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In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Colonel (Ret.) Michael Heil, Independent Aerospace and Defense Consultant. Col. Heil received his PhD in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1986. He was raised as an Air Force brat in a military family, and desired to give back to his country [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Jim Berke. Lt. Col Berke received his MS in Electrical Engineering (Electro-Optics) from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1980. He joined the military because of an ardent desire to serve his country. After serving in the Air Force for 21 years, [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Major General Mike Greiner, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget of the United States Air Force. Maj. Gen. Greiner received his MS in Cost Analysis from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1996. He initially joined the military because the Air Force offered a ROTC scholarship [...]

Dr. Brandon ("BT") Cesul is profiled in this issue of AFIT Alumni Highlights. Dr. Cesul is a Space Systems Engineer and Defense Intelligence Analyst. He received his PhD in Astronautical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 2012. He decided to join the military while finishing his master's program at a civilian [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Mr. Bruce Morlan, former mathematician analyst for the Strategic Air Command. Mr. Morlan received his MS in Operations Research from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1979. He initially joined the military because the Air Force offered a ROTC scholarship. He continued to serve as [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Dr. Kevin Priddy, former Chief Systems Engineer for the Air Force Distributed Common Ground Station (AF DCGS). Dr. Priddy received his MS in Electrical Engineering (Electro-Optics, Semiconductor Theory) from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1985 and went on to complete his PhD in 1992 [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Dr. Tom Foltz, Retired Air Force Colonel, and President of Tom Foltz Consulting. Dr. Foltz received his MS in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 1988 and went on to complete his PhD in 1998 in Electrical Engineering. He joined the military [...]

In this issue, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Mr. Fred Stierwalt, Former Senior Systems Engineer, for the Missile Defense Agency. Mr. Stierwalt graduated in 1981 from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology with a BS in Electrical Engineering, and he went on to complete his MS in Electrical Engineering in 1985. He decided to [...]

In this article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing Captain Ashwin Rao, PhD, a Physicist and Program Manager at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Captain Rao received his MS in Nuclear Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 2020 and went on to complete his PhD in 2022 in Nuclear Engineering. He joined [...]

In this highlight article, The AFIT Foundation is recognizing U.S. Space Force Master Sergeant Vincent Olshove, Program Manager for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation! MSgt Olshove graduated with his MS in Engineering Management from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology in 2021. Upon graduating high school, MSgt Olshove was unsure [...]