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Captain
Dale O. Snodgrass USN (Ret)
Born
in 1949 and the son of a Test Pilot, Dale Snodgrass grew
up in Eastern Long Island NY. He attended the University
of Minnesota on a NROTC Scholarship and received ALL-AMERICAN
status as a member of the swim team, graduating with
a BS in Biology. **Captain
Snodgrass retired 6/1/99 after 26 years of Naval Service.
US
Navy
Service Highlights:
 One
of first two Navy Flight School Graduate to be selected
for F-14 Tomcat training
First
non-fleet experienced pilot to carrier qualify
in the F-14, both day and night
Navy
Fighter Weapons School Graduate
and Instructor (TOPGUN)
12
operational Fighter Squadron/Wing tours including
Command of Fighter Squadron 33 during Desert Storm
Wing
Commander for all of the Navy’s F-14 Squadrons
(14), totaling over 300 aircraft and 5000 personal
from 1994-1997
Selected
as the Navy’s Fighter Pilot of the Year in 1985
Selected
by Grumman Aerospace as “Topcat of the Year” -
Best F-14 Pilot 1986
Highest
time F-14 Pilot with 4800 hours in the Tomcat,
10,000 hours in Fighters and over 1200 Carrier
Arrested Landings, Over 12,000 total hours
Led
34 missions in Desert Storm as overall Strike or
Fighter Lead
Tomcat
Flight Demonstration Pilot 1985-1997.
U
S Navy Director of Legislative Affairs to the United
States
Congress 1997 – 1999
Military
Decorations:
- Legion
of Merit (3) for superior performance in positions
of great responsibility
- Bronze
Star for Leadership and Valor during Desert Storm
- Meritorious
Service Medal (2) for exceptional service in a position
of senior leadership
- Air
Medal (3) for Valor during Desert Storm
- Navy
Commendation Medal (3) for Valor during Desert
Storm
- Various
Service and Campaign Ribbons and Awards
Civilian
Aviation and Air Show Highlights:
- Volunteer
Instructor for Kenya Wildlife Service Pilots 2001-
2004, 2006
- Surface
Solo and Formation Aerobatic qualified in F-14
Tomcat, F-86 Sabre, L-39 Albatross, MiG 15/17,
P-51 Mustang, F4-U Corsair, P-40 Warhawk, T-6/SNJ
Texan and 8KCAB Super Decathlon
- 22
years of air show experience and over 1000 low
level performances in high performance aircraft
11 years as a USAF Heritage Pilot
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