11.08.2024
Thomas McCay turned a lifelong love of flying into a decorated U.S. Air Force career, which included hundreds of combat missions as a fighter pilot, followed by a second career as a high school instructor and mentor to junior cadets and the next generation of public servants.
"I got lucky to diversify and have the career that I did," said McCay, who retired from the Air Force in 1989 as a colonel and command Pilot.
McCay was inspired to fly at a young age by a photograph of his mother's brother, a World War II pilot.