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Col. Dennis " DK" Knight
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Name | Col. Dennis Knight | |
Country | ||
Unit | 480th Fighter Squadron "Warhawks" | |
Crewing F-16s | from 1990 until 1994 | |
Contact dkjaaknight | Send me a private message | |
Website | ||
Joined in 1990 and went to 480 FS. Worked F-117s, crash recovery, tech school instructor, crossed over to the dark side and worked KC-135s, C-5s, taught AFROTC at Texas Tech, RAF Mildenhall and Offutt AFB working RC-135s et al. Sq command at Offutt then at Travis on C-5s. Went to the Pentagon for a short time and then Al Dhafra for my third squadron command on KC-10s, E-3s, RQ/EQ-4s, U-2s, F-22s and F-35s. Followed up Al Dhafra back to the 55th Wing as the MXG/CD. Now doing a one year tour in Baghdad as the Director, Air/Navy Team for the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq.Current or Favourite assignmentThe 480th was an awesome unit to be assigned to. What else can I say?DeploymentsLike everyone else...many! |
My Jets & Assignments
91337 | [Detailed history of this F-16] | |||||
Unit | 480th Fighter Squadron "Warhawks" | [Unit History] | ||||
Period | 1990 - 1994 | |||||
Current: | 91337 | USAF 22 FS | F-16C Block 50 | [ w/o] | ||
I was hoping my son would get to crew this jet but I heard recently that it crashed 2 or 3 years ago...bummer. Started out in the 7480th on 86-227. Unit transferred to the 480 FS and I worked 86-0044. Got assigned to 91-337 when we went to block 50's. Unit became the 22 FS on my very last duty day...so I don't claim the 22nd. | ||||||
F-117 Nighthawk | ||||||
Unit | 9 FS | |||||
Period | 1994 - 1997 | |||||
Did a year on the flight line on 836 then went to AR/Crash Recovery. | ||||||
Unit | 65 OSS | |||||
Period | 1997 - 1999 | |||||
"Short Tour" doing TA/Crash Recovery. | ||||||
Unit | 362 TRS | |||||
Period | 1999 - 2001 | |||||
"Teaching" the youth of F-16 Mx. | ||||||
KC-135 Stratotanker | ||||||
Unit | 19 AMXS | |||||
Period | 2001 - 2003 | |||||
Became a Mx "O" and went to heavies (not intentionally). | ||||||
C-5 Galaxy | ||||||
Unit | 19 MXS | |||||
Period | 2003 - 2004 | |||||
Got some depot "stink" on me. | ||||||
Unit | Detachment 820 AFROTC, Texas Tech | |||||
Period | 2004 - 2008 | |||||
Yep, I got paid to work at a college all day. Even football games were free. | ||||||
Unit | 95 RS | |||||
Period | 2008 - 2011 | |||||
Working recon aircraft. I could tell you more, but I'd have to kill you first. Can't seem to get back to fighters. | ||||||
Unit | 55 AMXS | |||||
Period | 2011 - 2013 | |||||
Still working recon aircraft, but at Offutt instead of Mildenhall. Life is moving along well. | ||||||
Unit | Sq commander at 55 MXS | |||||
Period | 2013 - 2015 | |||||
Squadron commander for the MXS on the RC-135 fleet. | ||||||
Other aircraft/assignments | Went to Travis as the AMXS commander on C-5s, then to the Pentagon and then to Al Dhafra as a squadron commander. I followed up Al Dhafra with another tour at Offutt AFB as the MXG/CD and am now in Baghdad as the Director, Air/Navy Team, Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq. |
Visitor Comments
Are you kidding me...
L-Mo, Dec 31, 2008 - 03:46 PM
L-Mo, Dec 31, 2008 - 03:46 PM
Good to see you are still kicking it around the Air Force!!! Congrats on those Capt. Bars. I am still here at CLSS. Take care, L-mo
Capt Knight
mcchordboy, Jan 20, 2009 - 09:53 PM
mcchordboy, Jan 20, 2009 - 09:53 PM
Tried to send you a PM but it didn't work. I saw you on the teleconference with AFROTC Det 895 today (thank you for doing that by the way.) After I left I realized that I was your neighbor at Sheppard! We were the ones that you took out dirt biking. I just thought it was cool that it was you on the screen. How's Jeffrey (spelling)?
-William/Billy
old Warhawks
Msgt(ret) Jay Christie, May 04, 2009 - 07:02 PM
Msgt(ret) Jay Christie, May 04, 2009 - 07:02 PM
Dennis,
you still remember your old expeditor, pro super SMSgt John Isnec and 1st shirt Chief Braddix? We're all retired here in Phoenix. Glad your having a good career.
Jay
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