The Navy recognizes its top performing Sailors each quarter by choosing a Plane Captain of the Quarter at each command. Those chosen as a Plane Captain of the Quarter have displayed sustained superior performance above all other plane captains at their command.
Cmdr. Clarke Craine, the commanding officer of the VFA 213 recognized Petty Officer McEachin Plane Captain of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2014.
VFA 213 is currently deployed onboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
As a Plane Captain, McEachin is responsible for the preflight, daily, and post-flight maintenance of the Black Lions twelve F/A-18F Super Hornets. Plane Captains check the aircrafts’ levels of fuel, oil, and hydraulic fluids, and assist the aircrew in safe start up and shut down procedures while operating both on land and at sea.
McEachin is from Norfolk, Virginia.
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