Lt Col William Denehan

Lt Col William Denehan

Dates of Service: no date specified
RETIRED
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Promotions

  • PVT Jul 86
  • WO1 Nov 87
  • CW2 Nov 89
  • 2d Lt Mar 94
  • 1st Lt Mar 96
  • Capt Mar 98
  • Maj May 04
  • Lt Col May 09
Commissioning Source:  OTS, Mar 1994

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Bio 

Leader and aviation professional with 28+ years of military service in both the US Army and Air Force. Recently transitioned to the civilian HEMS community as a Bell Helicopter BH-407 line pilot and Site Safety Officer in Akron, Colorado for North Colorado Med Evac. Broad pilot experience, safely and efficiently performing helicopter flying operations in multiple disciplines.

Military Experiences

Jul 2012 - Jun 2014
Squadron Commander/TH-1H Instructor Pilot
Commander of Air Force Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training-Helicopter (SUPT-H) and Career Enlisted Aviator Rotary-wing Fundamentals (CEARF). Responsible for managing a ~234 personnel squadron in all aspects of Air Force undergraduate helicopter flying training to include academics, simulator and flight training for ~63 pilot and ~88 flight engineer students annually. In addition to flying training, manages contract maintenance operations for a 28 TH-1H helicopter fleet and 9,000+ flying hour program.
Jun 2010 - Jul 2012
Squadron Operations Officer/TH-1H & UH-1H Instructor Pilot
Operations Officer of Air Force Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training-Helicopter (SUPT-H). Responsible for daily flight operations, simulator and academics training for ~63 pilot and ~88 flight engineer students annually. Managed an average of 15-20 flying sorties, ~6 simulator sorties and ~12 academic lessons daily. Also responsible for the management of the 9,000+ flying hour program, ensuring flying hours were properly distributed and utilized for training operations for the year with no gaps in training due to lack of flying hours.
Jul 2007 - May 2010
Chief Of Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance
Program Manager & operations integration for special operations contract King Air ISR project. Managed or assisted in various Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) and Manned ISR systems operational integration projects.
Aug 2006 - Jul 2007
Student, Air Command and Staff College
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