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Civil Air Patrol California Wing (CAWG) announces their Aerospace Education Summer Camp at Edwards Air Force Base July 30 to Aug. 5. Cadets age 12-18 will take part in a variety of aerospace activities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), which include model rocketry, robotics, drones, flight simulators, and STEM related career seminars. A few of the other special activities are Tours of the Test Pilot School (TPS), F-22, F-35, Global Hawk, rocket facility, TRACON, and the new control tower.
Also on the AESC schedule is a special KC-135 flight and on Wednesday, August 2, cadet orientation flights on CAP Cessna aircraft, which will depart early morning from the Aero Club at south base.
Maj. Roger Dunn, is the CAWG-CAP Aerospace Education Director and the AESC Program Organizer. Dunn is coordinating the event with Capt. Rhett Spongberg, and Lt. Col Endrizzi, as the cadet and senior member project officers. Also, Lt. Col. Richard Radvanyi, the Edwards AFB Composite Squadron 84, commander, is the event logistics officer.
For more information you may contact Maj. Roger Dunn at: [email protected], or Lt. Col. Richard Radvanyi at: [email protected]. Website: http://www.cawgcadets.org.