Richard Stringer Email & Phone Number

United States

Las Vegas, Nevada

Afghanistan

Nellis Afb, Nevada

Palmdale, Ca

Creech Afb, Nb

• Led detachment setup in remote combat location. Ensured aircraft safety, created airbase fly plan, executed two high risk test flights, created Standard Operating Procedures and identified limitations in order to re-enable combat operations for immediate taskings and support President of the United States visible missions. • Spearheaded cargo move plan in austere environments overseas. Coordinated between 26 agencies to move 143K pounds of equipment worth millions of dollars and ensured… Show more • Led detachment setup in remote combat location. Ensured aircraft safety, created airbase fly plan, executed two high risk test flights, created Standard Operating Procedures and identified limitations in order to re-enable combat operations for immediate taskings and support President of the United States visible missions. • Spearheaded cargo move plan in austere environments overseas. Coordinated between 26 agencies to move 143K pounds of equipment worth millions of dollars and ensured security for critical Forward Operating Location.• Directed squadron in first ever joint USAF Weapons School Large Force Exercise integration between F-35s and the RQ-170. Instructed future Combat Air Force leaders in Low Observable RPA operations, limitations and applications for combat to ensure successful integration in future world-wide conflicts.• Executes flight operations world-wide to supply real-time precision targeting, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and post-strike Battle Damage Assessment to national defense senior leaders for use in strategic decision-making. Show less

Raf Lakenheath

• Managed $6 Million budget and led relocation by conducting a comprehensive plan to move all personnel and equipment from the United Kingdom to Norway that included 30 aircraft valued over $1.6 Billion and 570 personnel to support multinational and NATO training in Europe’s largest military exercise of 2013.• Oversaw operations in eight flights that included 28 officers, 177 enlisted and 34 civilian personnel from 19 different career fields and oversaw Combat Air Force’s 4th largest… Show more • Managed $6 Million budget and led relocation by conducting a comprehensive plan to move all personnel and equipment from the United Kingdom to Norway that included 30 aircraft valued over $1.6 Billion and 570 personnel to support multinational and NATO training in Europe’s largest military exercise of 2013.• Oversaw operations in eight flights that included 28 officers, 177 enlisted and 34 civilian personnel from 19 different career fields and oversaw Combat Air Force’s 4th largest program operating efficiently at or below 1M per day.• Spearheaded the plan to move 2.2 million pounds of equipment worth $6.2 million in seven weeks by securing 13 cargo flights and 49 cargo trucks to ensure no operations were missed for the largest base deployment in 14 years.• Excelled as a combat-ready F-15E flight lead certified to execute Presidential-directed interdiction, strike and air superiority missions against high-value targets ensuring national security requirements and responses were met. Show less

Sheppard Afb, Tx

• Flawlessly flew initial T-6 mission evaluation and earned two “Commendable” remarks for flying and instruction with zero downgrades. Transferred skill and knowledge to students, one of which earned an unprecedented three “Outstanding” checkrides, which only 5% of students even earn one.• Managed reports, awards and decorations for 52 personnel. Meticulously restructured squadron administration flow and time line. Edited 31 evaluations and managed over 170 suspenses and kept squadron at… Show more • Flawlessly flew initial T-6 mission evaluation and earned two “Commendable” remarks for flying and instruction with zero downgrades. Transferred skill and knowledge to students, one of which earned an unprecedented three “Outstanding” checkrides, which only 5% of students even earn one.• Managed reports, awards and decorations for 52 personnel. Meticulously restructured squadron administration flow and time line. Edited 31 evaluations and managed over 170 suspenses and kept squadron at a 96% on-time rate.• Supervised 25 NATO instructor pilots and student pilots while executing over 4,200 aircraft and simulator sorties for the Air Force’s largest T-37 undergraduate pilot training program at an annual cost of $3.2 million. Solved tough weather challenge to manage 180% sortie surge rate to recover 11.5 days of training in just two weeks. Show less

Baghdad, Iraq / Tikrit, Iraq

• Orchestrated and executed 140 air and ground missions through combat zones for a general officer from a Forward Operating Base in Baghdad. Enabled vital Iraqi government and key Kurdish and US meetings across Iraq to facilitate $2 Billion Foreign Military Sales contract.• Led US Air Force’s only expeditionary flying training squadron standardization and evaluation division. Guided 25 military and 36 contractors operating T-6 aircraft in a combat zone to lay an enduring Iraqi Air Force… Show more • Orchestrated and executed 140 air and ground missions through combat zones for a general officer from a Forward Operating Base in Baghdad. Enabled vital Iraqi government and key Kurdish and US meetings across Iraq to facilitate $2 Billion Foreign Military Sales contract.• Led US Air Force’s only expeditionary flying training squadron standardization and evaluation division. Guided 25 military and 36 contractors operating T-6 aircraft in a combat zone to lay an enduring Iraqi Air Force benchmark.• Commanded 134 combat missions in support of Operation New Dawn resulting in 175 hours. Trained 19 Iraqi Air Force pilots in initial pilot training and instructor training which enabled the Iraqi Air Force T-6 training autonomy Show less

Elmendorf Afb, Ak

• Guided squadron mission planning department to integrate over $1 million of systems into daily flying operations and potential combat scenarios. Ensured over 60 aircrew had all required materials for mission accomplishment.• Fearlessly guided an F-15E with a catastrophic turbine failure on a sortie from Alaska to Guam, 500 miles from the nearest divert airfield. Expertly flew the aircraft uneventfully and earned a Pacific Air Force Aviation Award.• Dedicated aviator, commanded 39… Show more • Guided squadron mission planning department to integrate over $1 million of systems into daily flying operations and potential combat scenarios. Ensured over 60 aircrew had all required materials for mission accomplishment.• Fearlessly guided an F-15E with a catastrophic turbine failure on a sortie from Alaska to Guam, 500 miles from the nearest divert airfield. Expertly flew the aircraft uneventfully and earned a Pacific Air Force Aviation Award.• Dedicated aviator, commanded 39 sorties and 107 hours in a 3 month deployment, 100% hits with 4 bombs to validate low-altitude attack plans, bolstered US strength and posture in an unstable region of the Pacific. Show less

Master'S Degree, Aeronautical Science, 4.0

Graduated with honors through worldwide campus at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls, TX

Bachelor'S Degree, Aeronautical Science, 3.75

Activities and Societies: Flight Program Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Daytona Beach Campus. Minored in Psychology.