Join Zack and Evan as they talk with retired Lt. Col. Lee Olyniec. Mr. Olyniec retired from the Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel with over 22 years of active duty service. He started his career as an engineer supporting flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base. In 2000, he graduated from the Air Force Test Pilot School as a flight test engineer and supported initial testing of the F-22 fighter aircraft. Additional assignments include program offices with the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems, the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System, and various staff positions. Lieutenant Colonel Olyniec deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 with Task Force Paladin and the Counter Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) mission at FOB Shank and Kandahar. In 2011, he deployed to FOB Union III in the Baghdad Green Zone supporting the Iraq Security Assistance Mission. Mr. Olyniec graduated from Texas A&M where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He also holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He retired in 2016 and currently works as a technical consultant.
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The mission of The 9:57 Project is to connect Veterans with young people in order to perpetuate Courage, Resilience, Service, Teamwork, and the legacy of Flight 93. At 9:57 AM on 9/11, the passengers and crew of Flight 93 fought back, saving the U.S. Capitol Building and preventing further loss of life. Their actions were the first successful counterattack in the War on Terror. Our Veterans share the "Spirit of 9:57" with young people in order to perpetuate this legacy and the leadership traits exhibited on board the plane that day. Those values are the ones young people need to thrive and succeed in today's world.
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