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U.S. Air Force Band presents free concert at Miller Auditorium

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… Air Force. Stationed at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., it is one of six musical ensembles that … Corps dance band, the current band consists of 18 active duty Airmen musicians including one vocalist. Through the … the world, and local performances throughout metropolitan Washington, D.C. For smaller, more intimate venues, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/05/15993

Captain Albert Glenn - WMU Advisory Board Member, retires from FedEX

College of Aviation

… Director of Global Flight Operations, Flight Operations Duty Officer and System Chief Pilot. He has over 15,000 … Board at Western Michigan University. Additionally, he was the 2007-2011 USA F3A Aerobatic team manager. As a … with Amnesty International. His youngest son flies UAVs and was previously named the FAI F3A National Champion, the …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2019/03/glenn

Best-selling author to share war letters from U.S. troops

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… Best-selling author to share war letters from U.S. troops Submitted by Anonymous (not … will share correspondence from U.S. soldiers in American wars during a visit to the campus of Western Michigan … an all-volunteer initiative that honors veterans and active-duty troops by preserving their wartime letters and emails. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/01/112

Airplanes, Students, and Camaraderie: Tracey Kauppila Keeps Her Head in the Clouds and Eyes on the Prize

College of Aviation

… represents something of a homecoming for her since she was born in Battle Creek but grew up in Plymouth in … She's kept the College of Aviation on the right course and away from turbulence as much as possible.    Her affinity for … Patrick Denney "The older military aircraft took my breath away," she says, specifically the Corsair, the gull-wing …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2022/01/kauppila

Western Army ROTC cadet top in state, ranked 8th nationally

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… in Western's ROTC program. This year, as a senior, she was  named the recipient of the 2022 Army Officer’s Saber … Michigan University Army ROTC cadet Grace VanArendonk was selected as the top cadet in the state of Michigan—a … ranked eighth nationally among all cadets in the Active Duty Nurse Corps. VanArendonk, a senior from Norton Shores, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/04/67835

WMU Board of Trustees to meet Wednesday to consider new AFSCME contract

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… reviewed the results to reach an agreement on market-based wage rates for each position for the 2025-26 fiscal year. In … each member will receive a 2.5% increase.  In addition to wages, the agreement trustees will consider Wednesday also …

https://wmich.edu/news/news/2025/08/wmu-trustees-consider-new-afscme-contract-wednesday

WMU engineering student's prototype design unveiled at Frankfurt Auto Show

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… and commercial vehicle markets. About the project Knepley was personally able to visit the display of his creation, … Maxion displayed at the show in September. Knepley's design was a lightweight version of a current production steel … a conventional wheel and removed steel, which is dense and heavy. In place of it in strategic areas, they added a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/11/28063

Budding with Broncos – FreeFlight Systems Flourishes with WMU Aviation and Business Grads

College of Aviation

… home of the WMU Alumni Club of Texas.  It just seems that way.  The innovative aviation enterprise, which is still not … of at least three brown-and-gold-wearing Broncos: Scott Warner, Hunter Hayes and Kasmin Katz.  Request College of Aviation Information Warner, FreeFlight's director of business development, …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/03/freeflight

From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines

College of Aviation

… From Geology to Aviation Business – William Walles Crafts a Career with United Airlines Submitted by Tom Thinnes on William Walles, a 2019 alumnus of the College of Aviation, is living … Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington, and New York City.  Walles' passport can tell …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2024/05/walles