CWO Greg McDermott: Ground Support Team Leader 2012

by Steve Smith
Created: May 24, 2012

United States Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Greg McDermott has spent the past 12 years in charge of GSE purchasing and training for the USCG’s only Aviation Logistics Center.

Every four years, each of the United States Coast Guard’s more than 200 aircraft undergoes a complete teardown and inspection. In any one year, the center overhauls about 40 aircraft.
Every four years, each of the United States Coast Guard’s more than 200 aircraft undergoes a complete teardown and inspection. In any one year, the center overhauls about 40 aircraft.
CWO Greg McDermott
CWO Greg McDermott
All photos from the United State Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center provides centralized support, including maintenance, engineering, supply, procurement, acquisition and information services for all USCG...
The United States Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center provides centralized support, including maintenance, engineering, supply, procurement, acquisition and information services for all USCG aviation missions
Chief Warrant Officer Greg McDermott stands in front of a new fleet of SATS, a standardized tow tractor developed originally for the United States Army.
Chief Warrant Officer Greg McDermott stands in front of a new fleet of SATS, a standardized tow tractor developed originally for the United States Army.
Chief Warrant Officer Greg McDermott accepts his Ground Support Team Leader Award from Ground Support Worldwide Publisher Missy Zingsheim during the Cygnus Aviation Expo.
Chief Warrant Officer Greg McDermott accepts his Ground Support Team Leader Award from Ground Support Worldwide Publisher Missy Zingsheim during the Cygnus Aviation Expo.
Army Lt. Col. Steve Ansley, Product Manager for Aviation Ground Support Equipment; Bruce Steingart, Vice President of NMC-Wollard; Timothy Keyes, President of NMC-Wollard; and Chief Warrant Officer...
Army Lt. Col. Steve Ansley, Product Manager for Aviation Ground Support Equipment; Bruce Steingart, Vice President of NMC-Wollard; Timothy Keyes, President of NMC-Wollard; and Chief Warrant Officer Greg McDermott, Support Equipment Chief of the U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center at the roll out ceremony for the USCG's new SATS tractors.
The military refers to its GSE as "the forgotten enabler." At any given time, more than 50 United States Coast Guard aircraft have to ready to fly. But without GSE, the aircraft wouldn't move an...
The military refers to its GSE as "the forgotten enabler." At any given time, more than 50 United States Coast Guard aircraft have to ready to fly. But without GSE, the aircraft wouldn't move an inch.

“I’m usually in uniform so I’m an easy target,” he says. But he made a point to stop at practically every booth to see what was on the market. “Something as small as casters can be made better and at a lower cost. There were also manufacturers that honestly we haven’t bought anything from in 20 years, but it’s still good to see the equipment and talk with the managers.”