Combat Airlifter of the Week: Capt. Scott Mlcoch

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  • By Senior Airman Isabella Ortega
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

 

Rank and name: Capt. Scott Mlcoch

Unit: Air Mobility Command Air Operations Squadron Detachment 3

Official Duty title: C-130J SIMCERT ADO/Evaluator Pilot

Hometown: Lansing, IL

Time in service: 7 years

Time at Little Rock: 6 years

Goals: Earn Masters in Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management, run sub 23 minute 5k

Hobbies: Spending time with family, Golf, and Running

Capt. Mlcoch, Air Mobility Command Air Operations Detachment 3 C-130J evaluator pilot, conducted certification on 12 C-130J Weapons System Trainers, ensuring Air Force simulators meet Federal Aviaiton Administration and Department of Defense regulations.

Additionally, he executed Acceptance Test Procedures for the Royal New Zealand Air Force's inaugural C-130J simulator, ensuring the successful execution of a $35 million Foreign Military Sales contract.

Finally, he tested and implemented new heavyweight landing phase aero data modeling and improved aircrew training by identifying a key rudder malfunction, coordinating with multiple agencies to write a design change for two new malfunctions on all C-130J training devices.