VFA-147 "Maddog"

“Maddog,” the seasoned and results-driven aviator of VFA-147, is known for his uncanny sense of timing, numerical precision, and spatial awareness in the cockpit.

He approaches every sortie like a living equation, constantly measuring his performance and challenging himself to fly tighter, cleaner, and closer to the numbers than the flight before. That discipline makes him a formidable presence in the air, where small corrections and split-second calculations often separate good flying from exceptional flying.

His squadron mates joke that Maddog can estimate range, closure, fuel burn, and landing time before most people finish asking the question.

Off-duty, Maddog has a quirky habit of timing nearly everything with a stopwatch...from brewing coffee to walking from the ready room to the flight line...and keeps an unofficial personal record book of his best times. He insists it is “data collection,” while everyone else calls it what it is: competitive obsession.

With experience, precision, and a relentless drive to improve, Maddog brings a calculated edge to VFA-147 that makes him one of the squadron’s most dependable aviators.