Tom Kovach

About Tom Kovach

Tom Kovach (rhymes with "watch") is an American actor, producer, writer, and military technical advisor (MTA) living near Nashville, Tennessee. Former staff sergeant Tom Kovach is a member of the Air Force Security Forces Association and the prestigious Veterans in Media and Entertainment (VME). Tom's official hashtag is #TomKovach.Tom is best known for the TV drama series Nashville (2012). During their six-season run on two networks, Tom worked on 22 episodes. (The series was dropped by ABC in May of 2016, but was picked up by CMT only three weeks later. Tom was a leading member of the "Twitter charge" that demonstrated the loyalty of the show's fans -- known as "Nashies".) It was one of the fastest series "revivals" in TV history.Tom Kovach is an associate producer of The Challenger Disaster (2019). Tom also earned "special thanks" in that movie for his inputs as a real-life Air Force whistleblower. (For details on that story, research the hashtag #NewburghNYwaterScandal.)Born in 1958, Tom grew up in south Texas until age 14. His mother died from medical malpractice when he was five years old. His father was severely injured in an industrial explosion when Tom was an infant, and died in Tom's arms in November of 1972 (when Tom was in the 10th grade). After that, Tom moved in with relatives in Upstate NY, where he graduated from high school in 1975.During high school, Tom became a cadet in the all-volunteer Civil Air Patrol and was the 1974 honor graduate of CAP Ranger School -- a non-combat search-and-rescue training program, which was a "pipeline" for those interested in going on to USAF Pararescue (the highly trained commandos that jump behind enemy lines to rescue downed pilots, etc.). In the 20-year history of the Thunderbird Land-Rescue Training Center, only six students earned the rating of "expert Ranger". Tom was the last. He served as an instructor in the 1975 and 1977 summer training sessions. The school closed in 1979 (too tough for modern tastes).In 1975, Tom graduated from high school in June and joined the Air Force in August. He did not make the cut to become a Pararescueman. (An inner-ear condition prevents him from being able to remain focused during the difficult nap-of-the-Earth flying that is required of Pararescue aircrews.) Tom spent his first three Air Force years in a computer job (their choice, not his), until he had an opportunity to cross-train. In 1979, then-sergeant Tom Kovach was a distinguished graduate of the USAF Law Enforcement Academy. He was then a squad leader in combat training, earned his Blue Beret, and went on to become a law enforcement supervisor.While at his first base (the computer job), Tom took advantage of several opportunities that the Air Force presented. During the harsh Upper Michigan winters, Tom volunteered for temporary duty assignments in the Snow Control section of the Civil Engineering Squadron. There, he learned to operate several types of heavy equipment, and to plow snow on the airfield. He also volunteered for two state crews that fought forest fires (so big that they made the national news). Tom also made friends with several members of the Royal Iranian Air Force, prior to the 1979 revolution. Tom began to learn the Farsi language from them, and he still speaks a little Farsi to this day.Tom performed several special duties during his Air Force career. These include leader of a counter-terrorist team (EST), security advisor and manager (RP), and working with Federal agent...

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