reached his dad’s old squadron 36 years after his father. Michalk currently pilots the AH-1W Super Cobra and soon the AH-1Z Super Cobra.īetween our two generations we have almost the entire Marine Corps inventory of Cobra helicopters, added C.R.Ĭ.R. reported to the same squadron as his father in February 2012. earned his wings, the same month as his father. “Then he just happened to get sent to the West Coast and HMLA-169. Hence those who follow after God in that respect can be considered sons of God.
When Jesus says blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God, He is saying that peacemakers are in respect to that activity, like God. This brings us back to Jesus’ statement in Matthew 5. went through primary and happened to get selected for helicopters, and then of course he wanted Cobras,” said Charles Sr. Thus like father like son was a cultural norm. then went before a field accession board where he was one of only three officers selected to complete a lateral movement into the aviation field. originally was an infantry officer, where he completed two combat tours with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. In 1981, the son of Charles and Mary Lynn Michalk was born.Ĭharles’s son, Charles “C.R.” Michalk followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the Marine Corps in 2005. After 12 years he retired from the Marine Corps as a captain.
Little did Charles know that it wouldn’t be the last time HMLA-169 would see the Michalk name tape. In 1980, Charles left HMLA-169 and reported to Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, as a pilot training curriculum officer. Charles flew the AH-1J Sea Cobra and AH-1T Super Cobra for four years with the squadron. Upon graduating he transferred to his next command at Camp Pendleton, Calif., where he was assigned to Marine Attack Helicopter Squadron 169. There he was selected to fly helicopters and earned his wings May 1976. After attending Officer Candidate School, Charles reported to Pensacola, Fla., for aviation preflight training. The two are both helicopter pilots and oddly enough were assigned to the same squadron.Ĭharles Michalk, senior, served 12 years active duty in the Marine Corps as a helicopter pilot. The father and son have more than just the same name, but have also taken similar paths during their time in the Marine Corps. The term “like father, like son” means more to Charles Michalk Jr.
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