The Vermont Wing (VTWG) of Civil Air Patrol (CAP) conducted a statewide SAREX (Search and Rescue Exercise) recently. The exercise began with days of planning and involved airborne and ground team missions. Aircrews, mission support staff, cadets and ground team leaders practiced a variety of scenarios, including visual and electronic searches for missing hikers and […]
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Dee Howard Foundation Celebrates First Annual Aviation & Aerospace Arts Contest
The Dee Howard Foundation (DHF) and the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) celebrated the Virtual Awards Ceremony recently of the First Annual Aviation & Aerospace Arts Contest – Mission to Mars. Wayne Fagan, DHF Chair, thanked a wonderful team of cooperating organizations, speakers, volunteers, donors of gifts, and most of all the students, teachers […]
CyberPatriot Crowns National Champions in Virtual National Finals
The Air Force Association (AFA) announced today winners of the National Finals Competition for the CyberPatriot XIII season. The CyberPatriot XIII National Finals Competition was held virtually on March 19-21, 2021. This is the second year that the finals transitioned to a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense […]
Six Cadets from the Rutland Composite Squadron of the Vermont Wing of the Civil Air Patrol Earn Promotions
Photo above – Pictured (from left to right):Â Cadet Master Sergeant Eliana Sargent (Chittenden), Cadet Senior Airman Weyland Larson (Poultney), Cadet Senior Airman Benjamin Mead (Poultney), Cadet Airman First Class Michael Grover (Mendon), Cadet Airman Robert Harris (Poultney), Cadet Airman Elliot Rosenberg (Chittenden), and Rutland Composite Squadron Commander 1st Lt Alan Colvin. Six cadets from […]
FAA Task Force Focuses on Youth Access to Jobs
The Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force held its second public meeting on March 31, 2021, hearing from guest speakers from Black Girls Who Drone and the Civil Air Patrol. Ernanda White, founder of Black Girls Who Drone, spoke on exploring other entry points to engage underrepresented women and girls in aviation, […]
First in Flight, First in Art: Five of Nine Winners of National Aviation Art Contest are from N.C.
Five North Carolina students are soaring after their artwork earned them top honors in the 2021 National Aviation Art Contest, as well as a chance to compete in an international contest. Put another way, more than half of this year’s national winners are from the Tar Heel State. After placing in the top three (across […]
NASAO Announces National Aviation Art Contest Winners
Photo above – Senior Category, 1st Place by Alison Wan of Virginia. The winners for the 2021 U.S. Youth Aviation Art Contest have been selected by the contest’s managing organization, National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), in partnership with National Aeronautic Association (NAA). The annual contest is part of a larger international effort to […]
2021 State Aviation Art Contest Winners Announced
Photo above – Elementary First Place – Chloe Childs The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission announced the names of students that placed in the Oklahoma 2021 International Aviation Art Contest. The state-level Aviation Art Contest, sponsored by the Aeronautics Commission, encourages youth, ages 6 to 17, to reflect on aviation by designing a piece of art based […]
Fentress Global Challenge 2021 Invites Students to Envision the Airport of the Future
Fentress Architects, a global design firm that specializes in the creation of innovative, award-winning public architecture, has announced that the 2021 Fentress Global Challenge (FGC) is open for entries. Now in its 8th year, the annual international student design competition challenges students to envision a forward-thinking concept for an airport of the future, and in […]
Red Tail Pilot Shares Love of Flight with Students
By Kim J. Stevens For Captain Alex “SANKA” Anderegg flying the F-16 is an absolute thrill. “The speed, pulling Gs, and employing the jet as a weapon never gets old,” said the pilot who flies for the 187th Fighter Wing of the Alabama Air National Guard based at Montgomery’s Dannelly Field. “It’s an extremely perishable […]
