FISCAL YEAR 2026 MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION

MARADMINS : 304/25

R 271652Z JUN 25 MARADMIN 304/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2026 MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL RESULTS// REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC/YMD: 20160117// REF/B/MSGID: MSG/CMC/DTG: 20250115// 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 019/25, FY26 MARINE HELICOPTER SQUADRON ONE ROTARY WING AND TILTROTOR PILOT SELECTION PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT.// POC/ P. WIKTOR/LTCOL/UNIT: HMX-1 MANPOWER OFFICER/ TEL: 202-814-7175/EMAIL: PHILLIP.A.WIKTOR2@WHMO.MIL// GENTEXT/Remarks/1. The following officers have been selected as primary selectees by the FY26 HMX-1 Pilot Selection Panel with approval from Director, Manpower Management and Deputy Commandant, Aviation (read in four columns): LAST NAME FIRST NAME PGRD PMOS ABNEY DANIEL O4 7532 ALVES II STEVEN O3E 7565 BUFORD JONATHAN O3 7565 CAMPBELL ROSS O4 7563 CORNES DAVID O4 7532 EBERT AMMON O4 7532 FAVERO SEBASTIAN O4 7532 GRUBER THOMAS O5 7532 HAAS DOUGLAS O3 7563 HUR MICHAEL O3 7563 JOHNSON EMILEE O4 7532 LASKOWSKI JORDAN O4 7532 MELI III JOSEPH O3 7566 METCALF JR. DALE O4 7566 NOLE MATTHEW O4 7565 RAMSAY RYAN O3 7565 SCHWARTING PHILIP O3 7566 URIBE MATTHEW O3 7532 WITT ALEXANDER O3 7563 WOOD PHILLIP O4 7566 2. To coordinate orders to HMX-1, primary selectees are instructed to contact their PMOS monitor and the HMX-1 Manpower and Pilot Recruiting and Selection Officer within 14 days of the release of this MARADMIN. Selectees can expect orders to report to HMX-1 during FY26. 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 four columns): LAST NAME FIRST NAME PGRD PMOS BAILEY III EDWARD O3 7532 DRABLOS JONATHAN O3 7566 WEBB II RAYMOND O4 7565 6. Qualified and interested pilots not selected by this panel can anticipate the FY27 Marine Helicopter Squadron One Pilot Selection Panel to be announced in January 2026 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: Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Wiktor, HMX-1 Manpower Officer Comm: (202) 814-7175, DSN: 278-4815 Email: Phillip.A.Wiktor2@whmo.mil Major Christopher Vande Weerd, HMX-1 Pilot Recruiting and Selection Officer Comm: (202) 814-9712, DSN: 278-4929 Email: Christopher.L.VandeWeerd@whmo.mil Lieutenant Colonel Eben Buxton, Aviation Lieutenant Colonels Monitor Comm: (703) 784-9267 Email: eben.buxton@usmc.mil Major Brandon Thompson, Rotary Wing Majors Monitor Comm: (703) 784-9267 Email: brandon.k.thompson@usmc.mil Captain Alexander Lee, Rotary Wing Company Grade Monitor Comm: (703) 784-9267 Email: alexander.j.lee@usmc.mil 10. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 11. Release authorized by Major General Ryan S. Rideout, Director, Manpower Management Division.//