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RFT 284: Navy SEAL/Cropduster Mike Rutledge
FromReady For Takeoff - Turn Your Aviation Passion Into A Career
RFT 284: Navy SEAL/Cropduster Mike Rutledge
FromReady For Takeoff - Turn Your Aviation Passion Into A Career
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Apr 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
From the Fighter Sweep website: Michael Rutledge is a 30 active duty year veteran with almost 12 years enlisted including a 3-year assignment as a Helicopter Rescue Swimmer, followed by 8 years as a Navy SEAL. While at SEAL Team One, he served as an M-60 gunner, Air Operations Specialist, Advanced Training Instructor and Platoon Leading Petty Officer. In 2002, Mike transferred to the U.S. Army to become a Warrant Officer Aviator. Upon graduation from flight school, he was directly assigned to the "Night Stalkers" of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) where he served for 13 years as an MH-47G pilot. His current assignment is the Commander of the West Point Flight Detachment at the United States Military Academy. Mike is also an accomplished aviation author, consultant, speaker, and airshow pilot specializing in vintage WWII aircraft, as well as spending his summers flying crop dusters in the Midwest.
Released:
Apr 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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