USAF ROTORHEAD Members

Matthew C. Mills

Total Military Service (in years) – 5

List the helicopter models you flew on or serviced- MH53J Pavelow

What units were you stationed in, and year(s) of assignment?

834 CRS (1987-1990) 834 AGS/20th AMU (1990-1991)

List any deployment locations (base, country)

Howard AFB, Panama, KFIA, Saudi Arabia

A short biography detailing your military service.

I was assigned to 834 CRS, Hurlburt Field, Fl from Avionics Instrument Systems tech school at Chanute AFB. While with CRS I was assigned to the H-53 Pavelow J Mod at NAS Pensacola. I was also sent TDY several times to Howard AFB, Panama, in support of the 16th SOS, AC130H Gunships, including Operation Just Cause in December 1989. Upon returning from Panama, I asked to move to the 20th AMU to work on the MH53J. Lastly, my enlistment was extended in September of 1990, and I deployed for Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm to KFIA and Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia in support of the 20th SOS, MH53J Pavelow. The men and women I worked with at Hurlburt are among the best I have ever met, and I would not trade the experience for anything.