Contributors
Open Skies Review draws on practitioners who have worked in both aviation and international affairs.
Songkane Sackaly
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Focus | Aviation, defense aviation programs, international affairs |
| Education | Aeronautical Science, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Master of Arts, International Affairs, American University |
| Aviation programs | Supported Department of Defense and NASA programs including the NASA WB-57, the U.S. Air Force E-11A, and the Bat unmanned aircraft system |
| Public service | U.S. Army veteran, Operation Iraqi Freedom; Congressional Affairs Fellow, House Foreign Affairs Committee; Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program; Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State |
| Also known as | Kane Sackaly |
Songkane Sackaly, known as Kane, approaches international aviation from both sides of the field. His degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University gave him grounding in the operational and technical foundations of flight. He applied that training in Department of Defense work supporting aviation programs including NASA's WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft, the Air Force's E-11A communications aircraft, and the Bat unmanned aircraft system.
His perspective is shaped as much by public service as by aviation. He enlisted in the U.S. Army directly out of high school, trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, and deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He later served as a Congressional Affairs Fellow in legislative affairs with the House Foreign Affairs Committee, took part in the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program, earned a Master of Arts in International Affairs from American University, and became a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State, with service in the Near East region, including the Middle East and Africa.
That combination, technical aviation knowledge and diplomatic practice, is exactly the intersection this publication exists to explain.