CERTAMUS VOLARE
DISCOVER THE LATEST WORK BY PHIL HESELTINE
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 Ryan and Phil Heseltine, Clark Air Base Philippines (1978). Author’s early interest in aviation. |  Author and Mike Hawkins (1990), Sandy Utah |  University of Utah Det 850 Patch "Certamus Volare" (1993) |
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 Commissioning Ceremony (1993), Salt Lake City UT |  Commissioning Ceremony, Erik Fortheringham, Laura Farrell, Jodi Hutton, Author, Corwin Pauly, Mike Hawkins, (1993) Salt Lake City Utah |  Commissioning Ceremony, Author and Mike and Theresa Hawkins (1993), Salt Lake City Utah |
 Deployed KC-135 Crew (1993), Author, Sam Dixon, Mike Adams, Chad Daniels and Author. Note Combat US Flags and the Disco Ball! |  The 384th "Expeditionary" Air Refueling Squadron Door Al Udeid AB Qatar (2002) |  1999, Vance Air Force Base, T-1A Jayhawk |
 1999, Vance Air Force Base T-37B "Tweet" |  Jenny pinning on Captain Leroy Swetnam's WWII pilot wings on author, Vance Air Force Base OK (1999) |  Lt Col Jacquiline van Ovost with Alexa Heseltine (2002), Wichita KS |
 Mr Alan Frosh with Alexa Heseltine (2003), Wichita KS. |  Alexa and Author (2003), Wichita KS |  Jenny, Author, Ryan, and Debi Heseltine (2003), McConnell AFB KS. Ryan's reenlistment. |
 Livie Heseltine (2005) Altus AFB OK |  Alexa, Livie and Author (2005) Altus AFB OK |  Author and Livie Heseltine (2006), Altus AFB OK |
 Author and Family (2006) Following Final KC-135 Flight Altus AFB OK |  Alexa, Author and Livie (2006) McGuire AFB NJ |  Gen Ron Fogelman and Author ASAM Graduation (2007) McGuire AFB NJ |
 Jenny, Alexa, Author, Livie, Peggy and Bruce "Babs" Heseltine (2007) McGuire AFB NJ |  Jenny, Livie, Alexa and Author (2007), McGuire AFB NJ |  Alexa, Jenny, Author and Livie (2008), McGuire AFB NJ |
 Maj Gen Kip Self (2008), Pentagon Washington DC. |  Livie, Author, Jenny and Alexa Heseltine (2008), Pentagon Washington DC. |  Bruce "Babs", Author, Peggy Heseltine (2008), Pentagon Washington DC. |
 ADM Mike Mullen, CJCS, Jenny, Livie, Alexa and Author, Pentagon Washington DC |  LCDR Linda Stone and author Pentagon Going Away (2010). Note the "Vote for Pedro" farewell gift. |  Livie and Author (2009), Burke VA |
 Author during 911th Air Refueling Squadron Command tour, Seymour Johnson AFB NC (2011) |  Author, Final Flight over North Carolina (2014) |  The Patch Wall at Charlies, Altus AFB OK (2019) |
 Author and Steve Legrand Memorial, Charlies Bar, Altus AFB OK (2019) |  Author and The World Famous "Charlie," Altus AFB OK (2019) |  Author and Jenny Heseltine (2017), Air Force Ball Wichita KS, the night before Joint Task Force Leeward Islands Hurricane Relief Depolyment. |
 Joint Task Force Leeward Islands Hurricane Relief (2017) |  Joint Task Force Leeward Islands Hurricane Relief Hurricane Efforts, Douglas-Charles Airport Tower Crew and Author (2017), Island of Dominica |  Author Taxiing KC-46A at Altus AFB OK (2019) |
 Command Chief Master Sergeant Takesha Williams and Author (2020) Washington DC Visit |  Two Utes at FL270. Somewhere over KS (2018) |  Author and Gail Halvorsen "Candy Bomber" (2022), McConnell AFB KS |
 Command Chief Master Sergeant Elaine DT1 Major and Author (2022) McConnell AFB |  Author, Evan and Suzie Crespo (2022), Kaw Nation OK |  Author in contact with another KC-46A somewhere over Texas (2019) |
 FInal KC-46 flight. Captain Leroy Swetnam's wings went with the Author. |  Author after KC-46A Postflight (2023) |  Author, Babs, and Ryan Heseltine Retirement Ceremony, McConnel AFB KS (2023) |
Author's Bio...
William Makepeace Thackeray, a British novelist, author, and illustrator once said, “whatever you are … be a good one.” Using this philosophy I have developed a lifelong passion for, and a commitment to, service excellence, innovation and change. During my career I have strived to always deliver superior aviation instruction both during worldwide peacetime and combat operations. I have commanded small, medium and large organizations, and led an over 3,500-person military installation, executing billion-dollar budgets as well as preserving irreplaceable national resources.
The role of great leaders is to constantly seek ways to develop vital human, resource, and intellectual capital. 30 years in the military, serving across various supervisory and command positions has offered multiple and unparalleled opportunities to successfully lead, coach, and mentor literally thousands of military and civilian personnel. And numerous global assignments, working with myriad leaders at the highest levels of United States and international government, has afforded me unique perspective and an ability to identify innovative and lasting solutions through skilled empathy, compromise and mutual respect.
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