Capt Ariana Savino

Captain Ariana G. Savino was the Chief of Current Operations Pilot at the 99th Air Refueling Squadron, Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Birmingham, Alabama. She was responsible for the unit’s $21 million flying hour program, coordinating headquarters’ taskings, managing daily flight scheduling, aircrew training missions, and resource allocation to ensure mission execution. Captain Savino earned her active duty commission in 2017 through Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps from Central Washington University, Washington. In 2020, she graduated from training as a Combat Systems Officer and then served at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia as a Standardization and Evaluation officer, Assistant Flight Commander and Flight Commander. She then attended undergraduate pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, earning her wings in 2025 before becoming a KC-135 pilot. Captain Savino deployed in 2020 and 2026 in support of United States Central Command Operations SPARTAN SHIELD, SENTINEL SENTRY, and EPIC FURY, flying 348 combat hours in both the E8-C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System as a Combat Systems Operator and the KC-135 Stratotanker as a Pilot.