LTC Wayne Dandridge

Army | Aviation Officer

Dates of Service: Aug 1967 - Sep 1991

RETIRED

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186 Endorsements

4654 Contacts

Influence Score: 203,424
501 out of 862,677 Veterans

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Commissioning Source: Direct Commission, May 1971

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Bio

Currently CEO, Editor, & Writer with Tigers, Vikings, & Vipers Publishing LLC. 40 years of military, VA, and civilian industry successful leadership as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, VA and AUSA Job Assistance Officer and VSO, Board Chair, CEO, VP, Region Manager, PM, Quality Manager, Proposals Manager, Business Process Re-engineering PM, and logistician. Goal: Write 3 more successful books! Publishing Company CEO Editor. Fiction and non-fiction book writer & publisher. Hospice CEO and founder. Aerospace and Logistics PM, Regional Manager, & COO. Motivational Speaker and writer with over 23 leadership, logistics, business, and other articles published in the USA, UK, & Germany in over 20 magazines/news papers and two books. Author of fast selling and all five star reviewed military history book BLADES OF THUNDER (Book One).

Military Experiences

Aug 1967 - Sep 1991

Soldier

1st Avn Bde, 101, 82nd, US European Command, DA | US, Vietnam, Germany, Iran

Infantry enlisted, Warrant Officer attack-utility-scout pilot, Instructor Pilot, SIP, Flight Examiner, Maintenance Test Pilot, Academic Instructor, Flight Commander, Iranian Army Logistics Adviser, Aircraft Maintenance Officer, Transportation Officer, Depot Traffic Manager, Locomotive Operator, Airfield Commander, Cobra Fielding Team Deputy, DA Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics Aviation Staff & POMCUS Aviation Science Officer, US European Command and US Army Europe-German Logistics (WHNS) Negotiator, and Chief of Aircraft Maintenance at the US Army Aviation Center.

Deployments

(4 years, 5 months)

Jan 1981 - Jul 1982

Germany

Science Officer, Test Pilot, Maintenance Officer, and Project Manager for Aviation Pre-Positioned Material Configured to Unit Sets (POMCUS) long term, fully mission capable helicopter storage test and development project. Also served as Deputy Cobra Material Fielding team Chief.

May 1974 - Jun 1976

Iran

Logistics, safety, and flight standardization adviser to the Iranian Army Aviation Headquarters.

Sep 1968 - Apr 1969

Vietnam War

4 Endorsements

121st Assault Helicopter Company slick and gunship pilot and warrior. 235th Aerial Weapons Company Cobra pilot. Education Officer and Pay Officer additional duties.