Spc. Aaron Sterling, an advertising/public relations major at Liberty University, recently returned from his first deployment with the Army National Guard. Sterling deployed to Iraq on July 28 from Camp Atterbury, Ind., serving until the end of the war in December. Transitioning from a humid Lynchburg summer to the scorching deserts of Iraq shocked Sterling and the other soldiers of […]
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School of Aeronautics students prepare to fly across US Two teams of Liberty University students will fly in the 2012 Air Race Classic in June. The 2,400-mile transcontinental race is an all-women’s race based on the 1929 “Powder Puff” Air Derby flown by Amelia Earhart. Fifty teams will fly from Lake Havasu, Ariz., north to Sault Ste Marie on Michigan’s […]
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Lynchburg’s first snowstorm of the season hit Sunday, and Liberty University students rushed outside to enjoy the weather. Junior Chad Porell decided to go sledding down the Hill along with dozens of other Hill residents. “That was so fun,” he said. “It was fun till I wiped out — that was unfortunate.” Nursing a skinned shoulder, the South Carolina native […]
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Liberty University student Spc. Bruno Mizerani left Iraq in mid-December when his unit, Charlie Company, 1-116th Infantry Battalion, returned to the States with the last U.S. forces. The mission was Mizerani’s first overseas deployment since joining the National Guard two years ago. He began training for Operation New Dawn — America’s official withdrawal from Iraq — back in May, and […]
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Liberty student served as Air Force satellite/telemetry technician in Iraq Liberty University student SSgt. Nahum O’Brien wanted to join “the greatest Air Force in the world” when he enlisted in 2003 in response to Sept. 11, 2001. The Wheelersburg, Ohio, native was a satellite/telemetry technician with the 31st Combat Communications Squadron, stationed at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, […]
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Jacksonville, Ill. native Sgt. Alex Helmich — now a helicopter aviation student at Liberty University — enlisted in the Army in 2006 in response to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. “I chose the Army so that I could serve my country for what happened on 9/11, and I chose the Army over the other branches because of what the […]
Read moreLiberty University’s School of Aeronautics will phase out its helicopter training program, citing low enrollment and a lack of available jobs for helicopter pilots. Students currently enrolled in the helicopter program will be allowed to finish their training, but the small market for helicopter jobs has traditionally been a problem, according to School of Aeronautics Dean retired Air Force Gen. […]
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Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush Karl Rove spoke at Randolph College Jan. 26 about President Barack Obama, the upcoming election and his years of experience in politics. Nicknamed “The Architect” for his role in designing both of Bush’s presidential campaigns, Rove said the current Republican primaries have been “weird” with six lead […]
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Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics is now offering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training and has significantly expanded both its aviation maintenance and flight attendant programs. The school anticipates an “explosion” of job opportunities in the next few years. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently testing to see whether manned and unmanned aircraft can fly safely in the same airspace, […]
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A high ranking and affordable program sets the School of Business apart from others across the country Liberty University Online’s Master of Business Administration ranks among the top 25 in the nation, according to the inaugural Smart Choice ranking. The announcement comes at a time when online degrees — and M.B.A.s in particular — are in demand, according to School […]
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Tom Coble best remembered for his love of flying and his service to other people Liberty University Board of Trustees member and 1976 graduate Tom Coble died in a plane crash near Gadsden, Ala. on Friday, Jan. 20. Coble, 58, was returning to North Carolina after taking his L-39 Albatross fighter jet for routine maintenance when the plane caught fire […]
Read moreLiberty University employs many military veterans. One of them, Director of Commuter Affairs Sgt. Larry Provost, is currently serving his third overseas deployment in Afghanistan. Provost wanted to join the Army since he was in the third grade. He credits his upbringing, and a family history of military service dating back to the Civil War, with instilling his sense of […]
Read moreFlight competition team wins seventh consecutive Region X tournament, proceeds to Nationals Liberty University’s National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) team claimed their seventh straight regional tournament since the team’s inception 10 years ago. The Region X competition took place at Franklin Municipal Airport in Franklin, Va. from Oct. 27 to 29. Most of Liberty’s current NIFA team members had never […]
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Classic World War II aircraft will be flying into Lynchburg Regional Airport this week with the Collings Foundation’s 22nd annual “Wings of Freedom” tour. The nonprofit aviation history foundation from Stow, Mass. conducts tours and flights with aircraft from World War I through the Cold War. The Collings Foundation is a regular at air shows across the country. B-17G Flying […]
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