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FY27 Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) Rotary Wing and Tiltrotor Pilot Selection Panel Results
The primary and alternate selectee lists from the FY27 HMX-1 Pilot Selection Panel. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
This is a routine update — a name list, a set of results, or a recurring notice. There is nothing here to translate into plain English, so the official text is reproduced in full below. Read it on marines.mil
Official text
R 241927Z JUN 26 MARADMIN 291/26 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2027 MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC/20160117// REF/B/MSGID: MSG/CMC/20260122// NARR/REF A IS MCO 1326.7F, SELECTION AND SCREENING CRITERIA FOR MARINES ASSIGNED TO MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE (HMX-1). REF B IS MARADMIN 020/26, FY27 MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT.// POC/ C. MONTGOMERY/LTCOL/UNIT: HMX-1 MANPOWER OFFICER/ TEL: 202-814-7723/EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.G.MONTGOMERY@WHMO.MIL// GENTEXT/Remarks/1. The following officers have been selected as primary selectees by the FY27 HMX-1 Pilot Selection Panel (read in two columns): NAME PMOS James P. Brao 7532 Robin S. Brundage 7532 Amalya G. Clayton 7532 Sami O. Darouiche 7532 Joshua C. Dipietro 7532 Jonathan L. Drablos 7566 David A. Filippini 7565 Charles F. Giles 7532 Christopher M. Irvin 7532 Patrick X. Kelly 7566 Matthew W. Mclean 7565 Matthew E. McMahon 7532 Erik A. Ostermann 7563 Matthew Piotrowicz 7563 Derek W. Reimann 7532 Alex B. Scarborough 7566 William D. Thimmel 7565 Eric A. Viscardi 7566 Cameron K. Wegener 7565 Robert M. Whitlock 7563 2. To coordinate orders to HMX-1, primary selectees are instructed to contact their PMOS monitor and the HMX-1 Pilot Recruiting and Selection Officer within 14 days of the release of this MARADMIN. Selectees can expect orders to report to HMX-1 during FY27. 2.a. Selected Tiltrotor applicants shall execute a prescribed tour length of 36 months at HMX-1. 2.b. Selected Rotary Wing applicants shall execute a prescribed tour length of 48 months at HMX-1. 3. Selectees who are currently serving in a Weapons and Tactics Instructor utilization tour shall complete a minimum of 18 months as a 7577 prior to executing PCS orders to HMX-1. 4. To initiate the formal background investigation required for a Top Secret Yankee White security clearance, primary selectees are instructed to contact Ms. Brandy Ellington, HMX-1 Security Administration at brandy.ellington@whmo.mil as soon as possible. 5. The following officers have been selected as alternates and may be offered assignment to HMX-1 in the event that any primary rotary wing or tiltrotor selectee becomes ineligible (read in two columns): NAME PMOS John R. Albertini 7532 Douglas A. Cockroft 7566 Ryan T. Hanna 7565 Aaron M. Krattiger 7566 Christopher S. Odom 7532 Christopher M. Smith 7565 6. Qualified and interested pilots not selected by this panel can anticipate the FY28 Marine Helicopter Squadron One Pilot Selection Panel to be announced via MARADMIN. 7. Marines from non-aviator officer and enlisted Military Occupational Specialties are screened and selected continuously for assignment to HMX-1. 8. Interested Marines should contact their PMOS monitors and the points of contact listed in this MARADMIN for additional information. 9. Points of contact: 9.a. Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Montgomery, HMX-1 Manpower Officer Comm: (202) 814-7723, DSN: 278-4815 Email: Christopher.G.Montgomery@whmo.mil 9.b. Major Zachary Behler, HMX-1 Pilot Recruiting and Selection Officer Comm: (202) 814-7257, DSN: 278-4929 Email: Zachary.J.Behler@whmo.mil 9.c. Lieutenant Colonel Eben Buxton, Aviation Lieutenant Colonels Monitor Comm: (703) 784-9267, DSN: 278-9267 Email: eben.buxton@usmc.mil 9.d. Major Jeremy Haney, Rotary Wing Majors Monitor Comm: (703) 784-9267, DSN: 278-9267 Email: jeremy.haney@usmc.mil 9.e. Major Alexander Lee, Rotary Wing Company Grade Monitor Comm: (703) 784-9267, DSN: 278-9267 Email: alexander.j.lee@usmc.mil 10. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 11. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.//
Resources & references
The documents this bulletin points to, with a plain-English note on why each matters. Links marked CAC required need a government login.
- HMX-1 Selection and Screening Criteria order (MCO 1326.7F)Reference
This is the governing Marine Corps Order that establishes the selection and screening criteria for Marines assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron One. It is the foundational authority behind the panel described in this MARADMIN.
This is the earlier MARADMIN that announced the FY27 HMX-1 Rotary Wing and Tiltrotor Pilot Selection Panel. Pilots who applied or are interested in the process would reference it for the original announcement details and eligibility criteria.
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