After the military, Mr. Resch counseled PTSD veterans at the Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital from 2004 to 2005. He currently is a volunteer for Covenant Care Hospice at the Clifford J. Sims State Veterans Home. Panama City Beach volunteer at the FL Military Welcome Center at the Northwest Beaches International Airport (ECP). Military liaison member for the Panama City Beach Rotary Club and Member Soldiers Angels of Northwest Florida

EDUCATION:

• Three years Troy State University, AL, Criminal Justice major
• Managed Flight Technology Branch/Vertical Flight Program Office for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Headquarters Office of Research and Acquisition Washington DC, 1995 – 1999
• Maintained current airplane status trained in the Gulfstream, Lear-31, maintained current helicopter status with the U.S. Park Police, Bell 412, while in the FAA 1990- 2001
• Member of the FAA/DOT crisis response working group investigating aviation security issues during US military actions in Somalia, Haiti, and Bosnia. 1992-1998
• FAA Academy trained safety investigator with FAA 8000-40 credential and AA Center for Management Development Course
• Total Quality Management Course
• Graduate of Contract Manager Technical Course
• Graduate of Acquisition Management Course
• Conducted in-flight checks for oversight of FAA requirements and code of federal regulations! 4, parts 121 and 135 commercial air carriers/airlines
• Managed the FAA cabin safety and back to basics programs
• Represented the FAA at govenment/industry symposiums and events
• Conducted cabin safety and aircraft anti-terrorism presentations to government and industry audiences of up to 300 personnel including flag officers (generals/admirals), government administrators and directors (NASA, FAA, IRS) Also presentations at CIA, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) and the US Supreme Court
• Served as co-chair of the Interagency Committee for Aviation Policy (ICAP), Safety, Standards, and Training subcommittee for organizations with federal aircraft assigned and composed on-site evaluation criteria for federal agencies with aviation resources and accident investigations
• Conducted FAA enroute cabin safety evaluations as an FAA safety investigator to insure compliance with Applicable Code of Federal Regulations 14, parts 121 and 135, of the Federal Aviation Regulations and company policies and regulations
• Managed and provided recommendations for the FAA Administrator’s aviation safety hotline in the areas of cabin safety, training and standardization and coordinated the follow-up or enforcement action resulting from information received
• Safety Director for FAA Operation Twin-Star 1995, a hijack/terrorist exercise, this coordinated effort consisted of the FAA, State Department, Transport Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, US Air Force, and airline industry personnel during flight exercise from Washington Dulles Airport to Gander Newfoundland Airport
• Maintained a top secret security clearance for technical information and classified briefing requirements for high level government officials 1992 – 2000
• Completed Warrant Officer 6 month Advanced Career Course, Ft. Rucker, AL, 1975
• Completed Warrant Officer 6 month Senior Course, Ft. Rucker, AL, 1981
• Completed the Army Maintenance Officer Test Pilot Course at Ft. Eustis, VA, 1987
• Completed the Civil Service Upper Level Management Course, Ft. Sill, OK, 1988
• Co-chair Aircraft Accessibility Federal Advisory Committee, FAA HQ, Washington, DC
• US Coast Guard Auxiliary 16 years (retired); rated as Vessel Examiner, Training Instructor, Public Affairs Officer, and Weather Specialist Required to maintain US official government passport to participate in evaluations and accident investigations on a world-wide basis
• Investigated military aircraft accidents including special operations, research and development, prototype and accidents involving the use of night vision devices which r also required a top secret clearance 1992-1994
• Completed US Merchant Marine Officer Course, rated Master, Vessel 50 ton gross weight 2003
• Completed UH-60 Instructor Pilot Course at the Sikorsky Test Flight Facility in the Blackhawk Helicopter at West Palm Beach, FL 1978

