Scheuring Speed Sports has partnered with Operation Vets Now to honor fallen members of the U.S. Air Force this season by running their name and rank across the tunnel of their team sleds at various events on the AMSOIL Championship Snocross tour.
We are excited to work together with one of the top teams in the national snocorss series to recognize some American fallen heroes,” said Tony Aubrey, Executive Director at OVN.
This initiative will lead up to a special event at the Seneca Allegheny Valley National Snowcross race, where OVN will unveil the first Veterans Village Project for all veterans and their families attending to experience.
You can find out more information on OVN and the Veterans Village Project at our website www.opvetnow.org/VVP
Founded in 2017, OVN is managed and operated by veterans on a volunteer basis. OVN is a nonprofit organization that provides support for our nation’s veterans, and their families, who suffer from combat and transitional stress.
At the AMSOIL Spirit Mt. national in Duluth, Minnesota, the team will recognize Air Force Maj. Randell D. Voas, 43, of Lakeville, Minn.
Major Randell D. Voas, U.S. Air Force, was killed on April 9, 2010, near Kandahar, Afghanistan, when the CV-22 he was piloting crashed during combat operations near the town of Qalat City.
Major Voas was one of the Air Force’s most experienced and skilled V-22 “Osprey” pilots and his contributions to Air Force Special Operations Command and his country are immeasurable.
Major Voas was born in 1967 at the Camp Kue U.S. Army Hospital in Okinawa. He grew up in Eden Prairie and graduated in 1985 from Eden Prairie High School, where he ran track and cross country. In 1989, he attended the University of Minnesota and received a bachelor’s degree in biology.
Following college, Randy married his one and only love, Jill Saniti-Hippe, in 1991, and shortly thereafter started his military aviation career in the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Flight Training Program at Fort Rucker, Ala. Following completion of flight school, Randy reported to Fulda, Germany, as an AH-64 Apache pilot with several aviation regiments. During his time in Germany he served as an aircraft commander and supported numerous NATO missions. Following his assignment in Germany, Maj. Voas served with the elite 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell and the 5-501 at Camp Eagle, Korea. During his Army career, Randy received numerous military awards and honors and participated in countless DoD operations. In 2000, Major Voas was among a select group of Army pilots to transfer into the U.S. Air Force to fly the MH-53 “Pavelow.” Upon completion of Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base he was assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron in Mildenhall, England.
During the opening days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Major Voas led a flight of two MH-53s on a demanding combat mission into northern Iraq in support of the largest airdrop since Vietnam. For his heroic actions he was awarded the Cheney award, which was presented by the Air Force Chief of Staff in 2003.
Following his assignment in England, Major Voas was assigned the 23rd Flight Training Squadron as an Air Force instructor pilot, teaching and mentoring countless future Air Force helicopter pilots. In 2006, Major Voas was hand-picked as an initial cadre instructor pilot for the new CV-22 “Osprey” program. His talents and leadership abilities were recognized with this appointment and he was assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. While at the 8th, Major Voas served as a flight commander and evaluation pilot participating in operations “Iraqi Freedom” and “Enduring Freedom.”
