Greg Howell was born and raised in Mississippi. He grew up around military flying. His father was a pilot with the MS Air National Guard in Meridian, MS. Greg knew from the time he was five years old that he wanted to be a pilot.

Greg enlisted in the same Air Guard unit in 1979 and later went to pilot training with the U.S. Air Force. He flew the T-41, T-37 and T-38 and then trained to combat readiness in the RF-4C Phantom. He returned to his unit in 1984 and accumulated almost 900 hours in the RF-4C. Greg served in the same Air Guard unit with his farther and two younger brothers. He and his father were the first father and son to fly together in this unit. Greg’s time in the military gave him a great appreciation to the U.S. military and the sacrifices that its men and women make for their country.

To date Greg has accumulated over 19,000 hours of flight time in a variety of aircraft. He is currently a Captain with major airline with with 20 years of service there. Greg is currently flying the L-29 and will soon check out Mig-17.