Author name: Veterans Airlift

We are fortunate to have the advisory board that we do. We have some highly esteemed folks. We knew Scott Smiley was a great representative of our soldiers when we asked him and his wife, Tiffany (the other half of a great team!) to serve with us in support of the mission of the VAC. […]

This entry was written by Marlene Morschauser, wife of LTC Robert Morschauser: It is hard for me to find words to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to Veterans Airlift Command. The reason for my struggle is that I honestly believe the words do not exist. I will do my best, however, to share my

Dear Fellow Volunteers,I just recently completed my first mission. For those of you who havealready had the privilege of flying a mission, you know what it’slike. For those of you who are yet to fly or have not quite decidedif this is for you, let me tell you it was one of the most gratifyingdays

The following entry was written Katie Pribyl, one of our volunteer pilots from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association: Recently, my colleague, Greg Bowles, and I had the distinct privilege of flying our first VAC mission. We work for the General Aviation Manufacturers Association in downtown Washington, DC and we operate a new Cessna 182. I

Here’s a note I received last week from one of our pilots, Bill Kendrick: Peter Johns was severely burned about a year ago in an electrical fire while serving on a US Navy carrier. He’s had surgery to reconstruct his face, and his hands are so disfigured that he has to wear gloves. Despite these

Tuesday June 5th was a significant milestone for USMC Corporal Andrew Love. He walked 100 yards without a walker. The last time I saw him (about three weeks ago) was at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center where he was struggling to walk WITH a walker. The 100 yards he walked on Tuesday was through a