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… Learning What Makes Aviation Work, on the Ground and in the Air Submitted by Cole Hinzmann on Emily Jen posing after … BATTLE CREEK, MI – No doubt, Emily Jen is pointed toward a career in aviation. But she is one of those rare … technical-operations curriculum, has been taking steps toward her flight credentials for a long, long time. Her …

… From Kent (WA) to Kalamazoo (MI), Jennifer Nguyen’s Medallion Journey … and immediate family were on the wrong side of the Vietnam War, which forced many of their peers to leave the home … Canh Tran, was a fighter pilot in the South Vietnam Air Force working with the United States during the Vietnam …

… Legacy, No Problem: Joe Zynda’s WMU Journey to Envoy Air and Beyond Submitted by Tom Thinnes on WMU Aviation … College of Aviation is a firm advocate of the paying-it-forward philosophy because of how he was treated during his higher-education years that began in …

… for Hainline – Rebekah Pursues the Path with Allegiant Air Submitted by Tom Thinnes on   Rebekah Hainline believes in not only paying it forward but also paying it backward.  The Battle Creek native has parlayed a two-year stint …

… Blain: Networking, Navigation and his Expedition to Envoy Air Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Josh Blain's advice to those who want to follow him into a career in aviation is to get a … United States. Blain's diploma in aviation flight science was awarded by the Western Michigan University College of …

… Wings of Resolve: The Air Force Journey of WMU Aviation Bronco Tracy Smiedendorf … University College of Aviation with a degree in what was then known as flight technology:   On "9-11" he was in the Pentagon when the hijacked airliner slammed into …

… Aiming High with the Air Force ROTC – Noah Bielat’s Sights are Set Submitted by … choice, Bielat's parents swear that a future in the clouds was cemented by the family's worn-out tape of the original … Gun" flick that captured a boy's imagination.  "Maybe it was just a feeling," he says, "but I think I wanted to fly …

… Aviate’s Path Leads Griffin to Air Wisconsin- He Gets it Done! Submitted by Tom Thinnes on … to compare it to, but WMU blew the others out of the water.  My first consideration was the proximity to my home -- about a three-hour drive -- …

… AFROTC, Ambassador, and Aviation – Avery Bush Accelerates Toward a Career in the Air Force Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Otsego High School, … passion for youthful aviation enthusiasts.  But if your dad was part of the administrative team that kept the Navy's …

… A Flying Fish: David Fish takes Tech Ops to Army Air School Submitted by Tom Thinnes on When he was a student at Marshall High School at the dawn of the millennium, there was a pretty good chance that David Fish could not eye a …