Astronaut Col. Mike Fossum visits AFIT

The Air Force Institute of Technology invites guest speaker Astronaut Col. Mike Fossum for luncheon at Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio on 23 February 2012, Honoring National Engineers Week. Col. Timothy Lawrence, AFIT Commandant presents Col. Fossum with a copy of his thesis that he submitted when he was at AFIT. Only two volumes were presented because the third volume is still classified. Col. Fossum , a graduate of AFIT, served as a test pilot and Flight Test Engineer at Edwards AFB from 1989 to 1992. In 1993 Col. Fossum went to work for NASA as a systems engineer responsible for evaluating the Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Selected by NASA as an Astronaut Candidate in June 1998, Col. Fossum is currently a veteran of three space flights: STS-121, STS-124 and Expedition 28/29 in 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ben Strasser)

Astronaut Col. Mike Fossum visits AFIT

The Air Force Institute of Technology invites guest speaker Astronaut Col. Mike Fossum for luncheon at Holiday Inn, Fairborn, Ohio on 23 February 2012, Honoring National Engineers Week. Col. Fossum signed autographs for Victoria Cruz and Brandon Cruz. The children’s father, Capt. David Cruz is a student at AFIT in Environmental Engineering. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ben Strasser)

AFIT service project

Students from the Air Force Institute of Technology recently teamed up to build a wheelchair ramp for an elderly Dayton resident.

AFIT service project

1st Lt. Zach Schiff, Capt. Lindsay Jaszkowiak, Capt. John Jaszkowiak, Capt. Jared Maline, 1st Lt. Kevin Ochs, Capt. Josh Hollingsworth and Capt. Seth Lorimer stand on the finished project.

AFIT service project

1st Lt. Alec Danaher and Capt. John Jaszkowiak square the decking boards.

Digging post holes

Capt. James Rozzoni and 1st Lt. Kevin Ochs use an auger to dig holes for the support posts.