C/1st Lt George Beals – Administrative Officer
C/CMSgt Essek – Armstrong (ghost)
C/SMSgt McGuffin – Doolittle
C/MSgt Lawrence – Lindbergh
C/TSgt Joshi – Rickenbacker
C/SSgt Hanley – Wright Brothers
C/SrA Hundley – Feik
C/SrA Hindmann – Feik
C/A1C McGuffin – Arnold
C/Amn Cha – Curry
February 2012 Promotions & Achievements
February 8, 2012Don Bateman’s Life-Saving Work In Aviation
February 6, 2012The Seattle Times has a story about Don Bateman, who invented the “ground-proximity-warning-system” technology used on airplanes. His invention has reduced controlled flight into terrain crashes by 99.9% for commercial aircraft. From the article:
The technology eliminated the “No. 1 killer in aviation for decades,” said Bill Voss, chief executive of the Flight Safety Foundation. “It’s accepted within the industry that Don Bateman has probably saved more lives than any single person in the history of aviation.”
Redmond aviation engineer’s lifelong work has saved thousands of lives
Mustang wins Quality Cadet Unit Award
February 4, 2012
Mustang has won the Quality Cadet Unit Award for the second year in a row! Winners must meet at least 5 of 8 criteria to win the award. Mustang was one of 209 units that won the award and one of the 59 units that met at least 6 of the criteria. Criteria for the award are Cadet Achievement, Retention, Adult Leadership, Orientation Flights, Growth, Encampment, Enrollment, and Aerospace Education. Congratulations to everyone on their hard work over of the past year!
Upcoming activities and events
February 3, 2012Check the squadron calendar and sign-up pages for new events including:
- Orientation Flight – February 26
- March of Dimes – April 28
The last day to sign up for the Aerospace Day is tomorrow (Feb 4).
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