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


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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: [email protected]//  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 [email protected] 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: [email protected] Major Christopher Vande Weerd, HMX-1 Pilot Recruiting and  Selection Officer   Comm: (202) 814-9712, DSN: 278-4929   Email: [email protected] Lieutenant Colonel Eben Buxton, Aviation Lieutenant Colonels Monitor   Comm: (703) 784-9267   Email: [email protected] Major Brandon Thompson, Rotary Wing Majors Monitor   Comm: (703) 784-9267   Email: [email protected] Captain Alexander Lee, Rotary Wing Company Grade Monitor     Comm: (703) 784-9267   Email: [email protected] 10.  This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 11.  Release authorized by Major General  Ryan S. Rideout, Director,  Manpower Management Division.//