Sgt David Krueger

Marine Corps | Helicopter Crew Chief, CH-53

Dates of Service: Feb 1986 - Oct 1993

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Results-focused executive. Nineteen years experience in strategic planning, corporate operations, small business operations management and marketing. Expert corporate logistics manager. Eight years experience in Marine Corps Aviation operating and maintaining CH-53E aircraft. Aircrew and Plane Captain instructor, CDI/QAR, Engine Technician, Hydraulic/Pneumatic/Airframe Technician. Team Builder

Military Experiences

Sep 1992 - Oct 1993

NCOIC

HMT-302, MAG-16, 3rd MAW | MCAS Tustin, CA

Supervised technicians from 4 maintenance specialties in the performance of scheduled maintenance and heavy maintenance operations for CH-53 A/D and CH-53E Helicopters. Rewrote maintenance plan to focus on cross-functional training of all technicians in avionics, flight line, flight equipment and hydraulics. Reduced scheduled maintenance time for A, B, and C phase inspections from an average of five working days to 7 hours and the D phase inspection from and average of 14 work days to 16 hours. Directly affected aircraft availability and thereby affected the squadron's ability to accomplish its mission as the sole CH-53 training squadron in the Marine Corps. Changed the phase division into the primary training ground for new technicians. Productivity increase allowed us to perform heavy

Feb 1992 - Aug 1992

Flight NCOIC

HMH-466, MAG-16, 3rd MAW, I MEF | MCAS Tustin, CA

Supervised night maintenance operations for the Flight Line division. Supervised recovery and post-flight inspection of aircraft involved in night flight operations. Ensured all aircraft not in Phase or Heavy Maintenance status were ready for pre-flight and fully mission capable.

Aug 1988 - Feb 1992

CH-53E Crewchief

HMT-302, HMH-466, HMM-268C | MCAS Tustin, CA

Responsible for maintenance and mission readiness of CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters. Supervised technicians from Avionics, Flight Equipment, Hydraulics, and Rotors and Related systems. Performed aircraft pre-flight inspections and certified aircraft as "safe-for-flight." Performed flight engineering duties during functional check flights and following heavy maintenance operations. Performed flight engineer, loadmaster and aerial gunnery duties during flight operations. Trained new flightline mechanics to become Plane Captains and Naval Aircrewmen. Achieved over 4500 mishap-free flight hours in CH-53E Aircraft including 125 hours during combat operations and over 500 hours using night vision goggles.

Deployments

(11 months)

Nov 1990 - Sep 1991

Southwest Asia

Deployed with the 11th MEU(SOC) to Southwest Asia. Participated in Operation Sea Soldier IV, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, and Counterinsurgency Operations post Desert Storm. CH-53E Crewchief with HMM-268(c)/HMH-466 det A. CH-53E NATOPS evaluator. CH-53E Plane Captain evaluator. Crewchief of the first CH-53E to land in Kuwait.