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

• US Army Basic Training, Ft. Dix, N.J. 1965
• Military Police School, Ft. Gordon, GA 1965-66
• 515l Military Police Company, Bien Hoa Vietnam; provided security for ammunition storage depots, convoy security cover, river patrols, provided highway and town patrols, and VIP personal security for Bob and Dolores Hope and Cardinal Francis Spellman of NY, Specialist 4 1966-67
• Completed 11 month Army Warrant Officer Flight Training Course, Ft. Rucker, AL; appointed Warrant Officer, WO-1, designated Army Aviator Jan-Nov 1968
• 19 Aviation Co, Korea, Aircraft Commander CH-47A, promoted Chief Warrant Officer, CWO-2, 1969
• 4th Aviation Co, Germany, CH-47A, 1970
• A/159 101′ Airborne Division, Hue Vietnam, CH-47C Aircraft Commander/ Standardization Instructor Pilot (SIP), 1971
• 22nd Aviation Detachment, Germany, UH-1D/H, CH-47C Pilot in Command / Standardization Instructor Pilot 1972-1975
• US Army Aviation Test Board, Ft. Rucker, AL, Research and Development Test Pilot,
• UH-60A,EH-60A, UH-60 ESSS,UH-60 SOTAS, UH-60 Hellfire, CH-47A,B,C,D Standardization Instructor Pilot for UH-1, UH-60, CH-47, Instrument Flight Examiner and Instrument Flight Examiner in the U-8F and U- 21 A, promoted CWO-3, 1975-1980
• 213th Aviation Company, Korea, Standardization Instructor Pilot and Instrument Flight Examiner CH-47C, 1980
• Assigned to the Army Worldwide Simulator Branch Ft. Rucker, AL, Army Acceptance Test Pilot and Instructor Pilot and Instrument Flight Examiner in the UH-60A and CII-47C flight simulators 1981-1982
• Assigned to the Directorate of Worldwide Evaluation and Standardization, Ft. Rucker, AL 1984
• Designated Standardization Instructor Pilot for the YUH-60A, UII-60A, ,UH-60E, SOTAS*, ESSS,* TELLFIRE* CH-47B,C,D, CH-54A, and Instrument Flight Examiner after completing comprehensive and extensive flight evaluations 1983-1986; promoted CWO-4

Rated in the following aircraft or systems:

• OH-13 E, G, H
• OH-58 A,C
• UH-1 A,B,D,H,M*
• UH-60A*,UH-60E*, SOTAS*, ESSS,* HELLFIRE* CH-47 A, B, C, D*
• CH-54 A*
• BELL 214 A*
• U-8F
• U-21A, RU-21H #
• C-12A

* designated standardization instructor pilot
#designated instructor pilot

Instrument Flight Examiner RW/FW

CH-47 and UH-60 flight simulator instructor pilot, night vision goggle standardization instructor pilot responsible for worldwide safety, standardization and flight evaluations with certification/qualification issue and revocation authority evaluating pilots, instructor pilots, standardization instructor pilots (SIP) and instrument flight examiners. An SIP is qualified to train, qualify and designate new instructor pilots and aviation training programs for their type aircraft 1983-1986

Type rated in the G-159 (Gulfstream), BV-234 (CH-47) Chinook, SK-67 (UH-60) Blackhawk, and SK-64 (CH- ‘4) Tarhe Sikorsky Support Services Contract Test Pilot, Ft. Rucker, AL; performed test flights on prototype, non-standard, and research & development (R&D) aircraft; evaluated R&D avionics packages, weapons systems and secure communications 1987   

• Civil Service, Ft. Sill, OK, GS-13 Flight Instructor and became the Airfield Commander and Airfield Division Commander and managed 50 Army service members and 51 civilian maintenance and Air Traffic Control (ATC) radar controllers, promoted to GM-14 1988
• Managed two multi-million dollar fixed wing (FW) and rotary wing (RW) aircraft civilian maintenance contracts; flight instructor FW/RW assigned aircraft (10 UH-1 RW and 3 U21 King Air (FW) 1988-1990
• Appointed as the aviation oversight representative and flight inspector assuring compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and transported the Soviet and American on-site inspectors 1988-1990
• Air Traffic and Airspace Manager representing the Ft. Sill Commanding General in all aviation matters pertaining to the safe conduct of airspace operations and compliance with the Ft. Sill/Lawton Metropolitan Airport Authority agreements 1988-1990
• FAA Headquarters, Washington, DC, flight systems/safety investigator, branch manager, promoted to GS-15 1990-2001
• Managed all flight operations (1700 accident free flight hours) belowl500 feet using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and GPS technology for the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, GA, as a prototype technology without accident or incident 1996
• Co-authored Operation Heli-Star summary, an overview and major findings from 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and GPS Technology, volume 1 thru 9, 1997
• Managed the Gulf of Mexico Aerial Communications Program 1997
• Airport Security Advisor to Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, US Department of State in Baghdad, Iraq as AD-5 (GS-16) 2006
• Maintained a Diplomatic Passport for Iraq assignment 2006
• Authored “Expect the Unexpected”, Summary account of Broken Wing award Army, Aviation Safety Digest 1978
• Co-authored “Training Circular” TC-1-216 a US Army CH-47 night vision flight training operations guide 1984
• Ended military aviation career with 5000+ hours in the CH-47 Chinook time and 10,000+ hours total flight time which includes both military and civilian hours

ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF VETERANS:

• Counseled PTSD Veterans at the Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital Resiliency Unit 2004 -2005
• Current Covenant Care Hospice end stage volunteer at the Clifford J. Sims State Veterans Home, Springfield, FL
• Current volunteer at the Military Welcome Center at the Northwest Beaches International Airport 7ECP), Panama City Beach, FL
• Military liaison member for the Panama City Beach Rotary Club
• Member Soldiers Angels of Northwest Florida
• Member Fraternal Order of Police
• Life Member VFW, DAV, AMVETS, Distinguished Flying Cross Society, Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Association, 101st Airbome Division Association, Combat Helicopter Pilot Association

CIVIC ACTIVITIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS:

• Past President Boys and Girls Clubs of Bay County, FL, 2010
• Past Vice President Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, Panama City, FL 2008-2017
• Current adult Teen Court advisor and Board Member of the Bay County, FL, Teen Court Advisory Board
• Current senior member of the Ba\ County Public Safety Coordinating Council
• Current St. Andrews State Park Board Member
• Former State of Florida Notary Public
• Former State of Florida 14″‘ Judicial Circuit Mediator
• Annual presenter of American history and flag etiquette for Flag Day June 14, at the Boys and Girls Club of Bay County, FL
• Annual presenter of the Panama City Scottish Rite Arnold High School JROTC Patriotism Award
• Volunteered with Bay County Red Cross Recovery Team immediately following Hurricane Michael 2018
• Procured major grant for the Scottish Rite Foundation Children’s Clinic in Panama City, FL 2019
• Participates in Panama City, FL, Veterans Day Parades and Memorial Day Parades, riding in vintage Vietnam-era in M-151 Military Police jeep
• Member USCG Aux Flotilla 1-9 Tenant Activity US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Beach, FL

AWARDS:

• Army flight school Military Achievement Award 1968
• While in Vietnam and Laos awarded Distinguished Flying Cross (3), Bronze Star, Air Medal (23), Army Commendation Medal, and the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/palm 1971 (verified on DD-214)
• US Anny Aviation’s prestigious Broken Wing Award 1977
• 1050 combat flight hours; 10,000+ total flight hours; 5000+ CH-47 hours 1968 – 2001
• Awarded Master Army Aviator Wings 1984
• Jefferson Award winner for Florida community service 2008
• Recipient of the Grand Cross of Honor, the highest award in Scottish Rite Masonry 2019

NARRATIVE:

This honor would be a great way to say thank you to a true American combat veteran who was not particularly welcomed home from two tours in Vietnam. While in flight school at Ft. Rucker, Al. in 1968, Dean first came to Panama City Florida. In 1978 we bought property in Panama City Beach, and then a home in Sunnyside, FL in 1980. We sold our home in Sunnyside in order to purchase our current residence in Panama City Beach, FL, in 2000. Dean is a great husband, father, grandfather, family man and provider. He followed his father’s example in WWI1 military service and his son served as a LT in the USCG. He is always helping those in need and is a patriot who loves his God, country, family, and community. As a volunteer. Dean always finds time to support needs of others. Of course Dean had to help me gather all the documents, awards and designations.

Many of Dean’s activities were curtailed for a period of time while he was receiving chemotherapy and radiation from Vietnam Agent Orange related health issues, but he is now slowly coming back on track. Dean is my hero and could be yours. Please consider Dean for this singular honor.

Respectfully,
Christina L. Resch Spouse of Dean Resch