Rick Wiegert

Experience

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  US Marine Corps

  May 2009 - Oct 2023

  MV-22B Pilot

  Weapons and Tactics Instructor, Naval Air Training and Operating Procedures Standardization Instructor, Crew Resource Management Facilitator, Instrument Standardization Evaluator, Night Systems Instructor, Aerial Refueling Instructor, Low Altitude Tactics Instructor, Reduced Visibility Landings Instructor, Air Mission Commander, Flight Leadership Standardization Evaluator, MV-22B Airshow Demonstration Pilot, MV-22B Maintenance Check Pilot

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  Marine Helicopter Squadron One "Marine One" (HMX-1)

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2022

  White House Liaison Officer / White House Tiltrotor Aircraft Commander

  Responsible for coordinating the safe transportation of the President of the United States to numerous locations around the world. Served as a liaison between Marine Helicopter Squadron One, White House Military Office, White House Staff, U.S. Secret Service, and FAA. Provided the White House Military Office with safe MV-22B transportation and flight leadership during Presidential lifts and Arlington National Cemetery funeral honors.

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  Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165

  Jul 2022 - Oct 2023

  Operations Officer

  Senior operations officer charged with developing and executing the Squadron Commander’s campaign plan. Accountable for forecasting squadron readiness and instituting pilot training plans to attain and maintain required qualifications. Manage the squadron’s participation in pre-deployment training plans. Supervise the daily actions of future and current operations planners in the scheduling and execution of the squadron’s flight hour program.

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  Southwest Airlines

  Feb 2024 - now

  First Officer