Captain Venus
Captain Venus serves as a company grade Air Force officer responsible for 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron aircrew standards and evaluations and maintains and implements examination procedures for 200 Air Force aircrew.
Captain Venus received his commission from Officer Training School in 2016. He attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas and then went on to fly the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. Captain Venus is a graduate of Air Force Advanced Instrument School and is a senior pilot with more than 2,000 flying hours in the T-6, T-1, and E-3 AWACS. He has flown combat missions in operations Spartan Shield and Inherent Resolve.
In his free time, Captain Venus enjoys traveling, exercising, gaming, and watching hockey.
Education
Florida Institute of Technology
Bachelor’s of Science in Aviation Management with Flight (cum laude)
Florida Institute of Technology
Master’s degree in Human Factors in Aeronautics
Training
Laughlin Air Force Base
USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training
Maxwell Air Force Base
Squadron Officer School
Tinker Air Force Base
Advanced Instrument School
Accomplishments
Squadron Copilot of the Quarter (2021)
Squadron Aircraft Commander of the Quarter (2024)
Squadron Aircraft Commander of the Year (2024)