Warrior of the Week – Capt. Eric Kut

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VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. --  
Name:  Capt. Eric Kut

Duty:  R-Flight commander, 33rd Flying Training Squadron

Hometown:  Andover, N.J.

Favorite PT regimen:  Weight lifting

Mission accomplishments:  Capt. Eric Kut expertly recovered a T-6A Texan II aircraft after the student pilot in the front seat inadvertently activated the canopy fracturing system at about 200 feet above ground level following a touch-and-go landing at Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field, about 45 miles northwest of Vance AFB. His actions saved two lives and a $4.5 million aircraft.