Fiscal Year 2027 Test Pilot School Selection Panel Results
This MARADMIN announces the results of the Fiscal Year 2027 Test Pilot School Selection Panel, which selected seven Marine officers as primary selectees to attend U.S. Naval Test Pilot School Classes 172 and 173, and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Class 27B. Primary selectees must accept their selection via email to their monitor within 10 days of this message release, with reporting dates ranging from March 2027 to December 2027 depending on their MOS and assigned class.
Issued: October 16, 2026
1. The Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Test Pilot School (TPS) Selection Panel convened on 17 September 2026 to select officers to attend U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) Classes 172 and 173 and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAFTPS) Class 27B. 2. Primary selectees. Results are listed alphabetically. 2.a. The FY27 panel selected the following officers for assignment to USNTPS Class 172 (read in four columns): NAME RANK MOS TYPE Carter, Austin R. Capt 7566 H-53 Fronstin, Bryce A. Maj 7565 H-1 Krawec, Nicholas B. Maj 7532 V-22 2.b. The FY27 panel selected the following officers for assignment to USNTPS Class 173 (read in four columns): NAME RANK MOS TYPE Furbush, Noah J. Capt 7318 MQ-9 Ruck, John D. Maj 7563 VH-92A Wanderscheid, Joshua A. Maj 7566 H-53 2.c. The FY27 panel selected the following officer for assignment to USAFTPS Class 27B (read in four columns): NAME RANK MOS TYPE Occhipinti, Matteo Maj 7518 F-35 3. Alternate selectees. Results are listed alphabetically. The FY27 panel selected the following officers as alternates (read in four columns): NAME RANK MOS TYPE Heggland, David A. Maj 7532 VH-92 Jeffries, Thomas H. Capt 7518 F-35 Melnick, Jack T. Capt 7532 V-22 Orquia, Aaron J. Capt 7566 H-53 Pagila, Justin H. Maj 7563 H-1 4. The primary selectees are to accept via email to their monitor listed in paragraph (9) NLT 10 days after the release of this message. No action is required on the part of alternates. The alternates will be contacted if a fleet-up is required. 5. Reporting timelines. 5.a. The officers selected for USNTPS Class 172 should expect to report to Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River IAW the below timelines (read in two columns): MOS NLT Date 7565 1 Apr 27 7566 1 Apr 27 7532 1 Mar 27 5.b. The officers selected for USNTPS Class 173 should expect to report to NAS Patuxent River IAW the below timelines (read in two columns): MOS NLT Date 7318 1 Nov 27 7563 1 Oct 27 7566 1 Oct 27 5.c. The officer selected for USAFTPS Class 27B should expect to report to USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards CA IAW the below timelines (read in two columns): MOS NLT Date 7518 14 Dec 27 6. Officers who submitted packages but were not selected are encouraged to re-apply in the future. Marine Air Detachment (MAD) Patuxent River (PAX) does not retain packages, and interested officers will need to submit entire applications in accordance with future messages. 7. Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Officers selected are required to have at least a Class II Up Chit prior to reporting to NAS Patuxent River due to in-flight training requirements. 8. Officers selected must have a current Tier 5 investigation or Tier 5 reinvestigation with eligibility for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) before transferring to this command. If the applicant does not have the aforementioned eligibility, then the command supporting the applicant will initiate a request for eligibility, requesting interim TS/SCI eligibility and ensuring the eligibility request has been accepted and is being processed. 9. Manpower Management Officer Assignments points of contact: Fixed Wing Majors Monitor Lieutenant Colonel Adam Chase Comm: (703) 784-9267 Email: adam.l.chase@usmc.mil Fixed Wing Company Grade Monitor Captain Garret Goar Comm: (703) 784-9267 Email: garret.goar@usmc.mil Rotary Wing Majors Monitor Major Jeremy Haney Comm: (703) 784-9267 Email: jeremy.haney@usmc.mil Rotary Wing Company Grade Monitor Major Alexander Lee Comm: (703) 784-9267 Email: alexander.j.lee@usmc.mil Executive Officer, MAD PAX River Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Okun Comm: (301) 342-1421 Email: aaron.e.okun.mil@us.navy.mil 10. This MARADMIN is not applicable to the Marine Corps Reserve. 11. Release authorized by MajGen Fridrik Fridriksson, Director, Manpower Management Division.