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Colonel Wendy Odden (Ret.) with Julia & Matthew
Join Julia and Matthew as they sit down with Colonel Wendy E. Odden (Ret.), who served in the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1989 to 2019 as a Bioenvironmental Engineer. Her last assignment was as the Department Chair for the Occupational and Environmental Health Department at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. She was responsible for enhancing human performance and reducing total exposure health risks through occupational and environmental health (OEH) education, consultation, knowledge management, laboratory analysis, and innovation for the Department of Defense. Colonel (retired) Odden received her commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program and degree in Environmental Engineering at Pennsylvania State University in 1989. She served in various roles as a Bioenvironmental Engineer, including flight commander, Chemical, Biological, Radiation, and Nuclear specialist, staff officer, international health specialist, Deputy Command Surgeon, Medical Operations Squadron Commander, Major Command Bioenvironmental Engineer, and Department Chair. Her assignments included Bergstrom AFB, Austin TX; Ramstein AB, Germany; Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs CO; Charleston AFB, Charleston SC; MacDill AFB, Tampa FL; Langley AFB, Hampton VA; Stuttgart, Germany; Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX; Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph , TX; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton OH. Her deployments took her to Republic of Georgia; Royal Air Force Akrotiri, Cyprus; Al Udeid, Qatar; Kuwait; Iraq; and United Arab Emirates. While not working, Colonel (retired) Odden enjoys spending time with “daughter” Brittany dog, family, and friends, as well as traveling to see new places. Colonel (retired) Odden is married to Chief Master Sergeant (retired) Troy Odden. They live in a cabin in the mountains in Capon Bridge, WV near Wendy’s family in the Washington DC and Northern Virginia area. They also have property in Grand Rapids, MN, where Troy grew up and much of his family still lives.
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The mission of The 9:57 Project is to connect Veterans with young people in order to perpetuate Courage, Resilience, Service, Teamwork, and the legacy of Flight 93. At 9:57 AM on 9/11, the passengers and crew of Flight 93 fought back, saving the U.S. Capitol Building and preventing further loss of life. Their actions were the first successful counterattack in the War on Terror. Our Veterans share the "Spirit of 9:57" with young people in order to perpetuate this legacy and the leadership traits exhibited on board the plane that day. Those values are the ones young people need to thrive and succeed in today's world.
- Student-centered curricula: www.the957project.org/linesoffire
- Post-9/11 Veteran to visits to schools: www.veteranvisits.org
- Immersive summer leadership program: www.the957project.org/summer
- Connect to arrange a trip to the Flight 93 National Memorial: [email protected]
Send a note to [email protected] to connect with us!
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The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The 9:57 Project.
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By The 9:57 ProjectJoin Julia and Matthew as they sit down with Colonel Wendy E. Odden (Ret.), who served in the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1989 to 2019 as a Bioenvironmental Engineer. Her last assignment was as the Department Chair for the Occupational and Environmental Health Department at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. She was responsible for enhancing human performance and reducing total exposure health risks through occupational and environmental health (OEH) education, consultation, knowledge management, laboratory analysis, and innovation for the Department of Defense. Colonel (retired) Odden received her commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program and degree in Environmental Engineering at Pennsylvania State University in 1989. She served in various roles as a Bioenvironmental Engineer, including flight commander, Chemical, Biological, Radiation, and Nuclear specialist, staff officer, international health specialist, Deputy Command Surgeon, Medical Operations Squadron Commander, Major Command Bioenvironmental Engineer, and Department Chair. Her assignments included Bergstrom AFB, Austin TX; Ramstein AB, Germany; Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs CO; Charleston AFB, Charleston SC; MacDill AFB, Tampa FL; Langley AFB, Hampton VA; Stuttgart, Germany; Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, TX; Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph , TX; and Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton OH. Her deployments took her to Republic of Georgia; Royal Air Force Akrotiri, Cyprus; Al Udeid, Qatar; Kuwait; Iraq; and United Arab Emirates. While not working, Colonel (retired) Odden enjoys spending time with “daughter” Brittany dog, family, and friends, as well as traveling to see new places. Colonel (retired) Odden is married to Chief Master Sergeant (retired) Troy Odden. They live in a cabin in the mountains in Capon Bridge, WV near Wendy’s family in the Washington DC and Northern Virginia area. They also have property in Grand Rapids, MN, where Troy grew up and much of his family still lives.
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The mission of The 9:57 Project is to connect Veterans with young people in order to perpetuate Courage, Resilience, Service, Teamwork, and the legacy of Flight 93. At 9:57 AM on 9/11, the passengers and crew of Flight 93 fought back, saving the U.S. Capitol Building and preventing further loss of life. Their actions were the first successful counterattack in the War on Terror. Our Veterans share the "Spirit of 9:57" with young people in order to perpetuate this legacy and the leadership traits exhibited on board the plane that day. Those values are the ones young people need to thrive and succeed in today's world.
- Student-centered curricula: www.the957project.org/linesoffire
- Post-9/11 Veteran to visits to schools: www.veteranvisits.org
- Immersive summer leadership program: www.the957project.org/summer
- Connect to arrange a trip to the Flight 93 National Memorial: [email protected]
Send a note to [email protected] to connect with us!
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The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The 9:57 Project.