Iain Currie was born in Rochester, NY on June 23, 1960 to a British father and American mother. His family has a long history in serving in the military, and two of his uncles achieved flag status. One in British Army and one in the Canadian.

Iain was commissioned from the NROTC Unit at the University of Rochester, in May, 1982, where he graduated with a degree in Oceanography. He first served in the Operations Department at HELSEACONWING-1, the H-2 Wing, NAS Norfolk, while awaiting his class date in flight school. Iain reported aboard Pensacola, in February, 1983, but was stashed again for 2 months as the head lifeguard at the NAS beach. Primary training was started in June; Advanced training in Corpus Christi, began exactly one year later. His wings were earned on July 20, 1984, exactly 15 years to the day after Neil Armstrong walked the moon.

From Pensacola, Iain was sent to Moffett Field in San Francisco for P-3 training, and in April , 1995, he joined his first squadron, VP-4, the "Skinny Dragons", in Diego Garcia while they were half way through their deployment. From there, then LTJG Currie was Based out of Barbers Pt., HI, where he deployed to Adak, AK and Cubi Pt., PI.
LT Currie left active duty in July 1989 and moved to Miami where he joined Pan American Airlines as a co-pilot flying Boeing 727's all over the Caribbean. Simultaneously, he joined Naval Reserve Squadron, VP-62, flying the P-3 at NAS JAX. There he served as Department Head of every section in VP-62, and screened for command. Iain was promoted to both O-4 and O-5 (May 1998). He is presently awaiting a follow on duty billet after serving with USCENTCOM at Mac Dill AFB, Tampa, where he was the sole Reserve representative in the J5, Plans and Policy section.

After Pan Am ceased operations on December 4, 1991, he worked solely with the Reserves for 18 months to maintain proficiency, while seeking another flying job. He was hired by a charter operator, Av Atlantic out of Ft. Lauderdale where he flew B-727. Shortly thereafter he transferred to American Trans Air from Orlando, flying Lockheed 1011's, and finally, after six years of trying, was hired by United Airlines in 1999 where he is flying B-727's out of Miami. Iain hopes his last move is the end of job hunting.

Iain, moved to Jupiter in June, 1996, and recently moved into a lovely river front home. When not flying, he is an active member of the American Legion Post 374 in Key Biscayne, a volunteer with WLRN Radio Reading Services for the Blind in Miami, and is the head coach of the Jupiter Outrigger Canoe Club. He also likes to sail and is a member of the Palm Beach Sailing Club, does Yoga training, and is a member of the Miami Scottish Marching Band, playing the bag pipes.

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