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CARAT Participants Kick Off Week of Engagement, Training in Thailand |
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Written by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kim McLendon
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 17:05 |
 SATTAHIP, Thailand (May 14, 2010) More than 300 U.S. and Thai Sailors and Marines, along with U.S. Coast Guardsmen, kicked off Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2010 at an opening ceremony in Sattahip, May 14. The ceremony featured a series of performances by Royal Thai Navy (RTN) bands and a silent drill team, followed by remarks from RTN Assistant Commander-in-Chief Adm. Thana Boonnark and Rear Adm. Nora Tyson, commander, Task Force 73. Tyson said this year’s bilateral U.S.-Thai exercises will feature some new aspects. “This year, we’ll also include new areas of training, like riverine and anti-submarine warfare, and unmanned aerial vehicle operations,” Tyson said. “The addition of these new specialties is proof that CARAT is adaptable and flexible and can meet emerging threats.” |
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Duckworth and Vaught Inducted into the U.S. Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame |
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Written by Claudia McKnight
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 20:41 |
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 CONGRATULATIONS to Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught, USAF-Ret., president of the board of directors of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, who was inducted into the U.S. Army Women's Foundation Hall of Fame on March 17th, together with former Army Major Tammy Duckworth.
As reported in the Pages of History section of the May 2010 issue of Military Officer, page 75: "One of the most highly decorated women to serve in the U.S. military, [Gen. Vaught] has achieved many "firsts" that helped lay the foundation for thousands of women in the Army. |
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Getting to D.C. for the WASP Gold Medal Ceremony |
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Written by WASP Bernice Haydu
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 00:00 |
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 Air-Tran Airways generously offered all WASP plus 2 escorts in Business class gratis transportation to D.C. for the March 10, 2010 ceremony awarding them the Congressional Gold Medal.
My trip started at Palm Beach Airport, Florida County with a change of planes in Atlanta. Since we had an approximate 3-hour layover, they requested if a company TV crew could film some of the trip. To my surprise, ABC, CBS, CNN and Fox News joined them. The pilots who were flying the plane to D.C. were an all women crew – Amanda Burford, Holly Hutchinson, Lydia Hegler. All were extremely qualified pilots with many years of experience. We went to a temporarily not in use Boeing 717 for my flying lesson – and I learned a lot. First we did the external preflight inspection, which usually takes about 10 minutes. |
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Celebrating "The Gold" With the WASP |
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Written by Sarah Byrn Rickman
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Thursday, 13 May 2010 21:43 |
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As WASP News editor and as a working author and biographer specializing in the stories of WASP, it was imperative that I attend the WASP Gold Medal events March 9 and 10 in Washington, D.C. A good reporter is on the scene. Problem was, invitations were hard to come by. |
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Women Military Aviators at the 21st Women in Aviation, International Conference |
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Written by Barb Garwood
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The 21st Women in Aviation, International Conference was held in Orlando, Florida February 24-28, 2010 and the Women Military Aviators participated with a booth, the traditional Flightsuit Social gathering and two educational seminars. The conference hosted over 3000 attendees, including attendees from over 20 different countries. The Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista was the site of the conference. The large exhibition hall was where 125 universities, regional and major airlines, military branches, aircraft companies, the FAA and other aviation related organizations set up informative booths. Keynote speakers at the conference included |
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