By Kerry McGinley

When Alvaro Flores was a young boy, he was fascinated by the helicopters that took off and landed near his Gypsum, Colorado, home. He also deeply admired his elementary school teachers who helped him learn English, the second language he worked to master after his family immigrated from Mexico. Both set him on his ultimate career path. He won multiple scholarships support his college education, but the funds decreased his final year. Financial pressure and dreams of aviation prompted him to quit college his senior year and join the Army.

By Kerry McGinley

The park used to be filled with static displays of aircraft and the occasional visitor. But the PAE team at MacDill transformed the MacDill Memorial Park into an award-winning outdoor space that brings the community together to commemorate Air Force history and seaside recreation.

“It’s like a living park,” said Evangeline Baulch, PAE Programs and Engineering Services manager. “It’s a unique project that brings different communities together. It’s not just for the military, but it’s also an opportunity to interact with the public outside of the base.”

By Terrence Nowlin

Hurricane Michael, the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since 1992, devastated Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base in October 2018. James "Jamy" Yon lost his home in the storm but still managed to be the first PAE contractor back on base to assess the damage 

"All facilities were damaged, many were destroyed," he said. 

By Kerry McGinley

A sweeping change to align to new customer requirements and improve the flow of information resulted in customer satisfaction, a fee award of $95,000 and a check for $5,000 for the Kaizen team that led a project to improve a finance process. Debbie Godbey, Rebecca Lind and Jon Strauss won the second quarter Kaizen Award for continuous improvement after creating a dedicated cost control department that defined roles across the program to better manage cash flow for their Navy client.

By Kerry McGinley

A group of award-winning songwriters and performers took to the stage to raise money for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors at an event sponsored by PAE. The Colorado Springs Celebrity Classic Sept. 28 filled a dance hall with surviving families of fallen military and their supporters celebrating 25 years of TAPS programs and community building.

By Kerry McGinley

Chad Weatherly knows what it takes to keep facilities at Fort Carson, Colorado running – all 17 million square feet of them. The Colorado Springs Army post is home to more than 10,000 people, including the 4th Infantry Division, 10th Special Forces Group and 4th Security Force Assistance Brigade as well as units of the the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve and Colorado National Guard.