Captain Jennifer Casey, the public affairs officer for the Snowbirds, the Royal Canadian Air Force's aerial demonstration team, was killed in the crash of a Snowbirds jet at Kamloops Airport in British Columbia on May 17.
AFPAAA sends our condolences to her family, friends, and our sister service, the RCAF.
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The spring edition of News and Notes is out, with news about the cancellation of this year's annual meeting, Col. Pat Ryder's promotion to Brig. General and selection as the next SAF/PA Director, and changes to the Air Force song to make it more inclusive. There's a profile featuring the great work Denny Gauci does mentoring wounded warriors, an update from our president, Jay DeFrank, and a mail-in ballot with info about the candidates running in this year's board election. Profiles of friends we've lost, welcomes to new members, and the latest about the Oral History program top off an issue you won't want to miss.
AFPAAA'S 27th annual membership meeting, originally scheduled for April 30th to May 2nd in Dayton, Ohio, has been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
To learn more details, including information on registration fee refunds, hotel reservation cancellations, and airline policies, follow any of the links below.
One of the highlights of this year's meeting agenda was going to be a visit to the National Museum of the US Air Force. It may not be quite the same as being there in person, but here are two ways you can visit the museum - and not even get out of your chair.
- You can click or tap on this link for a virtual tour of the museum.
- Or you can check out the video below for a drone's eye view of the museum's displays. The video is best seen in full screen mode; to do that, click on the icon in the lower right corner of the video. You may see an ad initially, which you can delete by clicking on the X.
