The 99th Squadron

09/29/2026

Meet the 2026 Florida Tech Alumni-Owned or Operated Business Awardees!

We’re excited to celebrate 10 Panther-owned and Panther-operated businesses during Homecoming 2026:

BBM Structural — Bora Erbilen ’89, ’91 MBA
The Broken Barrel Tavern — Kevin & Rebecca Menard ’03
Sidus Space & Craig Technologies — Carol Craig ’26 MBA
The Advanced Materials Group — Chris Duer ’00
HEKA — Chris Marot ’00
Dixie Crossroads — Laurilee Thompson ’74 A.S.
The 99th Squadron, Inc. — Ramone Hemphill ’22 MBA
BehaviorFit — Nicholas Green ’15 M.S.
KB Solutions — Kodey Bogart ’22 MSA, ’25 Av.D
Peak Private Jets — Brent Hollenbach ’12

These businesses reflect the creativity, entrepreneurship and Panther spirit found throughout our alumni community.

Help us celebrate this year’s awardees and their incredible accomplishments! Join us at the Homecoming Gala for an unforgettable evening honoring our Panthers.

https://impact.fit.edu/e/florida-tech-homecoming-family-weekend-2026

09/20/2026

It’s no secret that we’re actively recruiting to get more young ladies involved in our programs, and unfortunately this years cohort doesn’t have that critical representation 😐. If you know of any girls along the Space Coast who are interested in aerospace, reach out at [email protected].
Although The 99th Squadron had to miss out on yesterday’s festivities, we’re so thankful that the 🎯Florida Tuskegee Airmen - General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. Chapter set up a booth at this annual 🏆Girls in Aviation Day🏆 (GIAD) event at Sheltair, Melbourne Airport!.
The GIAD✈️ proclamation itself is celebrated throughout FBO’s in airports all across the country😱 on the same day each year!.
Chapter President 🫡Montoria Hubbard handed out flyers for the chapter and The 99th - while telling the history of the ✅Tuskegee Airmen to hundreds of attendees!.
Special Thanks to ‘24 Sqn Keynote Speaker 👉🏽Kathryn Creedy for inviting us and keeping us informed of other 💙local engagements and 💛training scholarships throughout the Space Coast and beyond!!.
We’ll see you this Friday Sept. 25th at the annual Golf Tournament and Luncheon!.
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Girls in Aviation Day was held Sept. 19 by the Women in Aviation 321 Chapter at Sheltair near Orlando Melbourne International Airport. See link below ⬇️

📸 Tim Shortt, FLORIDA TODAY

07/27/2026