Major Patrick Livingston earned his commission in 2015 through AFROTC. He attended undergraduate pilot training at Columbus AFB, MS and then continued to specialized undergraduate pilot training – helicopter at Fort Rucker, AL. He completed initial qualification training in the HH-60G at Kirtland AFB, NM. His first operational assignment was the 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody AFB, GA where he served as the chief of current operations. His second assignment was the 66th Rescue Squadron at Nellis AFB, NV where he served as the chief of supply and then set up and led the equipment readiness flight. He continued to lead the equipment readiness flight at the 355th WG Detachment 1 to support the 66th Rescue Squadron’s inactivation in the summer of 2023. He then joined the 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis AFB as the support division commander, flight safety officer, and government flight representative before transitioning into the director of staff role. Major Livingston is an HH-60G/W combat search and rescue pilot and flight lead/instructor with more than 1,100 flight hours.