Randy Boone ASMCS, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired Aviation Survivalman Senior Chief)

23 years U.S. Coast Guard (1973-1996),  Owner, Aviation Survival Technologies (1996 to present).                                                             

Military Career:

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (Icebreaker) Glacier WAGB-4  Arctic West 73, Antarctica Deepfreeze's 1974 and 1975.

U.S. Coast Guard Small Boat Unit, St. Louis, MO. Mississippi River Search and Rescue Team. 

Aviation Survivalman School, USN Lakehurst, NJ.,

U.S. Coast Guard Air Stations :

• Traverse City, MI, 
• Kodiak, AK  (3 tours)
• Elizabeth City, NC.
• Clearwater, FL.
• Aviation Life Support Equipment Prime Unit Office, Aviation Training Center, Mobile, AL. (Supervisor)         

Aircraft Crew Positions:

• HU-16E Dropmaster
• HC-130H Loadmaster, Dropmaster, HC-130 Dropmaster Standardization/Instructor Board,
• HU-25A Dropmaster.

Certifications:

• Emergency Medical Technician, University of South Alabama, Mobile AL.
• Marine Safety/Survival Instructor, Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA),  University of Alaska, (Sitka AK.Ext.)
• Comprehensive Survival Craft/Survival Suit Training, Marine Survival Training Center (MSTC), University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, LA.
• Certified Inspection and Repair of all inflatables, Lifesaving Systems Corporation (LSC), Apollo Beach, FL.
• Certified Inspection and Repair of Helicopter Emergency Egress Device (HEED III), Submersible Systems Inc. Huntington Beach, CA.
• Central Contractor Registered (DUNS 126240212),  USCG Aviation Life Support Equipment Inspector for Eighth Coast Guard District Marine Safety Offices.

Family;  

Married to Debra, we have two sons Randy J. and Ryan.

Debra recently graduated from Springhill College (Summa Cum Laude) with a MAT in Education, General Studies, and Computer Systems and is planning on spending the rest of her life paying student loans.  

Randy J. has finished a five year tour in the U.S. Navy (AME3) and is now pursuing a degree at the University of South Alabama to become a Certified Personal Trainer.

Ryan is a Safety / Training Supervisor with United States Environmental Services (Hazmat). During his off time he stays busy as a Captain (Training/Safety) with the Seven Hills Volunteer Fire Department. 

Aviation Survival Technologies
1300 Seven Hills Curve S.
Mobile, AL 36695
(251) 639-9354
astboone@mchsi.com

In the News & Articles

• The Aviation Consumer  March 2006 ("AST makes the ideal overwater survival kit")
• Florida Sportfishing Magazine Is Your Ditch Bag Ready?
• Florida Sportfishing Magazine "Personal Locator Beacons, Are they necessary?"
• Downwind Magazine Aug / Sept. 2009   "After The Plunge" 
• Aviation Safety
• Tampa Tribune TBO "Several factors helped Schuyler Survive"  March 2009
• "Eating Penguin" This video was made by shipmate Shawn Shepard. We were selected to remain on the CG Cutter Glacier to winter-over in Antarctica after becoming stranded in 1975.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3x2BkFz_RQ  

 

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