Tom Combs Email & Phone Number

Barrow, Alaska, United States

• Provides CFR Part 91 all weather, day and night emergency response, access to critical care, and Search and Rescue services to austere locations and communities throughout the north slope of Alaska, in both fixed and rotary winged aircraft.

Galliano, Louisiana, United States

• Provided CFR Part 135 all weather, day and night emergency response and access to critical care, to a consortium of offshore customers throughout the Gulf of Mexico, in the S-92 helicopter. • Conducted CFR Part 133 Class D operations to offshore structures, vessels, and direct to the water.

Seatac, Wa, United States

Hillsboro, Oregon

Richland / Kennewick / Pasco, Washington Area

• Facilitated rapid access to critical medical care throughout the Pacific Northwest in the AW-119 Kx Koala helicopter.

Richland / Kennewick / Pasco, Washington Area

• Facilitated rapid access to critical medical care throughout the Pacific Northwest in the EC-135 P2+ helicopter.

Astoria, Or / Clearwater, Fl / Kodiak, Ak

• Extensive Public Use Aircraft hoisting experience to a wide variety of maritime vessels 30-400+ ft in length / direct to the water / land / vertical surfaces.• Perform training flights and operational missions involving day and night overwater Search & Rescue and Law Enforcement/Counter Narcotic Operations in Florida, the Caribbean, Pacific Northwest, Gulf of Alaska, and the Arctic.• Flight experienced in diverse/extreme climates (Arctic, Alaska, Pacific Northwest, Southern US, Bahamas, mountainous terrain & severe winter and tropical weather conditions).• Extremely proficient with EO/IR day-night sensor equipment and NVG (ANVIS 9) operations.• External/sling loads on and offshore.• Conducts routine maintenance test flights.• Deputy to the Operations officer (Chief Pilot); managed small teams coordinating logistics, operations, and training. Coordinated employment of up to 13 aircraft, 51 pilots, 220 aircrew, and a $250 million flight hour program.• Coordinated logistics and training for organization in support of the Joint Inter-agency Task Force South (JIATF-S), and Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos (OPBAT) areas of responsibility.

Korea / Fort Bragg, Nc / Fort Stewart, Ga

• Commanded a US Army OH-58D Kiowa Warrior (B-406) reconnaissance/attack company. Led a team of 26 pilots/crew. Responsible for overall maintenance and employment of 8 OH-58D helicopters, support equipment, and a $1.5 million flight hour program.• Flew reconnaissance and attack missions in austere climates and conditions, day and night.• Flew in high stress, politically sensitive environments, operating weapons platforms, communications, and thermal imaging sensors.• Planned and executed tactical multi-ship flight missions for live-fire exercises, and ground support operations.• Occupied posts ranging from small team leader (10-30 personnel) to logistics and operations for larger parent organizations (300-500 personnel)