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In this issue, The AFIT Foundation will be recognizing Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) James Thorne, PhD, Director of Defense and Aerospace of DHL Global Forwarding. Lt Col Thorne received his M.S. and PhD in Astronautical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1989 and 1996. He initially joined the military because the Air [...]

In this issue, The AFIT Foundation will be recognizing Colonel (Ret.) Tamer Ozmen, Director of Defense and Aerospace of DHL Global Forwarding. Colonel Ozmen received his M.S. in Operations Research from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1993. He joined the military due to a love of service to his country. After retiring [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation will be recognizing Captain Trey Burrows, Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) at California Bioenergy LLC. Captain Burrows received his MS in Logistics Management from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1997. As a child, he was always fascinated with planes and space. His brother-in-law joined [...]

In this issue, The AFIT Foundation recognizes Colonel (Ret.) Efgan Dengür, Vice President of EDGE Advanced Concepts. Colonel Dengür received his M.S. in Operations Research (GOR 92 M) from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in March of 1992. As a young fighter pilot in the Turkish Air Force, Colonel Dengür was driven by [...]

In this issue, The AFIT Foundation will be recognizing Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ted Bowlds, Proven CEO, Board Member, and U.S. Air Force General specializing in Strategy Formulation, Technology Development, Systems Test, and Program Execution. Lt Gen Bowlds received his MS in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1979. His desire to [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Colonel and Defense Logistics Attache Kwang-ho JANG, Executive Director of External Relations at the Korea Defense Industry Corporation. Colonel Jang received his MS in Space Operations from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1996. He chose the path of an officer to devote himself to [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Captain Gayleen Swiggum, M.S., PMP, Speaker and Veteran of the United States Air Force. Captain Swiggum received her MS in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 2017. She entered the military to serve her country and take part in [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Mr. Gabe Mounce, US Space Force Guardian and Director of the Tech Engagement Office for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Mr. Mounce received his MS in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 2003. His journey in the Air Force stemmed from a [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Captain Paul Michaud, Air Force Officer and F-35 Pilot at the 356th Fighter Squadron. Captain Michaud received his MS in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Microelectronic Mechanical Systems from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 2019 after graduating from the United States Air Force [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Dr. Michael Gravier, Chair of the Department of Marketing for Bryant University. Dr. Gravier received his MS in Logistics Management with a concentration in Transportation from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1999. His desire to join the military came from the sense of serving [...]