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Colonel
J. Taylor Sink, United States Air Force has been selected to honor
the Wright Brothers in a celebration of a century of flight.
As a Command Pilot of the most sophisticated aircraft in the USAF
inventory he personifies the bold spirited aviator envisioned by Orville
and Wilbur to capture the notion, "The Skys The Limit."
J.
T. Sink is currently Chief, Operations Plans Division, Headquarters
Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, where he oversees
development and execution of plans for contingency operations and
military exercises. A native Californian, he was born in Los
Angeles and graduated from San Pedro High School. Following
graduation with a degree in Astronautical Engineering from the U. S. Air
Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he was commissioned as a
Second Lieutenant. In his 24-year career, Colonel Sink has flown
mainly single-seat attack aircraft, including the F‑117A Stealth
Fighter, the A-10 Thunderbolt II (also known as the “Warthog”) and
the A-7 Corsair II. He has held command, staff, and
flying assignments at bases in the U. S. (including Alaska and Hawaii),
Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, and is a Command Pilot with over
2,900 military flight hours, including 21 combat missions during
Operation Desert Storm.
Colonel
Sink’s educational credentials include a Master’s degree in
Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University and a Master’s
degree in Airpower Art and Science from the School of Advanced Airpower
Studies. He attended the Defense Language Institute in Monterey,
California, and graduated from Japan’s National Institute for Defense
Studies in Tokyo.
Colonel
Sink's decorations include the Distinguished Flying Cross, Defense
Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf
Cluster, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and Aerial Achievement
Medal. He is the 1987 winner of the Harold George Daedalian
Foundation Fellowship and is a distinguished graduate of both the USAF
Squadron Officer School and the Air Command and Staff College.
Colonel
Sink enjoys scuba diving, snorkeling, and playing the piano. He and his
wife Kathryn, a business consultant and homemaker, are volunteers with
the children’s program at Calvary Chapel of West Oahu. They have
two children of their own.
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