Michael Cowan

Served as an Air Traffic Control Operator in the Active Duty US Army from May 2019-February 2026, earning the rank of Sergeant.

1-52 GSAB Fort Wainwright, Alaska

1-58 AOB Fort Novosel, Alabama

Earned 3 CTO ratings with Controller in Charge qualifications at all 3 facilities

Bryant Tower, Fort Richardson, AK:

• Class Delta Airspace
• Hours per week: 40
• Worked an 8 hour 0600-1400 AM shift as well as an 8 hour 1400-2200 PM shift.
• Approximately 800-1000 movements weekly with traffic pattern operations as well as flight following.
• STARS experience
• Fixed wing and IFR operations
• Maintain radio and telephone communication with 3 adjacent facilities as well as 1 approach facility to coordinate aircraft movement and IFR/Special VFR services.

Hooper Stagefield, Fort Novosel, AL:

• Class Delta airspace
• VFR Rotary Wing operations
• Hours per week: 40
• Worked an 8 hour 0700-1500 A shift and a 1500-0000 B shift.
• Issue 100 plus landing and takeoff authorizations or instructions to student pilots and instructor pilots daily in support of AH-64 training.
• Deconflicted airspace with up to 10 Apache’s operating at any one time, giving traffic and weather information as well as flight following services.
• Maintain radio and telephone communication with 5 adjacent control towers and 1 area control center to coordinate aircraft movement and flight following services.

Grayling Tower, Camp Grayling, MI:

• Class Delta airspace
• Fixed wing and rotary wing operations
• Hours per week: 50
• Worked a 0200-1200 night shift as well as a 1200-0200 day shift.
• Issued clearance and control instructions to aircraft in support of Northern Strike 24.
• Deconflicted airspace with inbound and outbound aircraft as well as pattern traffic, giving traffic and weather information as well as flight following services.
• Maintain radio and telephone communications with 2 adjacent facilities as well as 1 approach facility to coordinate aircraft movement and IFR/Special VFR operations.