MR. WE
CDR Ryan Wallace
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- Air Medal (9 Awards)
- Formal Reprimand — First (and only) unauthorized A-10 carrier landing attempt
- Letter of Reprimand — Field-modifying government property without authorization
SERVICE RECORD
Ryan "Mr. We" Wallace is the mechanical heart and engineering brain of Carrier Air Wing ZERO, the man who can make anything fly, even when it probably shouldn't. A former air traffic controller turned combat pilot, Wallace earned his callsign early in his career when his signature radio check-in phrase, "We are live," became a running joke among the Wet Boys. Over time, "Mr. We" stuck, a fitting reflection of his team-first mindset and his rare ability to turn collective chaos into functional brilliance.
Before being recruited into the black-budget ranks of CVW-0, Wallace built his reputation in the Air Force through field modifications and combat aircraft repair, developing an obsession with low-altitude performance and battlefield survivability that would define his legacy. That obsession made him the perfect candidate to transform the Hog, a land-locked attack jet, into a sea-borne weapon.
He earned his place in aviation history as the first pilot to land an A-10 on an aircraft carrier, a feat that naval aviation circles still argue should have been impossible. Under his leadership, the Abyss Hogs became infamous for their brutal precision: terrain-hugging strike runs and wave-height gun passes that consistently blurred the line between test flight and suicide.
Abyss Hogs — A-10
