The Aviators of ASEC
Eight ASEC people who have also served in the air.
On flying, service, and the systems they help build.
Every year, National Aviation Week gives us a reason to highlight the full community that keeps aircraft in the air: pilots, flight engineers, flight officers, and aircrew alike. This year, eight ASEC aviators told us what flying taught them, in the air and on the job.
In Their Words
A Legacy of Aviation at ASEC
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A switch and a handle can do the same job. Only one of them a pilot can find by feel, in the dark, under stress.
JEFF COLVIN
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Train like you fight. Build the airplanes and weapons systems that give us the edge when it matters.
MIKE MARRINAN
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There’s no red light in the lavatory of the P‑8A. And locking up the aircraft at the end of the day is its own kind of complicated.
LANE DRUMMOND
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A flight tester can immediately tell if the card is too busy, has too much erroneous info, or is missing something.
GREG WILLIAMS
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Like a bull in a pen at a rodeo when the gate’s about to drop. It’s ready to go. It’s WAITING to go.
JULIA PYRAH
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The view is amazing. You have a mostly unobstructed view as far as the eye can see.
WILLIAM ZIRZOW
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If you’ve ever seen the movie Black Hawk Down, this was a very similar situation.
ANDY MILLER
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You can always get above the clouds to see the sun.
AMY EGELI
Meet the Aviators
Eight Stories, One Team
CAREERS AT ASEC
Come Soar With Us
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