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  • Chief Warrant Officer 4 Rick Platts

    Chief Warrant Officer 4 Rick Platts

    Officer in Charge, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Detachment Atsugi, Japan

    Chief Warrant Officer 4 Rick Platts, a native of Quartz Hill, California, enlisted in the Navy in November 1995. Platts reported to Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), Fallon, Nevada. The command then transitioned to what became known as Naval Strike & Air Warfare Center (NSAWC, now NAWDC). He was selected for chief warrant officer in 2011.
 
 
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