Noah McCorkle is the newest member of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office Regional Aviation Enforcement Unit, better known as RAVEN.
McCorkle comes into the role after ten years of active-duty service for the Army.
McCorkle says this new role is exciting, but it's especially meaningful to him as he now is able to serve the community that he grew up in.
"What ultimately attracted me to this one is that first and foremost it is located in Reno and it seemed like a pretty unique opportunity to apply my skill set as a pilot here and specifically it's involvement with the community and supporting the community," said McCorkle.
During his time in the Army, he did an eight month tour in Afghanistan.
Although McCorkle has only been in the role for five weeks, he says the transition into his new role has been smooth.
He will have a number of responsibilities for the Washoe County Sheriff's Office, but he is mainly looking forward to search and rescue missions as it is similar to the work he did in the Army.
"I think that mission set is really interesting because it's in theory directly helping individuals in peril or that are injured or lost or whatever that is. I like the idea of being able to be involved with the community," said McCorkle.
At the moment, he is the only full time pilot in the RAVEN program, but he and the team hope to expand in the future.
