Monthly Update - January 2020
United States Air Force Academy
Your Mile High Flight program is off to a great start in 2020. We started the year with a tour of the United States Air Force Academy. The weather was cool but turned out to be a perfect day for walking around the campus. Col. Mark Dickerson welcomed our students. MHF Crew member Maurice Newton, USAFA graduate, did a fantastic job coordinating our longest event of the year. We started promptly at 8:00 AM and completed on time at 3:00 PM. Students and parents received a comprehensive admissions briefing from recent graduates and gained a great understanding of what it takes to attend this elite institution. 

It was a beautiful day to visit the Tuskegee Airmen statue on the Honor Court. One of the many highlights was our visit to the Academy Airfield, where some of our students had an opportunity to experience first-hand, what its like to train to parachute from an airplane. We finished our tour at the Tuskegee Airmen exhibit in Arnold Hall, featuring many of our very own DOTA heros.  
MHF Alumni Update
We received a very encouraging update from former MHF student Ricardo Zapata. Ricardo writes: “Hi MHF Crew, I hope you're all doing well. I'm writing to you just to let you know what's new. This afternoon, I have a flight lesson. The reason being is that I have been awarded a scholarship from Wings Over the Rockies. I plan to graduate high school with my private pilot's license. I've finished my application for the Air Force Academy. I'm waiting to hear back for the results. In the meantime, I've been accepted to CU boulder and will be doing an interview soon for Stanford. I'm not sure I ever said thank you for the letter of recommendation for USAFA, so I would like to say thank you. The help and support from the Mile-High Flight program has been a major building block for where I am now. Thank you.”  
On the Move!
We are proud to announce that 2004 MHF Phase 2 solo student and USAFA grad Mychol Alexander was just promoted to Major. Mychol is currently stationed at McGuire AFB, flying the C-17 Globemaster III. Mychol writes: “Hello MHF Crew, hope all is well. Just wanted to let you know I pinned on major this past week and wanted to extend a quick thank you for your mentorship over the years.” We’ll continue to keep you updated on his progress.
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