Since January 2023 Mike has been the director of the test detachment for the KC-135. I told him to give me an explanation of his job, and this is what he said: KC-135 Test Detachment Director - Led the team tasked with finding and testing modifications of the KC-135 that would make it more combat effective and more survivable in future conflict with near-peer adversaries. (Essentially… modify the tanker so it can do its job and not get shot down in a war.)
Here are some new articles Mike is in that correlate to his job and service. He was even on the news a couple times. (I can't find the news clips and one of the articles, but it's fine, he hates being in the spotlight anyways)
Latter-day Saint pilot calls rare statewide air refueling flyover a ‘career highlight’
Making the ‘connected battlespace’ a reality
They were finally able to find a suitable replacement, so Mike took his team to dinner. Although he isn't going to miss being the boss, he's going to miss working with this group.
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