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ALUMNI Q&A CHRIS BUCKLEY ’99 B.S., CHEMISTRY WASHINGTON, D.C.
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OL. CHRIS BUCKLEY EARNED A B.S. FROM WESTMINSTER IN 1999,
and since then, he has only moved up in the world. Literally. The chemistry graduate was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and he earned his wings at the Navy Flight School at Pensacola Naval Air Station. As a navigator and bombardier assigned to the B-52 Stratofortress, he flew through many combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2008, he was selected to attend the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and spent the next decade—with several deployments to the Middle East—researching and developmenting new aircraft, software and weapons at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The Air Force has offered him many challenges and opportunities, as well as the privilege to lead—whether small teams in combat, large aircraft formations or an entire squadron. See how Westminster College helped shape this accomplished man of service.
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