VOLABAMUS VOLAMUS | MAY 2022

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COL. WILLIAM EHRENSTROM AT ODYSSEY NETWORK

Col. William Ehrenstrom, USAF (Ret), is a Daedalian and currently a Guppy Pilot in Command with NASA. He will be sharing its mission and his experiences on Thursday, May 26 at 1900 CDT.

Ehrenstrom is a grad of USAF Academy in Astronautical Engineering. He received his master’s in aerospace engineering from Princeton University in 1983. He joined NASA as a contractor in 1993, as a civil servant in 1994, and joined its Aircraft Operations Division in 1996. He has flown the T-38, GIII, GV, SGT, WB-57, GII, and GI since arriving at AOD.

TOMORROW'S MILITARY AVIATORS

Matching Scholarships

The Daedalian Foundation matches up to $2,000 in Flight scholarship awards, and then adds another $1,000, allowing each Flight to receive up to $3,000. When a flight awards multiple scholarships, the Foundation's matching, up to $3,000, is done in accordance with flight instructions.

Cadet John Pinnix, AFROTC

Harley Pope Flight 48 Matching Scholarship

Flight $1,500. Foundation $1,500.

Fifth-year Senior North Carolina State University majoring in civil engineering and minoring in aerospace studies.

Student Pilot with 11 hours flying time. Dean's List, Academic Honors Award, Selected for Cadet Wing Commander position Honor Guard Member, Meritorious Service Award, Military Order of the World Wars, AFROTC Field Training Distinguished Graduate.

Career goal: "Attend ENJJPT, Fighter Pilot in the Air Force, attend AF Weapon's School, retire from Active Duty.”

MIDN Anna Braun, NROTC

Longhorn Flight 38 Matching Scholarship

Flight $1,500. Foundation $1,500.

Sophomore at University of Texas-Austin majoring in Russian, Eastern.

Vice President of the ACC Russian Club, ACC Honors Student, Dean’s Honor List, Women Midshipmen and Officer Candidate Award.

Career goal: “As a child, I always loved aviation and flying. I grew up flying overseas on jumbo jets to see my family in the Czech Republic. I quickly fell in love with the sound of the engines, the thrill of taking off and the overall experience of flying. Also, throughout high school, I designed my own airlines and even flew Cessna’s with my dad. In the future, I hope to become a P-8 pilot for the United States Navy. I am also interested in becoming a commercial aviation pilot one day.”

Cadet Julia Bennett, AFROTC

Longhorn Flight 38 Matching Scholarship

Flight $1,500. Foundation $1,500.

Sophomore at University of Texas-Austin majoring in public health.

Cadet Duties: Morale Wellness, and Recreation Officer (Spring 2022). National Honor Society, Air Force ROTC Recruiting Award, Air Force ROTC Academic Award, University Honors.

Career goal: “I want to become a Combat Systems Officer in the United States Air Force.”

MIDN Keith Bliss, NROTC

Mile High Flight 18 Matching Scholarship

Flight Endowment $1,000. Foundation $2,000.

Junior at University of Colorado-Boulder majoring in aerospace engineering.

Private Pilot with 68 hours. Cadet duties: Bravo Company Executive Officer. Dean’s List, President’s List, Reserve Officer’s Association Sophomore Award.

Career goal: “I plan to serve at least 10 years in the United States Navy as an aviator. I hope to be offered the opportunity to attend the Naval Test Pilot School to train as a test pilot and earn my Master's in aerospace engineering. After this, I would like to retire from the military to work for a civilian airline as a commercial pilot, or possibly as a test pilot with a civilian military contractor.”

Cadet Todd Davis, AFROTC

Mile High Flight 18 Matching Scholarship

Flight Endowment $1,000. Foundation $2,000.

Junior at Colorado School of Mines majoring in computer science.

Student Pilot with 66.9 hours. Cadet duties: Spring 2022 Training Support Squadron Commander. Dean’s List, Honor roll 3x, Spring 2022 President of Success Enabled Pilots club. Spring 2020 Warrior Spirit Award, Summer 2021 Top Third Graduate, AFROTC Field Training, 4x Physical Fitness Award.

Career goal: “My career goal is to attend ENJJPT and become a test pilot. This is a very ambitious goal and one that receives my utmost dedication. I have decided to take each challenge one step at a time. The first big milestone is rated board selection, which I recently completed my package for. My backups to flight school are either airfield operations or cyberspace operations. However, my passion is for flying, and even if I am not selected to fly for the Air Force, I will continue to fly as a hobby. This will also allow me to maintain the currency, and potentially have a career in flying after the Air Force.”

Cadet Maximus Shambaugh, AFROTC

Fighter Flight 62 Matching Scholarship

Flight $1,000. Foundation $1,000.

Freshman at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, majoring in architecture.

Beginning Student Pilot with 1 flying hour. Member of Honor Guard, regularly completes 20 hours of community service.

Career goal: “Become a pilot or chaplain in the Air Force. After retirement, I want to go commercial in the civilian pilot world.”

Cadet Irenko Lagodiuk, AFROTC

Fighter Flight 62 Matching Scholarship

Flight $1,000. Foundation $1,000.

Freshman at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, majoring in mechanical engineering.

U.S. Army E-3, Army Achievement Award, Expert Marksmanship Badge, Nevada Recruiting Ribbon.

Career goal: “After completing my academic plan, I will be a mechanical engineer and on track for pilot school in the United States Air Force. As a pilot, I seek to go down test pilot route — to research and test new aircraft for the future of the aerospace industry as aviation still has a lot of room for improvement and innovation that can help change lives and industries for a better, cleaner future. As an officer, I seek to bring a better culture to the branch and to the airman under my command. With a mechanical/aerospace engineering degree, I will strive to innovate and research new technologies for the aviation field.”

Cadet Elizabeth General, AFROTC

Fighter Flight 62 Matching Scholarship

Flight $1,000. Foundation $1,000.

Freshman at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, majoring in kinesiology and minoring in aerospace studies.

Deans List (Spring 2021 and Fall 2021); National Honor Society for high school (2020); Cum Laude Award - high school GPA (2020, 2019 and 2018).

Career goal: "I want to become a fighter pilot in the USAF. After the military, I want to become a physical therapist, and open and own my own dance studio.”

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Tune in to see “The Misty Experiment”!

"The Misty Experiment: The Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail" uncovers a relatively unknown piece of military and aviation history, and shines a light on a secret squadron of nearly 160 Air Force pilots (named MISTY for their radio call sign) who gave American forces some of the Vietnam War's best intelligence. Interviews with 20+ Mistys recount the thrilling, frightening and heartbreaking stories of bravery in a conflict that still divides public opinion more than 50 years later.