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Columbus Blue Jackets Military Appreciation Night
U.S. Air Force Col. Travis Pond (right), 88th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Malyemezian, 88th Mission Support Group senior enlisted leader, applaud for newly sworn-in Delayed Entry Program recruits at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 29, 2024. Pond administered the oath of enlistment for DEP recruits joining the Air Force and Space Force during the Columbus Blue Jackets’ annual Military Appreciation Night. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
88th Air Base Wing Annual Excellence Awards
Col. Travis Pond, 88th Air Base Wing commander, speaks to Airmen and civilians attending the 88 ABW annual awards ceremony on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2024. Wing personnel competed in 14 different categories, and winners will go on to compete in the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's annual awards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)
Mentors inspire tomorrow’s innovators through STEM outreach
Jose Camberos (first from left), an associate professor of aerospace engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, and Kara Combs (far right), an associate computer engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFIT doctoral student, served as co-mentors for two local high school students as part of the Wright Scholar Research Assistant Program—an AFRL initiative designed to expose juniors and seniors to various engineering and science disciplines. (Contributed photo)
Mentors inspire tomorrow’s innovators through STEM outreach
(From left) Jose Camberos, an associate professor of aerospace engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, and Kara Combs, an associate computer engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory and AFIT doctoral student, hosted six local high school students for a day, offering insights into their work and exposing them to various STEM aspects within the military context. (Contributed photo)
Air Traffic Control Tower Fire Evacuation Training
Jared Spyker and Dustin Carpenter, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department lieutenants, operate a ladder truck during an emergency-evacuation training exercise Feb. 6, 2024. New installation firefighters were trained on evacuation procedures in case of an emergency in the air traffic control tower, where routine exits are inaccessible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
Air Traffic Control Tower Fire Evacuation Training
Senior Airman Alyssa Rogers, 88th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, and Wes Owens, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department lieutenant, descend from the air traffic control tower to the ground during an emergency-evacuation training exercise Feb. 6, 2024. The ladder can extend over 100 feet to reach the air traffic control tower and evacuate stranded members in a fire or medical emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
Air Traffic Control Tower Fire Evacuation Training
A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base firefighter operates the ladder truck during an emergency-evacuation training exercise Feb. 6, 2024. The exercise simulated the extraction and evacuation of air traffic control tower personnel during a structure fire or medical emergency in which routine exits are inaccessible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
Air Traffic Control Tower Fire Evacuation Training
Senior Airman Alyssa Rogers, 88th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control journeyman, climbs down a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Fire Department ladder truck during an emergency-evacuation training exercise Feb. 6, 2024. The exercise simulated a structure fire within the air traffic control tower, where WPAFB Fire Department members worked to safely extract and evacuate stranded personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
Air Traffic Control Tower Fire Evacuation Training
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base firefighters raise the truck’s ladder to the air traffic control tower during an emergency- evacuation training exercise Feb. 6, 2024. The ladder is designed and utilized to maximize vertical reach during rapid response and rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ashley Richards)
ORISE fellow represents future of STEM researchers
Recent college graduate Annie Price spent a year as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education fellow working at the Air Force Institute of Technology in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory. She has presented her undergraduate and AFRL research at professional conferences, including the International Astronautical Congress in Paris. (Contributed photo)
AFIT graduate School dean retires after four-decade career
Adedeji Badiru, Graduate School of Engineering and Management dean at the Air Force Institute of Technology, poses with the Bent of Tau Beta Pi, the oldest engineering honor society, in 2021. Badiru, who arrived at AFIT in October 2006, has retired after a distinguished and transformative career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Katie Scott)
Students connect with heritage at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force volunteer and docent Mike Ries discusses the Russian Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter aircraft and YCGM-121B in the Cold War Gallery Oct. 28, 2023, with students from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Joint Intermediate Cyberspace Operations Course. (Contributed photo)
Students connect with heritage at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Students from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Joint Intermediate Cyberspace Operations Course tour the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Oct. 28, 2023, to see Air and Space Force historical artifacts in person. Cyberspace 200 is an intermediate professional continuing education course designed to develop cyberspace professionals for current and future challenges and facilitates the transition from a tactical to operational mindset. (Contributed photo)
Students connect with heritage at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force volunteer and docent Mike Ries discusses the Gemini B orbiting laboratory spacecraft with the Titan IV-B rocket and Space Force display in the background Oct. 28, 2023, with students attending the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Joint Intermediate Cyberspace Operations Course. (Contributed photo)
Students connect with heritage at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force volunteer and docent Mike Ries shows off the six North American XB-70 Valkyrie engines Oct. 28, 2023, to students attending the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Joint Intermediate Cyberspace Operations Course. (Contributed photo)
Students connect with heritage at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
View from inside the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s Missile Gallery during a tour Oct. 28, 2023, by students attending the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Joint Intermediate Cyberspace Operations Course. (Contributed photo)
Dollars to pounds: AFIT delivers cost estimating course across the pond
Instructors from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Civil Engineer School provided on-site course instruction in Life Cycle Cost Estimating to the 48th Civil Engineer Squadron at RAF Lakenheath, England, where they discussed challenges stemming from regional cost differences, historical preservation, conversion from dollars to British pounds and incorporating regional cost data into the Air Force Parametric Assembly Cost Estimating System. Pictured is an example of the unique construction methods and historical-preservation challenges encountered in London. (Contributed photo)
USAFA enlisted faculty members visit AFIT
United States Air Force Academy instructor and Air Force Institute of Technology alumnus Master Sgt. James Earley talks with current AFIT master’s students during a visit, Oct. 17, 2023. The goal of the visit was to educate current AFIT enlisted master’s students about opportunities to teach at the academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Katie Scott)
USAFA enlisted faculty members visit AFIT
United States Air Force Academy faculty members Chief Master Sgts. Michael Deiderich and William Baez talk with current Air Force Institute of Technology master’s students during a visit, Oct. 17, 2023. The goal of the visit was to educate current AFIT enlisted master’s students about opportunities to teach at the academy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Katie Scott)
AFIT explores collaborations with CMU-Africa
Air Force Institute of Technology professor Aihua Wood traveled to Kigali, Rwanda, in September to explore collaboration opportunities with Carnegie Mellon University-Africa. While there, she served as a panel member during the MentorHer Africa event, discussing the topic of empowering girls and women in STEM with students from universities across the region. (Contributed photo)