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Twin lieutenants graduate with master’s degrees from AFIT
Identical twins, 1st Lts. Holden and Hart Holt, graduated from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management in March with master’s degrees in acquisition and program management. The brothers embrace their love of traveling, as seen here visiting Italy during their first duty assignments in Europe. (Contributed photo)
Darkness in the daytime: Wright-Patt witnesses total eclipse
A colander is held in the sunshine above a white tarp April 8, 2024, so the shape of the crescent sun and shadow of the moon can be seen during a solar eclipse at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The tarp was one of the displays set up by the 88th Force Support Squadron to add to the experience for people who came to an eclipse viewing party. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Darkness in the daytime: Wright-Patt witnesses total eclipse
Some of the estimated 500 people who turned out for an eclipse viewing party April 8, 2024, on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, look up at the sun as the moon progresses toward totality. The 88th Force Support Squadron and sponsors provided glasses, telescopes and activities but, most importantly, an open space to view the rare event. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Darkness in the daytime: Wright-Patt witnesses total eclipse
Patty Krizitcky joins an estimated 500 attendees at an eclipse viewing party April 8, 2024, at the Wright-Patt Club on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The 88th Force Support Squadron and sponsors provided glasses, telescopes and activities but, most importantly, an open space to view the rare event. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Darkness in the daytime: Wright-Patt witnesses total eclipse
Viewing party attendees react as the eclipse enters totality a little after 3 p.m. April 8, 2024, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. An estimated 500 people experienced darkness at midafternoon as the moon blocked out the sun’s light. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Darkness in the daytime: Wright-Patt witnesses total eclipse
A spectator takes a picture as a solar eclipse enters totality the afternoon of April 8, 2024, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Some spectators traveled hundreds of miles to Wright-Patt to experience the eclipse. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Darkness in the daytime: Wright-Patt witnesses total eclipse
Solar flares become visible as the moon blocks out the sun’s light during a total eclipse April 8, 2024, visible from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. People traveled hundreds of miles to join the estimated 500 spectators at an eclipse viewing party outside the Wright-Patt Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
Darkness in the daytime: Wright-Patt witnesses total eclipse
Totality comes to an end and the “diamond ring” phenomenon becomes visible as the moon continues across the sun April 8, 2024, as seen from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. People traveled hundreds of miles to join the estimated 500 spectators at an eclipse viewing party outside the Wright-Patt Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy speaks during the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, chief recognition ceremony April 5, 2024, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Roy told the new chiefs they must empower junior Airmen for the positions they are appointed to. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Col. Travis Pond (at left), 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, presents a memento to Senior Master Sgt. Elise Redziniak, 88th Medical Group, on April 5, 2024, to honor her promotion to the top enlisted rank in the Air Force during the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, chief recognition ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy (center) and Chief Master Sgt. Lloyd Morales, 88 ABW command chief, joined the presentation on stage. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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The chief master sergeants, active and retired, of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, gather on stage April 5, 2024, at the end of the chief recognition ceremony in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The annual event honored 11 Wright-Patt Airmen selected for promotion to the Air Force’s highest enlisted rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
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Chief Master Sgt. Michael Blake, 445th Maintenance Group, is escorted through a saber cordon by family members April 5, 2024, as he enters the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, chief recognition ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Blake was among the 11 new chief master sergeants honored for attaining the Air Force’s highest enlisted rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by R.J. Oriez)
AFIT Class of 2024
Walter Jones, Air Force Institute of Technology director and chancellor, gives opening remarks at an AFIT graduation award ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 21, 2024. Awards were presented in several categories and included 20 distinguished honor graduates for the AFIT class of 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
AFIT Class of 2024
Muhammad Rahman (left), the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management dean, and Walter Jones (right), AFIT director and chancellor, pose with 20 distinguished honor graduates from AFIT’s class of 2024 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 21, 2024. The graduating class included members from all U.S. service branches as well as international partners from five countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
AFIT Class of 2024
Col. Sarah Isbill, the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Air University Detachment 1 commander, delivers closing remarks during the AFIT graduation awards ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 21, 2024. Awards were presented in several categories and included 20 distinguished honor graduates for the AFIT class of 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
AFIT Class of 2024
The Air Force Institute of Technology class of 2024 poses for a group photo with AFIT leaders and staff at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 21, 2024. The AFIT curriculum focuses on educating defense professionals to accomplish the warfighting mission through technological and innovative means. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson)
AFIT commencement ceremony celebrates 206 graduates
Dr. William Cunningham, Operational Sciences Department head and professor of logistics and supply chain management, serves as grand marshal for the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Graduate School of Engineering and Management commencement ceremony March 21 in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
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)
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)