Ken "Wads" Waidelich LtCol, USMC (Ret.)

  • Graduated United States Naval Academy 1981.
  • A-6's VMA (AW)-332, MCAS Cherry Point, NC 1983-1986.
  • USMC Amphibious Warfare School Quantico, VA 1986-1987.
  • Naval Aviation Safety Officer School, Monterrey, CA 1987.
  • A-6's VMA (AW)-332, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. 1987-1991.
  • A-4's, VMA-131, NAS Willow Grove, PA. 1991-1994.
  • MAG-49 Headquarters Staff 1994-1998.
  • MAG-49 Operations Officer 1998-2001.
  • USMC retirement 01 July 2001.
  • Hired by Delta Air Lines as pilot in May 1991.
  • Flight Operations Manager, LaGuardia Airport 1999-2002.
  • Assistant Chief Pilot, International Operations, John F. Kennedy Airport 2003-2005.
  • Rated and experienced Captain of Boeing 737, 757, 767, and MD-88.
  • Currently, Boeing 737 Captain and Line Check flight standards pilot at JFK.
  • Permanent residence is Harvest Hunt Farm in Carlisle, PA