FISCAL YEAR 2027 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION PANEL RESULTS

R 161801Z OCT 26
MARADMIN 504/26
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MRA MM//
SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2027 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION PANEL RESULTS//
REF/A/ MSGID: MCO/CMC/20241115//
REF/B/ MSGID: MCO/CMC/20210510//
REF/C/ MSGID: MSG/CMC/261900ZJUN25//
NARR/REF A IS MCO 1542.3E, UNITED STATES NAVY/UNITED STATES AIR
FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOLS. REF B MCO 1300.8 CH-1, MARINE CORPS
PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF C IS MARADMIN 286/26, FISCAL YEAR
2027 TEST PILOT SCHOOL SELECTION PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT.//
POC/A. E. OKUN/LTCOL/EXECUTIVE OFFICER/MAD PATUXENT RIVER/
TEL: (301) 342-1421/
EMAIL: [email protected]//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. The Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Test Pilot School (TPS) Selection
Panel convened on 17 September 2026 to select officers to attend
U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) Classes 172 and 173 and U.S.
Air Force Test Pilot School (USAFTPS) Class 27B.
2. Primary selectees. Results are listed alphabetically.
2.a. The FY27 panel selected the following officers for
assignment to USNTPS Class 172 (read in four columns):
NAME RANK MOS TYPE
Carter, Austin R. Capt 7566 H-53
Fronstin, Bryce A. Maj 7565 H-1
Krawec, Nicholas B. Maj 7532 V-22
2.b. The FY27 panel selected the following officers for
assignment to USNTPS Class 173 (read in four columns):
NAME RANK MOS TYPE
Furbush, Noah J. Capt 7318 MQ-9
Ruck, John D. Maj 7563 VH-92A
Wanderscheid, Joshua A. Maj 7566 H-53
2.c. The FY27 panel selected the following officer for
assignment to USAFTPS Class 27B (read in four columns):
NAME RANK MOS TYPE
Occhipinti, Matteo Maj 7518 F-35
3. Alternate selectees. Results are listed alphabetically. The
FY27 panel selected the following officers as alternates (read
in four columns):
NAME RANK MOS TYPE
Heggland, David A. Maj 7532 VH-92
Jeffries, Thomas H. Capt 7518 F-35
Melnick, Jack T. Capt 7532 V-22
Orquia, Aaron J. Capt 7566 H-53
Pagila, Justin H. Maj 7563 H-1
4. The primary selectees are to accept via email to their monitor
listed in paragraph (9) NLT 10 days after the release of this
message. No action is required on the part of alternates. The
alternates will be contacted if a fleet-up is required.
5. Reporting timelines.
5.a. The officers selected for USNTPS Class 172 should expect to
report to Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River IAW the below
timelines (read in two columns):
MOS NLT Date
7565 1 Apr 27
7566 1 Apr 27
7532 1 Mar 27
5.b. The officers selected for USNTPS Class 173 should expect to
report to NAS Patuxent River IAW the below timelines
(read in two columns):
MOS NLT Date
7318 1 Nov 27
7563 1 Oct 27
7566 1 Oct 27
5.c. The officer selected for USAFTPS Class 27B should expect to
report to USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards CA IAW the below
timelines (read in two columns):
MOS NLT Date
7518 14 Dec 27
6. Officers who submitted packages but were not selected are
encouraged to re-apply in the future. Marine Air Detachment (MAD)
Patuxent River (PAX) does not retain packages, and interested
officers will need to submit entire applications in accordance with
future messages.
7. Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Officers selected are required to
have at least a Class II Up Chit prior to reporting to NAS Patuxent
River due to in-flight training requirements.
8. Officers selected must have a current Tier 5 investigation or
Tier 5 reinvestigation with eligibility for Top Secret/Sensitive
Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) before transferring to this
command. If the applicant does not have the aforementioned
eligibility, then the command supporting the applicant will
initiate a request for eligibility, requesting interim TS/SCI
eligibility and ensuring the eligibility request has been accepted
and is being processed.
9. Manpower Management Officer Assignments points of contact:
Fixed Wing Majors Monitor
Lieutenant Colonel Adam Chase
Comm: (703) 784-9267
Email: [email protected]
Fixed Wing Company Grade Monitor
Captain Garret Goar
Comm: (703) 784-9267
Email: [email protected]
Rotary Wing Majors Monitor
Major Jeremy Haney
Comm: (703) 784-9267
Email: [email protected]
Rotary Wing Company Grade Monitor
Major Alexander Lee
Comm: (703) 784-9267
Email: [email protected]
Executive Officer, MAD PAX River
Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Okun
Comm: (301) 342-1421
Email: [email protected]
10. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve.
11. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director,
Manpower Management Division.//