U.S. Navy Commander Frank Weisser is a two-time Blue Angels Pilot who was deployed in combat three separate times, including to Afghanistan and Iraq. He flew in the front seat as pilot for some of Top Gun: Maverick’s most memorable scenes, including the one in which Tom Cruise blisters through a twisting canyon uncomfortably close to rocky cliffs and the ground at lightning speeds. By completing that canyon course in 2:15 in the movie, Cruise was able to show his Navy bosses that, in fact, the combat mission his pilots were tasked with could be completed. Cruise looks like he is flying the jet; in reality, it was Weisser.

A native of Atlanta, Ga., Weisser joined the Blue Angels in September 2007. He has accumulated more than 5,000 military flight hours and nearly 500 carrier arrested landings. He earned a masters degree in Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School in September 2009. His decorations include multiple Meritorious Service Medals, Strike Flight Air Medals and various personal and unit awards. He is type rated in the Gulfstream and resides in a private airpark in the North Georgia Mountains. 

Van is in his 8th year of pastor of Macedonia Church of God, Denton, GA.  Prior to Pastoring he served as an evangelist for 30 years.  He is also a motivational speaker, Ag Speaker and ag retired ag lender who is a lifelong resident of the sleepy, little, one-caution-light South Georgia town of Denton.  

Van is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Agriculture and Georgia Bankers School.  He currently serves as Past President of the University Of Georgia College Of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association and is Past President of Advancing Georgia’s Leaders in Agriculture & UGA CAES Deans Advisory Council. He is owner of VMLLC, an Ag teaching, advocacy & Motivational speaking company.  Van also manages the God In The Hunt youth mentoring program & is past MC of Sunbelt Expo Southern Farmer of the Year Banquet & Luncheon.  Van is co-developer of the The AGAware® program for the Ag South Farm Credit cooperative which is the 2014 recipient of the Farm Credit Councils Phelps-Martin National Award for Community Service.

Van has been an anointed and inspirational speaker for business, churches, and civic groups since 1983.  His style combines ordinary objects and everyday situations and analogies with original, true-life stories to impact others with God’s Word.  The goal of each sermon and speaking engagement is to offer a dose of integrity-filled, wisdom designed to inspire Godly character building change through Gods Anointing in lives, all administered with a typical, down home Southern flavor.

Angie McCall has been a gifted and anointed voice in gospel music for over 40 years. A talented singer, pianist, and keyboardist, she has dedicated her life to lifting hearts and glorifying God through music. With a ministry rooted in passion and authenticity, Angie’s music has inspired and encouraged countless lives, leaving a legacy of faith and worship that continues to impact every stage she graces./>