About the author:

During the late 1980s, Mr. Mullin was a member of Aerospace Maintenance Technical Committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics [AIAA]. Mr. Mullin was admitted to the grade of Senior Member of the AIAA in January 1991. From 1983 until the retirement of the A-3 Skywarrior Mr.
Mullin was the A-3 Maintenance Engineering Program Manager at the Naval Air Depot Alameda... Upon retirement of the Whale, Mr. Mullin was reassigned as the S-3 Schedule Maintenance Section Head also at the Naval Air Depot Alameda. After BRAC 93 Mr. Mullin was transferred to the Naval Air Depot North Island as a member of the Reliability and Maintainability Team under
S-3 Engineering. Mr. Mullin was reassigned to the F/A-18 Structures Fleet Support Team, also located at NAVAIR Depot North Island, in October 2001.
Mr. Mullin holds a BS in Aeronautical Flight Operational Engineering from San Jose State University. Mr. Mullin is also a Civilian Graduate of the United States Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island with a Master in National Security and Strategic Studies. Mr. Mullin is a FAA Licensed Airframe & Power Plant Mechanic. He is also a Retired Aviation Structural Mechanic and US Navy Aircrewman. During Petty Officer Mullin’s Navy Career he flew as a Navy Aircrewman on C-118 Liftmasters and C-9B Skytrains II. He was also a Maintenance Control PO; a Quality Assurance Representative and an Airframe [W/C-120] Work Center Supervisor. Mr. Mullin Retired from the Naval Air Depot North Island in September 2007 after 42 plus years in Naval Aviation.