National Flight Academy
Michael Harbison currently serves as Operations Director at the National Flight Academy, starting in January 2024. Previously, Michael held the position of Program Manager and Deputy Director at NATO from August 2020 to July 2023, overseeing a team of over 120 military professionals in a multi-national environment. Prior roles include Executive Officer at NAS Pensacola and Naval Aviation Schools Command, Assistant Chief of Staff for the Coalition Collaboration Group at USNAVCENT, and Operations Officer at both CPRW-11 and CTF-57. Michael began a career in the US Navy in 2005, serving in various capacities, including Operations/Training Officer at VP-45 and Student Control Officer at the US Navy. Michael earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of North Florida between 2001 and 2003.
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National Flight Academy
The National Flight Academy is designed to address the serious concerns of declining Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills and standards in our country. The Academy’s mission is to inspire students who subsequently return to their parent schools and seek out the more challenging courses in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Disciplines will include aerodynamics, propulsion, navigation, communications, flight physiology and meteorology, along with core values, teamwork, and leadership skills development. In addition to the in-residence program, the NFA will offer a web-based Distance Learning Program for both students and teachers. The National Flight Academy development team currently includes the best and brightest from the entertainment industry as well as leaders in education, simulation and training. Our immersive simulated environment, coupled with the most revolutionary methods in instruction, will foster cooperative learning and inspire young people primarily in grades 7 through 12 to pursue the math and sciences today that open the door to science and engineering degrees and careers of tomorrow. This vision for today’s youth and tomorrow’s leaders is the guiding purpose of the National Flight Academy.