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Hi , I'm Matt Toronto , Lieutenant 

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Colonel of the United States Air Force . 

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Recently retired , uh spent my career 

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as an aerospace physiologist . I 

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started initially in the Air Force with 

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the desire to be an aviator . Later 

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realizing that there may be more out 

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there than just flying airplanes . And 

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so I took some time to make a 

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calculated pivot into another field , 

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helping aviators do their job better in 

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complex spaces . So I was able to 

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continue to keep one ft in the flying 

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space , put one ft in the flight 

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medicine , aerospace medical world and 

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bridge those two together as time 

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progressed in my career for the last 20 

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years , the Air Force in a stroke of 

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luck sent me to get a graduate degree 

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in this field called human Systems 

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integration , which was actually a 

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really great fit leaving there and 

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spending some time at the Air Force 

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research lab recognized the reality 

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that we continue to struggle to really 

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understand this interface and 

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relationship between humans and their 

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weapon systems and the mission that we 

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go to do and performance is extremely 

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complicated . But we spent three years 

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developing a standardized approach to 

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really investigating that in a way that 

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we've never done before . I think we've 

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cracked some codes in terms of really 

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bringing some insight into this 

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interface between our operators and the 

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technology we're developing to continue 

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to maintain our competitive edge . So 

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I'll tell you , I had a really 

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interesting career and I've been 

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blessed with a lot of opportunities to 

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succeed in a lot of obstacles in my way . 

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And what I found the key to some 

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success , at least partially 

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responsible for that is showing to 

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those obstacles with some amount of 

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grit to overcome them . And so I think 

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if I was to preach one thing to the 

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next generation is to be aggressive and 

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look for opportunities . 

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There were those that preceded me in my 

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line of work and this was my time to 

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continue to expand our knowledge and to 

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create the footsteps necessary for 

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people to follow that guide them in the 

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right direction . So as we go forward , 

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it's going to be absolutely critical 

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that we communicate well and we 

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continue to push forward and we live in 

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one of the most exciting ever , not 

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just in flight . You know , that's 

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probably more exciting than the 

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invention of the jet engine . It's 

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super important that we work together 

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as a team and continue to do the 

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nation's work . So exploring those 

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spaces is not an easy task , but we've 

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risen to the challenge as a nation over 

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and over again . And I've got 

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confidence in those behind us to 

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continue to do that .