Rotor Review Winter 2017 #135

Rear Admiral Bill Lescher, USN Awarded the 2015 Golden Helix

NHA's 2015 Golden Helix was awarded to RADM WIlliam Lescher, who currnetly serves as Deputy Assistant Secretary Of The Navy For Budget (FMB) Director, Fiscal Management Division, OPNAV (N82), at a ceremony on May 17, 2016.

The Golden Helix, sponsored by Sikorsky, is given to the officer who has had wings longer than any other active duty helicopter aviator. RADM Lescher received his aviator wings April 3, 1981. His initial operational tours were with the "Lamplighters" and "Swampfoxes" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Light squadrons (HSL) 36 and 44, deploying primarily to the Middle East/Central Command region aboard USS O’Bannon (DD 987), USS Clark (FFG 11), USS Capodanno (FF 1068) and USS Elrod (FFG 55). He also commanded the HSL-48 Vipers, the HSL-40 "Airwolves" and the Atlantic Fleet Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing.

Golden Helix Presentation Ceremony: (Left to Right) CAPT Bret Barrow, USN (Ret.), VADM Paul Grosklags, USN, CAPT Chuck Deitchman, USN (Ret.), RADM William Lescher, USN, RADM William Shannon, USN (Ret.), and CAPT Wayne Tunick, USN (Ret.). Photo by CAPT Brad "Weeman" Garber, USN

RADM Bill Shannon, USN (Ret.) presents the Golden Helix to RADM Bill Lescher, USN. Photo by CAPT Brad "Weeman" Garber, USN