John Longo Email & Phone Number

Ft Rucker

Ft Rucker, Al

-Conduct maintenance test flights, operational checks, technical inspections, and troubleshooting procedures to repair and assess aircraft airworthiness.

Hunter Army Airfield, Ga

-Trainer and evaluator of all (13) 3CAB AH-64D Maintenance Test Pilots in pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight maintenance procedures in accordance with FAA, Army, local, and unit regulations or procedures. -Conduct annual evaluations for proficiency in maintenance test pilot tasks and knowledge pertaining to ground checks, taxi checks, hover checks, test flight maneuvers, maintenance operational checks, forms and records, aircraft systems, troubleshooting procedures, reporting requirements, rotor system track and balance, technical manuals, air worthiness releases, safety of flight messages, general maintenance practices, and ability to communicate effectively with personnel while enforcing safety standards during operation of aircraft and ground support equipment. -Assist in test flights, liaison for AMCOM and Boeing, technical inspection for quality control, and APU operator training and evaluation. -Support RASM-E civilian contractor, Ft. Bragg, and Ft. Drum maintenance test pilots through annual evaluation and progression. -Perform cross country recovery and ferry flights during exercises, transfers, RESET, and fielding.

Hunter Army Airfield, Ga; Oef

-Served as the Aviation Materiel Officer at the battalion and brigade level. -Coordinated with army and civilian agencies for aircraft transfer, ground support equipment repair, airframe modification, unit training, and equipment fielding. -Set up and maintained the maintenance management wireless network. -Applied logistical experience to monitor supply chain management. -Officer in charge of stateside re-deployment operations including planning, briefing, executing, and supervising port operations through aircraft recovery. -Coordinated post deployment RESET induction forecast with 5 national facilities while meeting the operational needs of 4 battalions. -Created the repair parts, fuel, and turn-in credit budget tracker with graphical representation used for briefings while serving as the Brigade Aviation Materiel Officer. -Set up and updated the share point, single source file system, for disseminating transfer directives, briefing presentations, operational orders, and maintenance messages. -Conducted maintenance test flights, operational checks, technical inspections, and troubleshooting procedures to repair and assess aircraft airworthiness.

Ft Campbell, Ky; Hunter Army Airfield, Ga; Camp Humphries S. Ko; Oif X 2

-Served as a technical inspector to ensure quality control of aircraft systems. -Trained aircraft mechanics and supervised maintenance activities to reinforce safety standards, proper maintenance procedures, and efficient troubleshooting techniques to minimize cost of repair. -Prioritized scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to meet the needs of supervisor's intent and mission requirements. -Briefed supervisor on aircraft and equipment readiness daily. -Served as flight lead, air mission commander, and officer in charge of operations utilizing all my experience as an aviator, logistician, and maintenance test pilot to ensure 100% accountability of property, airworthiness, proper documentation of multimillion dollar transactions, and safe delivery of aircraft and crew members.

Ft. Campbell, Ky; Oif

-Maintained tactical and technical expertise in aircraft systems through continuous study and involvement with maintenance activities. -Responsible for inventory, accountability, and logistical disposition of $205,000,000 worth of unit and installation property. -Ensured proper storage and 100% accountability of all inventory through 4 company command changes.

Ft. Sill, Ok

-Supervised and provided technical guidance to peers and junior logisticians. -Maintained automated and manual accounting records, inventories, surveys, and warehouse shipping documents to request, receive, and turn in repair parts and tools while maintaining physical accountability at the user level. -Reviewed stock items and recommended additions, deletions, or changes. -Briefed senior leaders on maintenance needs, financial management functions, budget, equipment readiness, and forecast requirements.

Jacksonville, Fl

-General aviation maintenance technician with primary role as a gas turbine engine mechanic for UH-1, AH-64, UH-60, OH-58, and auxiliary power units. -Used special tools, diagnostic equipment, technical manuals, and applicable forms and records to troubleshoot, rebuild, remove, inspect, and install engines and sub components in accordance with regulations and standard procedures. -Cross trained in prop and rotor, sheet metal, power-train, shop operations, and safety. -Performed scheduled and unscheduled inspections, special inspections, and maintenance operational checks as an OH-58 crew chief.-Performed in flight vibration analysis, used jet-cal to calibrate flight instruments, and track and balance procedures.