Christalyn Springs, left, was commissioned into the Air Force by Lt. Col. Stephen Cox at a ceremony in Troy in May.
Passion, work ethic and commitment paid off for the men and women recently commissioned into the Armed Forces at Troy University.
Those attributes, along with a strong sense of honor bred by her family roots, led recent TROY graduate Christalyn Springs through her college journey and, now, a career in the Air Force.
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Air Force ROTC Cadet Colonel Savannah Farris will have a chance to earn her private wings thanks to winning a scholarship. (photo submitted)
For one Troy University Air Force ROTC cadet, “off we go into the wild blue yonder” is taking on a literal meaning this summer.
Cadet Colonel Savannah Farris, a senior rehabilitation and disabilities studies major from Killen and newly appointed cadet wing commander for Detachment 017, is taking to the skies as one of just…
Air Force ROTC Cadet Quinton Maxwell will study Arabic in Morocco this summer through the Defense Department. (TROY photo/Joey Meredith)
Air Force ROTC Cadet Quinton Maxwell has his summer planned already, and will mark a first for the University’s Detachment 17 in the process.
Maxwell, a freshman criminal justice major from Crestview, Fla., will study Arabic this summer in Morocco with a full scholarship through Project Global Officer, a U.S. Defense Department initiative aimed at…
Cadet Lindsey Starr sits in the pilot seat of a TH-1H helicopter during Pathways to Blue on Keesler Air Force Base. (USAF Photo/Andre' Askew)
Cadets in Troy University’s U.S. Air Force ROTC Detachment 017 are already prepared to “Aim High” as the motto suggests, but an event at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi helped some of those cadets better aim themselves to become future Air Force leaders.
TROY cadets joined some 280 ROTC cadets from 15 different colleges…