Retired Naval Officer & Hawkeye NFO w/interests in Navy, naval aviation, nuclear, IAMD, history & similar issues. Retweets do not necessarily equal endorsements
May 30, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
A #MemorialDay Thread🧵1/
Lt. Miroslav "Steve" Zilberman
Came to the US from Ukraine w/his parents. Joined USN out of HS & became an ET. 2003 later commissioned under Seaman to Admiral program after graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in comp science.
2/Entered flight training, CQ’d earning wings of gold and eventually became an E-2C Hawkeye pilot w/the VAW-121 Bluetails, embarked with CVW-7 in USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), operating in the AG supporting OEF over Afghanistan