Air Force Cadet David A. “Trey” DeGroat has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with the job designation of 92T0-Pilot. DeGroat is serving now a Second Lieutenant with the United States Air Force.

DeGroat graduated with a degree in civil engineering and a minor in French. He will be stationed at the Columbus Air Force Base in Columbus, Mississippi, after initial flight screening in Pueblo, Colorado, in August.

DeGroat’s goal is to fly the F15 Eagle and eventually the F22 Raptor. He is the son of David A. and Catherine P. DeGroat of New Iberia and is a 2011 graduate of Catholic High School.