Mark McManus: From Helo Pilot to Airport Operations Officer to Community Planner & Liaison Officer By Christina Swanson When Mark McManus got his wings in 1993 and was sent to Jacksonville, he would repeatedly come back to this town which became the mainstay for the course of his life.  From initially flying H-60s at N.A.S. JAX, to returning as lieutenant commander as a squadron department head and meeting his future wife, he returned as the operations officer running N.A.S. JAX’s airport. Returning again, he next joined the admiral’s staff overseeing 11 different Naval airports, and after retiring from service, now...

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