Akima in the news Celebrating our 2025 shareholder interns
ver 10 weeks this summer, Akima’ s shareholder interns embarked on a transformative journey, gaining handson professional experience, exploring potential career paths, and deepening their connection to Akima’ s mission and their shareholder heritage.
To support this growth, 10 shareholder interns were embedded with Akima teams in Herndon, Virginia; Suffolk, Virginia; and Anchorage, Alaska. Throughout the summer, they developed their professional and technical skills by supporting projects in areas ranging from project management to IT services and beyond, working across all five of Akima’ s business groups and Akima’ s corporate“ shared services” administration departments.
Alongside their regular duties, the interns brought their internship journeys to life through creative and mission-driven projects.
Their efforts included gathering content for Akima’ s end-of-summer intern book, producing a video showcasing the value of the program, and highlighting family traditions for Akima’ s annual Shareholder Heritage Month.
Outside the office, the interns immersed themselves in the local culture and regional attractions. In Herndon, where most were based, adventures ranged from touring the White House and Pentagon, attending a Nationals baseball game and a Mystics basketball game, enjoying a Kennedy Center performance, teeing up at TopGolf, and researching historical Alaskan artifacts at the National Archives.
We wish all our 2025 interns the best as they embark on their next exciting chapter. Your journey with Akima has just begun, and we can ' t wait to see where it takes you!
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Bradford Baldwin, Elicia Jones, Mark Schuerch, Annie Downey, and Magen Barr in a meeting at Akima in Herndon, VA
Marilyn Sheldon, Gabriel Crisp, Mark Schuerch, Bradford Baldwin, Akima CEO Bill Monet, Annie Downey, Magen Barr, Mamie Karmun, and Elicia Jones at Akima ' s HQ in Herndon, VA
Akima ' s lobby in Herndon, VA, with a display featuring Mamie Karmun ' s parka and mukluks
Akima celebrates its annual shareholder heritage month
or the fifth summer, Akima celebrated its annual Shareholder Heritage Month across the company. Throughout July, Akima showcased Iñupiat culture and the NANA region through new content, two video series, engagement opportunities, and more. This year’ s theme – Seasons in the NANA Region – offered a framework to focus on common subsistence and cultural activities in each season, as well as the changing weather and wildlife patterns in the region.
Special this year, a small gallery at Akima’ s headquarters featured educational displays,
Pinnacle Solutions, an Akima subsidiary, wins $ 369M U. S. Air Force contract
innacle Solutions, a subsidiary of Akima, has secured a $ 369 million contract with the U. S. Air Force to develop and deliver a next-generation maintenance training system for the new T-7A Red Hawk aircraft. This system will use cutting-edge virtual and augmented reality tools to prepare Air Force personnel to maintain the aircraft replacing the aging T-38C Talon fleet.
The project will be led from Huntsville, Alabama, with training systems deployed across Texas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. This win highlights Akima’ s growing role in delivering advanced, mission-critical solutions to the federal government, while continuing to generate long-term value for NANA shareholders through innovation and service to national defense.
Elicia Jones and Annie Downey point out the communities they are from on a map of our region at Akima.
USAF T-7A Red Hawk. Copyright: USAF; Creator: Chase Kohlert
shareholder artwork and artifacts( such as a pair of snow goggles), a timeline of NANA’ s heritage, and much more. Shareholder employee Mamie Karmun lent her traditional handsewn parka( made by her mother in the 1970s) and mukluks for display in the lobby during the month.
The annual month-long event allows Akima employees across the company the opportunity to learn more about the NANA region and Iñupiat culture and connect with our mission to support and sustain our Iñupiat shareholders.
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