MAJ Daniel Eichner

MAJ Daniel Eichner is an instructor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the United States Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, New York. 

He was commissioned as an Aviation officer from USMA in 2014, where he earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering. Following graduation, he completed initial entry wing training at Fort Novosel, Alabama, earning qualifications in the TH-67 and H-60A/L and H-60M Black Hawk helicopters. 

MAJ Eichner completed operational assignments at Fort Cavazos, Texas, and Wiesbaden, Germany, where he served in leadership positions, including maintenance, distribution, and flight platoon leader and flight and maintenance company commander. 

In 2024, he earned a M.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado-Boulder with a concentration in experimental aerodynamics.