SGT Ian Hyde

Army | Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operator

Dates of Service: 2009 - 2013

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Bio

I am currently working as a hospice Chaplain, while also volunteering as a Youth Sponsor with the Springs First Church of the Nazarene and as a Chaplain at V.F.W. Post 101.

Military Experiences

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Squad Leader

B Co, 2nd BSTB, 2nd BCT, 10th MTN | Afghanistan

Led 6 Soldiers, including 1 Noncommissioned Officer as a Site Lead for TUAS Operations while deployed to RC-East, Afghanistan during OEF XIII. Conducted over 150 areal missions while logging approx. 450 combat flight hours in the RQ-7B. Flight Positions (RQ-7B): Unit Trainer, Aircraft Commander, Mission Coordinator, Payload Operator, Technical Inspector. Other Positions: Publications Manager, Centralized Aviation Flight Records System (CAFRS) Administrator, Ammunition Handler.

Sep 2010 - Dec 2012

Team Leader

B Co, 2nd BSTB, 2nd BCT, 10th MTN | Fort Drum, NY

Led between 3 and 5 Soldiers as Team Leader, Flight Positions (RQ-7B): Unit Trainer, Aircraft Commander, Mission Coordinator, Payload Operator, Technical Inspector. Other Positions: Publications Manager, Centralized Aviation Flight Records System (CAFRS) Administrator, Ammunition Handler.

Deployments

(8 months)

Jan 2013 - Aug 2013

Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan

Squad Leader, TUAS Site Lead, Unit Trainer (UT), Aircraft Commander (AC), Mission Coordinator (MC), Payload Operator (PO), Technical Inspector (TI), Publications Manager, Centralized Aviation Flight Records System (CAFRS) Administrator. Planned/conducted ~150 RQ-7B sorties, ~350 total missions, and ~450 combat hrs.