Captain Mark E. Reynolds
Captain Reynolds grew up in
an Army family and graduated from Clemson University in 1987 with a B.S. in
Secondary Education. He received his
commission in the U. S. Coast Guard after graduating from Officer Candidate
School in December 1988, and was designated a Coast Guard Aviator after
completing Naval Flight Training in 1990.
A career helicopter pilot
with over 5,000 flight hours and a designated Coast Guard Aeronautical
Engineer since 1995, Captain Reynolds has completed operational tours in
Traverse City MI, Astoria OR, Sitka AK, and North Bend OR and has flown the
HH-3F, CH-3E, HH-60J, and H-65 B/C/D helicopters.
His operational recognition includes
the Coast Guard Foundation Award and Naval Helicopter Association Western
Region SAR Aircrew of the year.
Prior to his current
command, Captain Reynolds was most recently assigned to the Coast Guard’s
Office of Aviation Forces in a detached duty billet as the Unmanned
Aeronautical Systems liaison to NAVAIR at Naval Air Station Patuxent River,
MD.
Commander Russell S. Burnside