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Mars Area junior selected for flight academy

Mars Area High School junior Dylan Weitzell was selected to attend the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp, or JROTC, Flight Academy summer aviation training program.

Dylan , a member of Pine-Richland/Mars Area U.S. Air Force JROTC, is one of 200 cadets from across the nation chosen for the all-expenses-paid opportunity to join in the eight-week program at a participating university.

Upon successful completion of the program, he will be awarded his Private Pilot License.

The annual scholarship program is a collaborative effort between the aerospace industry and the Air Force to address a national pilot shortage. For more information, visit airuniversity.af.edu.

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