Michael durant biography

American pilot & politician (born 1961)

For people of the same name, see Michael Durant (disambiguation).

Michael John Durant^[1] (born July 23, 1961) is an American veteran, former pilot, businessman, author, and political candidate.

He was involved in the "Black Hawk Down" incident while serving as a U.S. Army pilot,^[2] and ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the 2022 United States Senate election in Alabama.

Durant was a member of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers) as a Chief Warrant Officer 3.

He retired from the U.S. Army as a Chief Warrant Officer 4 Blackhawk helicopter Master Aviator in the 160th SOAR after participating in combat operations Prime Chance, Just Cause, and Desert Storm, and also Gothic Serpent, in which he was held prisoner for 11 days in 1993 after a raid in Somalia.

Following his retirement from the military in 2001, Durant published a book detailing his experiences, wa