Michael McNeal

Lieutenant Commander Michael S. McNeal, USN Retired, hails from Montgomery County, GA. He joined the Navy in 1995, completing Boot Camp at Great Lakes, IL, and Aviation Electronics Technician training in Millington, TN. After F-14B Tomcat training, he served with VF-103 Jolly Rogers, deploying twice on USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER and USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, earning his Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist Wings.Onshore, he worked at AIMD Oceana as Production Supervisor and later as Leading Petty Officer in the Intermediate Avionics Test Station. He then served with VF-213 Blacklions, deploying with USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT for the final F-14 cruise and transitioning to the F/A-18F Super Hornet. Named VFA-213 Sailor of the Year in 2007, he was pro ...