FY22 MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL RESULTS
Date Signed: 8/16/2021 | MARADMINS Number: 427/21
MARADMINS : 427/21

R 131705Z AUG 21
MARADMIN 427/21
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC AVN//
SUBJ/FY22 MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL RESULTS//
REF/A/MSGID: MCO 1326.7F/YMD: 20160117//
REF/B/MSGID: MARADMIN 145/21: 20210316//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1326.7F CH1, SELECTION AND SCREENING CRITERIA FOR MARINES ASSIGNED TO MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE (HMX-1). REF B IS MARADMIN 145/21, FY22 MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL.//
POC/S.M. PIANTANIDA/LTCOL/UNIT: MANPOWER OFFICER HMX-1/TEL: 571-494-4815/EMAIL: STEPHEN.M.PIANTANIDA@WHMO.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  The following officers have been selected by the FY22 HMX-1 Pilot Selection Panel with concurrence from MMOA-2 and approved by the Deputy Commandant for Aviation:
a.  Primary FY22 selectees:
RANK    LAST NAME               FIRST NAME              MOS
MAJ     WENDEL                  DANIEL                  7566
MAJ     BALTISBERGER            KEVIN                   7566
CAPT    PICCHINI                STEPHEN                 7566
CAPT    WILLIAMS                PHILLIP                 7566
CAPT    SEBESTA                 JAMES                   7566
LTCOL   FERGUSON JR.            BURR                    7563
MAJ     FRY                     JOSEPH                  7565
CAPT    SWEET                   ALEXANDER               7563
CAPT    ELMORE                  JOSHUA                  7565
CAPT    WEZENSKY                GAVIN                   7565
CAPT    STEENBERGE              KYLE                    7563
CAPT    TIMAR                   ADAM                    7532
CAPT    ALBRIGHT                MEGAN                   7532
MAJ     RAINES                  JOSEPH                  7532
CAPT    PAUL                    CAMERON                 7532
CAPT    ROBERTS                 NATHAN                  7532
CAPT    TAGAN                   PATRICK                 7532
CAPT    LEOFFLER                PAUL                    7532
CAPT    ADELMAN                 JOSHUA                  7532
CAPT    CONNOR                  BRENDAN                 7532
2.  To coordinate orders to HMX-1, primary selectees are instructed to contact their PMOS monitor and the HMX-1 Manpower Officer.  Selectees can expect orders to report to HMX-1 during FY22.
3.  Selectees who are currently serving in a WTI 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:
RANK    LAST NAME               FIRST NAME              MOS
CAPT    MANSBERGER              KIRBY                   7566
CAPT    HAYES                   CHRISTOPHER             7563
CAPT    REASER                  MARK                    7563
CAPT    LAMPTON                 DOUGLAS                 7566
CAPT    SPADE                   JOSEPH                  7532
CAPT    MULLINS                 TIMOTHY                 7532
MAJ     CARTER                  TERRY                   7532
6.  Qualified and interested pilots not selected by this panel can anticipate the FY23 Marine Helicopter Squadron One Pilot Selection Panel to be announced in April 2022 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.  Manpower Officer, HMX-1, Comm (571) 494-4815, DSN 278-4815, LtCol Stephen M. Piantanida, email:  stephen.m.piantanida@whmo.mil
9.b.  Pilot Recruiting and Selection Officer, HMX-1 Comm:  (571) 494-4609, DSN 278-4609, Maj Joseph E. Tennison, email:  joseph.e.tennison@whmo.mil
10.  Release authorized by LtGen Mark R. Wise, Deputy Commandant for Aviation.//