Blake Medeiros Email & Phone Number

Marine Corps Base Hawaii

Proudly serve in the top 2% of all USMC Aviators, attaining the highest military flight leadership designations and instructor qualifications. Highly skilled in training combat aircrew in advanced day and night tactical flight operations.

MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI

Strategic leader responsible for long term forecasting, planning and execution of training and operational deployments for approximately 2500 personnel and hundreds of millions of dollars in assets. Acts as the senior advisor to the Group Commander on the tactical employment of 7 deployable combat units.

MCAS Kaneohe Bay, HI

Assisted the operations director to forecast, plan and execute long term training goals for a combat squadron of over 300 personnel and over 600 million dollars in assets. Acted as the senior mentor to a squadron cadre of 20 Instructor Pilots and oversaw the standardization and development of aircrew training to over 60 pilots.

MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

Senior aviation safety director who Implemented a positive safety culture for a unit of over 300 individuals and approximately $600M in assets, resulting in zero preventable mishaps. Acted as special staff who reported directly to the squadron commander on matters of aviation safety. Focused experience in Safety Management Systems, Mishap Prevention, Risk.

Senior safety director to a combat detachment of seven H-1 helicopters and approximately 100 aircrew, maintenance and support personnel embarked on a US Navy Vessel while deployed at sea. Directly responsible for an aggressive safety plan that contributed to approximately 750 mishap free flight hours. In my role, I provided time critical investigation.

Pensacola, FL / MCAS Camp Pendleton, CA

Attended Primary and Advanced Naval Flight Training where I was rated in the T-6B and TH-57. Designated as a Naval Aviator in August 2012 and subsequently attended training in the AH-1Z Attack Helicopter at HMLAT-303 in Camp Pendleton, CA.