Gil Landeros, our adjutant at Port Washington’s VFW Post 1819, has always been in love with aviation and teaching.
His education attests to his expertise in both of these areas. He holds an MS in Aviation Management from Embry-Riddle University, Fla., attended the Naval Postgraduate School, Aviation Safety, Monterey, Calif., and received a teaching certificate with honors at the University of Texas.
Once commissioned as a United States Air Force Officer, he continued his military training at the Navigation Flight School, Mather Air Force Base, Calif., and then went on as a USAF aviator/staff officer/commander at many U.S. locations.
Gil participated overseas in Desert Shield/Desert Storm, operations in Kosovo, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He retired from the Air Force with the rank of Major in 2008.
Not content to relax in his retirement, Gil almost immediately joined General Dynamics as a specialist instructor/subject matter expert, and then went on to hold positions at American Airlines and JetBlue as an operations manager.
Our VFW Post 1819 is truly honored to have Gilberto Landeros Jr., a highly respected and accomplished man, as a member of the post’s Board.