FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City 2018

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott A. Cain, Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander, gives the opening speech at the 2018 FIRST® Robotics Competition Rocket City Regional at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2018. Cain motivates the competitors with an inspirational account of how his love of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics drew him to the U.S. Air Force and how those fundamentals allowed him to succeed in the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Air Force Flight and Test Pilot Schools, and his current assignment as the AEDC commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher Warner)

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FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City 2018

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott A. Cain (seated third from left on the front row), Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander, watches the Alliance round of the 2018 FIRST® Robotics Competition Rocket City Regional at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2018. During the Alliance round the top eight teams who placed as Alliance Team Captains during the morning’s qualifying rounds get to choose two other teams to compete with them during the final rounds for a chance at going to the FIRST® Robotics Competition World Championship in Houston, Texas in April 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher Warner)

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FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City 2018

U.S. Air Force Col. Scott A. Cain, Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander, speaks with members of Team Appreciate from Austin, Texas at the 2018 FIRST® Robotics Competition Rocket City Regional at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2018. This year’s FIRST® Robotics Competition Rocket City Regional had 45 teams competing from all across the U.S. and Brazil. Each team had to design and build a competition ready robot in under six weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher Warner)

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FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City 2018

Technical Sgt. Eric W. Williams, U.S. Air Force recruiter, explains the recruiting mission to U.S. Air Force Col. Scott A. Cain, Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander, while attending the 2018 FIRST® Robotics Competition Rocket City Regional at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2018. Mobile assets like the Special Operations Air Commando Experience allow recruiters to showcase how the U.S. Air Force uses Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in a variety of missions and assignments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher Warner)

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FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City 2018

Technical Sgt. Eric W. Williams, U.S. Air Force recruiter, briefs U.S. Air Force Col. Scott A. Cain, Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander, on the U.S. Air Force Recruiting Special Operations Air Commando Experience mobile asset while attending the 2018 FIRST® Robotics Competition Rocket City Regional at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2018. Cain’s demonstration included several Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, and Virtual Reality simulators within the C-130 Hercules replica trailer that showcases the U.S. Air Force Special Operation’s unique missions and opportunities available to potential recruits. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher Warner)

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Col. Cain motivates FIRST® Robotics Competition youth

Published April 24, 2018
By Chirstopher Warner
AEDC/PA

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. -- U.S. Air Force Col. Scott A. Cain, Arnold Engineering Development Complex commander, gives the opening speech at the 2018 FIRST® Robotics Competition Rocket City Regional at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, March 17, 2018. Cain motivates the competitors with an inspirational account of how his love of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics drew him to the U.S. Air Force and how those fundamentals allowed him to succeed in the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Air Force Flight and Test Pilot Schools, and his current assignment as the AEDC commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher Warner)

FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City 2018

FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City 2018

FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City 2018

FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City 2018

FIRST Robotics Competition Rocket City 2018