Seth Barta
RAF Mildenhall
Summary
High-performing Pararescuemen with 20 years of experience and 12 combat deployments to numerous locations, including five to Afghanistan; three to Iraq and Syria; Africa, Germany, and lastly, Ukraine. Multiple deployments with Army Special Operations teams, including 1/75 Ranger Regiment and 1/10 Special Forces Group. Skilled in planning and executing safe and effective operations in austere and combat environments. Highly experienced in both air and ground operations. Very comfortable in high-stress environments.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Special Tactics Flight Chief
United States Air Force
01.2022 - Current
- Leads 21 member Special Tactics Flight; readies 4 Air Force Specialty Codes for global access, precision strike & personal recovery mission
- Executes full-spectrum Special Operations Forces missions; trains, deploys, and conducts exercises/JCETS to ensure readiness across European Command
- Manages over 200 annual operations, 4 Air Force Specialty Codes upgrades, and training plan with $450k annual budget.
Personal Recovery Team Flight Chief
United States Air Force
11.2018 - 12.2021
- Locates, recovers, and treats traumatically injured personal; provides air-to-ground link with airborne recovery assets coordinating evacuations.
Weapons and Tactics NCOIC
United States Air Force
01.2015 - 11.2018
- Orchestrates current operations, training, weapons, and tactics techniques procedures development.
- Deploys worldwide as Pararescue Team Leader; conducts personnel and sensitive material recovery in support of joint and coalition requirements.
Pararescue Team Leader
United States Air Force
01.2012 - 01.2015
- Maintains proficiency in diving, parachuting, climbing, technical rescue, medicine from rotary/fixed wing platforms.
- Expedites triage during mass casualty incidents and establishes, and operates casualty collection and transfer points.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Homeland Security
University of Maryland Global Campus
Online01.2025
Associate - Personal Recovery
Community College of The Air Force
Montgomery, AL09.2020
No Degree - Paramedic
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell
Roswell, NM12.2006
Skills
- NREMT-Paramedic
- Advanced Tactical Practitioner
- Miliary Freefall Jumpmaster
- Static Line Jumpmaster
- Tandem Master
- Dive supervisor
- Fixed / Rotary wing Team leader
- Instructor / Evaluator
Certification
- NREMT Paramedic
- PHTLS - Prehospital Trauma Life Support
- Advanced Tactical Practitioner
- Static Line / Military Free Fall / Tandem Master
- ROCO Rescue
- Pararescue Instructor / Evaluator (IJ/EJ)
- ARIES lvl 1 Avalanche Rescue Certified
Timeline
Special Tactics Flight Chief
United States Air Force
01.2022 - Current
Personal Recovery Team Flight Chief
United States Air Force
11.2018 - 12.2021
Weapons and Tactics NCOIC
United States Air Force
01.2015 - 11.2018
Pararescue Team Leader
United States Air Force
01.2012 - 01.2015
Bachelor of Science - Homeland Security
University of Maryland Global Campus
Associate - Personal Recovery
Community College of The Air Force
No Degree - Paramedic
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell
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