieutenant at the 44th Fighter Squadron in Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, and his challenging experience as Snacko highlighted the inefficiencies in sourcing squadron gear. This experience planted the seed for Aviator Gear.
Cory's extensive military career included five assignments with over 3,000 fighter hours and combat deployments to Southwest Asia during Operation Iraqi Freedom. These experiences solidified his understanding of the military’s need for custom squadron gear.
2005
Cory created Aviator Gear to be the one stop shop for military squadrons and aerospace companies to outfit their teams.
2007
Cory met Amanda, who would later become his wife, business partner, and the CEO of Aviator Gear. Amanda’s leadership is key to Aviator Gear’s rapid growth and strategic execution.
2013
Cory retired from the Florida Air National Guard as a Lieutenant Colonel, allowing him to focus upon scaling Aviator Gear to serve our nation’s heroes.
Aviator Gear is officially licensed by Fortune 100 aerospace defense companies such as Lockheed Martin, Textron, Sikorsky; as well as the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S. Air and Space Forces.
Recognition
on "Moving America Forward"
Aviator Gear was featured on the national TV show hosted by William Shatner, highlighting the company’s contributions to supporting the military, first responders, and aviation companies.
2025
Aviator Gear will celebrate 20 years of operation in December 2025, having served hundreds of thousands of customers with custom-designed squadron gear.
Back in 1995 Cory “Trap” Bower wasn’t a retired Lieutenant Colonel with over 3,000 fighter hours and three combat deployments. Nope, Cory was a lieutenant in his first F-15C assignment with the 44th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan.
Like most new Lts, he wanted to spend every minute learning how to kill MiGs... little did he know his duties that first year would be anything but.
Upon arriving in the squadron, he was told that he was the new Snacko. Snack what? When asking around for some gouge, all he got was:
“Good luck, don’t f*** it up!”
Back then in the stone age there was no such thing as wifi and cell phones, so Cory found himself battling with a dial-up ISP, AOL email, and dealing with a dozen different vendors just to get the gear he needed for his squadron.
After wasting countless hours ping ponging between companies he thought to himself, “Man, why doesn’t someone just put all this stuff in one place? It’d make everyone’s life a heck of a lot easier…”
Fast-forward a decade and three more flying assignments and Cory decided he was going to be that someone –– the person that created the place where everyone could go to get exactly what they needed to take care of their squadron.
It’s been nearly two decades since Aviator Gear launched and Trap and Co. are still in full AB. He and his
team have designed, manufactured, and supplied custom gear to thousands of military units, training
classes, and aerospace defense companies, like Lockheed Martin, Textron, and Boeing.
Amanda Bower, CEO, drives the company strategic execution and marketing. Amanda is a native of Ocala, Florida, and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the ATHENA PowerLink program. In 2007, she met her business partner and husband Cory. They live in Historic 5 Points, just west of downtown Jacksonville, Florida.
Cory "Trap" Bower is the President and founder of Aviator Gear. Cory was born and raised in Worland, Wyoming and is a graduate of the USAF Academy. Trap served over 21 years in the USAF with over 3,000 hours in the F-15C and AT-38. He has logged over 200 combat hours with three deployments to Southwest Asia, including Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cory retired from the Florida Air National Guard in 2013 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Moving America Forward is a national television series celebrating the contributions of
businesses and entrepreneurs across America.
For nearly two decades, we’ve been creating custom gear for military units, turning your ideas into personalized pieces that truly reflect your vision. At Aviator Gear, we’re not just designers—we’re your online wingman, dedicated to bringing your vision to life.
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